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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Arizona (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
574
6882
20706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
571
6874
20698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
548
6792
20517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
361
5499
16988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
106
1767
5264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1583
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
1002
2794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
226
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
19
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arizona
19 Genera with 152 Species
Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851Desert Spider Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 0Burning Blister Beetles73SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 19526SpeciesTaxom
Linsleya MacSwain, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 186617SpeciesTaxom
Megetra LeConte, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1928Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 195611SpeciesTaxom
Phodaga LeConte, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Pleuropasta Wellman, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Rhyphonemognatha Enns, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Spastonyx Selander, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Tegrodera LeConte, 1851Iron Cross Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Tricrania LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19056SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arizona
152 Species
Cysteodemus armatus LeConte, 1851Inflated Beetle
Cysteodemus wislizeni LeConte, 1851Black Bladder-bodied Meloid
Epicauta (Epicauta) abadona Skinner, 1904Stripped epicauta
Epicauta (Epicauta) albolineata (Dugès, 1877)⇒ Epicauta brevipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) andersoni Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) apache Pinto, 1980
Epicauta (Epicauta) aspera Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) bispinosa Werner, 1949
Epicauta (Epicauta) brevipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) brunnea Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) callosa LeConte, 1866
Epicauta (Epicauta) caviceps G. Horn, 1873Ortiga
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinctipennis Chevrolat, 1834
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) conferta Say, 1824
Epicauta (Epicauta) corvina LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Epicauta) costata LeConte, 1854
Epicauta (Epicauta) crassitarsis Maydell, 1935
Epicauta (Epicauta) cupraeola Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) diversipubescens Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) fortis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) insignis (G. Horn, 1885)⇒ Epicauta cupraeola Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) jeffersi Pinto, 1980
Epicauta (Epicauta) jimenezi Dugès, 1889
Epicauta (Epicauta) maculata Say, 1824Fawn Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) merkeliana (G. Horn, 1891)⇒ Epicauta tenella LeConte, 1858
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigritarsis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Epicauta stigmata Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) oregona G. Horn, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) pardalis LeConte, 1866Panther blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1775)⇒ Epicauta pensylvanica De Geer, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) phoenix Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) pruinosa LeConte, 1866Bar-sided Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) rehni Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Epicauta) rileyi G. Horn, 1874
Epicauta (Epicauta) senilis Werner, 1949
Epicauta (Epicauta) sericans LeConte, 1866
Epicauta (Epicauta) tenebrosa Werner, 1949
Epicauta (Epicauta) tricostata Werner, 1943
Epicauta (Epicauta) ventralis Werner, 1945
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Epicauta) wheeleri G. Horn, 1873Ortiga
Epicauta (Macrobasis) alastor Skinner, 1904
Epicauta (Macrobasis) albida Say, 1824
Epicauta (Macrobasis) alpina Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) arizonica Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) atrivittata LeConte, 1854
Epicauta (Macrobasis) balli Werner, 1945
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) gissleri G. Horn, 1878
Epicauta (Macrobasis) hirsutipubescens Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Macrobasis) immaculata Say, 1824Immaculate blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) ingrata Fall, 1907
