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Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
5124
14291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
5119
14288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
471
5039
14129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
4317
12586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
1150
3455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1017
2660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
44
555
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
17
107
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
10 Genera with 31 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1922Burning Blister Beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hornia Riley, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Linsleya MacSwain, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1837Oil Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Tricrania LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) oregona G. Horn, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1775)⇒ Epicauta pensylvanica De Geer, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pruinosa LeConte, 1866Bar-sided Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Epicauta (Epicauta) sericans LeConte, 1866
Epicauta (Epicauta) ventralis Werner, 1945
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) murina LeConte, 1853Dark blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) subglabra Fall, 1922Caragana blister beetle
Gnathium minimum Say, 1824
Hornia minutipennis Riley, 1877Egyptian clover
Linsleya (Linsleyina) sphaericollis Say, 1824Ash blister beetle
Lytta (Lytta) nuttallii Say, 1824
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) cyanipennis LeConte, 1851Green Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) viridana LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Meloe (Meloe) carbonaceus LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Meloe) dianella Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) niger (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Nemognatha lutea dichroa LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha lutea lutea LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha piazata bicolor LeConte, 1853
Tricrania stansburii Haldeman, 1852
Zonitis (Neozonitis) bilineata Say, 1817Kudzu
Zonitis (Parazonitis) sayi Wickham, 1905
Zonitomorpha prionocera Wellman, 1908

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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