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Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
472
3929
8125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
469
3924
8120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
438
3823
7916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3145
6528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1183
2339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1032
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
43
619
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
119
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
7 Genera with 19 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1949Burning Blister Beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1824Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 17921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
19 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) atrata Fabricius, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigritarsis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Epicauta stigmata Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1775)⇒ Epicauta pensylvanica De Geer, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) strigosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuis LeConte, 1853
Epicauta pestifera Werner, 1949Margined blister beetle
Gnathium francilloni Kirby, 1818
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) polita Say, 1824Bronze Blister Beetle
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) piazata Fabricius, 1798
Pyrota engelmanni LeConte, 1851
Pyrota sinuata Olivier, 1790
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) quadrimaculata Fabricius, 1792

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
4
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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