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) liebecki Werner, 1944Ocellated Darner
Epicauta (Macrobasis) linearis LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) longicollis LeConte, 1853
Epicauta (Macrobasis) maculifera Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Macrobasis) ochrea LeConte, 1853
Epicauta (Macrobasis) parkeri Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) polingi Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) purpurea G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) segmenta Say, 1823
Epicauta (Macrobasis) subglabra Fall, 1922Caragana blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuilineata G. Horn, 1894
Epicauta (Macrobasis) texana Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) unicalcarata Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Macrobasis) uniforma Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) virgulata LeConte, 1866
Epicauta duplicata Casey, 1891
Epicauta knullorum
Eupompha edmundsi Selander, 1953
Eupompha elegans LeConte, 1851Elegant Blister Beetle
Eupompha fissiceps LeConte, 1858
Eupompha wenzeli Skinner, 1904
Gnathium californicum Wickham, 1905
Gnathium caviceps MacSwain, 1952
Gnathium francilloni Kirby, 1818
Gnathium minimum Say, 1824
Gnathium nitidum G. Horn, 1870
Gnathium politum Dillon, 1952
Linsleya (Linsleya) suavissima Wellman, 1910
Lytta (Adicolytta) mutilata G. Horn, 1875
Lytta (Lytta) agrestis Fall, 1901
Lytta (Paralytta) agrestis Fall, 1901
Lytta (Paralytta) arizonica Selander, 1957
Lytta (Paralytta) biguttata LeConte, 1853
Lytta (Paralytta) deserticola G. Horn, 1870
Lytta (Paralytta) magister Horn, 1870Desert blister beetle
Lytta (Paralytta) melaena LeConte, 1858
Lytta (Paralytta) mirifica Werner, 1951
Lytta (Paralytta) puberula LeConte, 1866
Lytta (Paralytta) vulnerata LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) auriculata G. Horn, 1870Red-eared Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) navajo Werner, 1951
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) stygica LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) viridana LeConte, 1866
Megetra cancellata Brandt & Eri..., 1832Black and Red Blister Beetle
Megetra cancellatus Brandt & Eri..., 1832
Megetra punctata Selander, 1965
Megetra vittata LeConte, 1853
Megetra vittatus LeConte, 1853
Meloe (Meloe) franciscanus Van Dyke, 1928Duck barnacle
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) macswaini Enns, 1956
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) meropa Enns, 1956
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) miranda Enns, 1956
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) nitidula Enns, 1956
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) pallens (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Nemognatha lutea LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) piazata Fabricius, 1798
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) nigripennis LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pronemognatha) cantharidis MacSwain, 1951
Nemognatha (Pronemognatha) selanderi Enns, 1956
Phodaga alticeps LeConte, 1858
Phodaga marmorata Casey, 1891
Pleuropasta mirabilis G. Horn, 1870
Pseudozonitis arizonica Van Dyke, 1929
Pseudozonitis brevis Enns, 1956
Pseudozonitis longicornis G. Horn, 1870
Pseudozonitis martini Fall, 1907
Pseudozonitis stroudi Enns, 1956
Pseudozonitis vaurieae Enns, 1956
Pseudozonitis vittipennis G. Horn, 1875
Pyrota akhurstiana G. Horn, 1891
Pyrota bilineata G. Horn, 1885
Pyrota concinna Casey, 1891
Pyrota deceptiva Selander, 1963
Pyrota obliquefascia Schaeffer, 1908
Pyrota palpalis Champion, 1885Charlie Brown Blister Beetle
Pyrota postica LeConte, 1866
Rhyphonemognatha rufa LeConte, 1854
Spastonyx macswaini Selander, 1954
Spastonyx nemognathoides G. Horn, 1870
Tegrodera aloga Skinner, 1903Iron Cross Blister Beetle
Tegrodera erosa LeConte, 1851
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) femoralis (Dugès, 1969)⇒ Tetraonyx frontalis Chevrolat, 1834
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) frontalis Chevrolat, 1834
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) fulva LeConte, 1853
Tricrania stansburyi Haldeman, 1852
Zonitis (Neozonitis) atripennis (Say, 1823)⇒ Zonitis glasunowi Semenov, 1893
Zonitis (Neozonitis) minutissima Pinto, 2001
Zonitis (Neozonitis) stevewardi Pinto, 2001
Zonitis (Parazonitis) dunniana Casey, 1891
Zonitis (Parazonitis) punctipennis LeConte, 1880
Zonitis (Parazonitis) sayi Wickham, 1905

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Arizona
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
12
117
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
6
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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Meloidae at artfakta.se
Meloidae at dyntaxa.se
Meloidae at gbif.org
Meloidae at irmng.org
Meloidae at itis.gov