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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
57
3149
14312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
194
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
23
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
23 Genera with 140 Species
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Acrolytta Kaszab, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Bokermannia Martínez, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brasiliota Kaszab, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cissites Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1880Burning Blister Beetles39SpeciesTaxom
Epispasta Selander, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Lyttana Pinto & Bologna, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Megalytta Selander, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1793Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Meloetyphlus Waterhouse, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18907SpeciesTaxom
Oenas Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Spastica Lacordaire, 182514SpeciesTaxom
Tetraolytta Pic, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 187952SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Zonitolytta Pic, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
140 Species
Bokermannia aristotelesi Martínez, 1963
Brasiliota herculeana Germar, 1824
Cerocoma (Metacerocoma) schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Cissites apicalis Perty, 1830
Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787
Epicauta (Epicauta) adspersa Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) aemula Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) anthracina Erichson, 1848
Epicauta (Epicauta) assimilis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) aterrima Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) atomaria Germar, 1821
Epicauta (Epicauta) borgmeieri Denier, 1935
Epicauta (Epicauta) brasilera Selander, 1981
Epicauta (Epicauta) cavernosa Courbon, 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) cervina Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinereus Forster, 1771
Epicauta (Epicauta) courboni Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) excavata Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) fulvipes Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) fumosa Germar, 1824
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) grammica Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) hieroglyphica Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) hypoleuca Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) inconstans Fischer de W..., 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) kraussi Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) laevicollis Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) langei Borchmann, 1930
Epicauta (Epicauta) leopardina Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) luctitera Fairmaire, 1873
Epicauta (Epicauta) nattereri Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigropunctata (Blanchard, 1843)⇒ Epicauta cavernosa Courbon, 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) philaemata Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Epicauta (Epicauta) strigata Gyllenhal, 1817
Epicauta (Epicauta) sulcicollis Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) suturalis Germar, 1821
Epicauta (Epicauta) tenuicollis Pallas, 1782Green blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) vicina (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) vidua (Klug, 1825)⇒ Epicauta courboni Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) weixiensis Tan, 1992
Epicauta (Epicauta) xanthocephala Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Macrobasis) diversicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epispasta abbreviata Klug, 1825
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Lytta (Lytta) abbreviata (Klug, 1825)⇒ Epispasta abbreviata Klug, 1825
Lytta (Lytta) anceps Fischer, 1827
Lytta (Lytta) dimidiata Fischer, 1827
Lytta (Lytta) fissiceps (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Megalytta inflaticeps Beauregard, 1889
Lytta (Lytta) geniculata Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta (Lytta) ochropus Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta (Lytta) xanthomeros Fischer, 1827
Lytta marginata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta cinereus Forster, 1771
Lyttana priapica Pinto & Bologna, 1997
Megalytta inflaticeps Beauregard, 1889
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled oil beetle
Meloetyphlus fuscatus Waterhouse, 1872
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) beauregardi Pic, 1910
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) gounellei Pic, 1910
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) impressicollis Beauregard, 1890
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) pallidicollis Beauregard, 1890
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) rufoscutellaris Pic, 1910
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) subcincta Lucas, 1859
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) violacea Beauregard, 1890
Oenas sericeus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Pyrota diadema Klug, 1825
Pyrota elegans Klug, 1825
Pyrota herculeana Germar, 1824
Pyrota signata Klug, 1825
Pyrota virgata Klug, 1825
Spastica abdominalis Klug, 1825
Spastica aurita Klug, 1825
Spastica corallicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Spastica femoralis Klug, 1825
Spastica flavicollis Chevrolat, 1844
Spastica globicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Spastica limbata Klug, 1825
Spastica maculicollis Klug, 1825
Spastica marginalis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Spastica minus Selander, 1966
Spastica scutellaris Klug, 1825
Spastica suturalis Klug, 1825
Spastica tristis Borchmann, 1930
Spastica zonata Klug, 1825
Tetraolytta gerardi Pic, 1919
Tetraonyx (Paratetraonyx) distincticollis Pic, 1916
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) albomaculata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) albomarginata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) anthracina Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) atripennis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bicolor Lepeletier &..., 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bilineata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bimaculata Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) brevis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) brucki Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) brunnescens Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) chrysomelina Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) chrysurus Fischer, 1827
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) circumscripta Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) clythroides Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) collare Lepeletier &..., 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) crassa Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) croceicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) depressa Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) dohrni Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) griseipennis Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) haroldi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) humeralis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) incarinata Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) innotaticeps Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) intermedia Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) kraussi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) laticollis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) lineola Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) lugubris Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) maculata Castelnau, 1840
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) maudhuyi Pic, 1919
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) minor (Haag-Rutenberg, 1879)⇒ Tetraonyx brunnescens Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) multinotata Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) mylabrina Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nano Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigerrima Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigriceps Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigricornis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) pallida Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) parallela Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) rogenhoferi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) ruficollis Castelnau, 1840
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) scutellaris Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) sexguttata Olivier, 1795
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) simsi Pic, 1919
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) superba Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) telephoroides Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) thoracica Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) variabilis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) violaceipennis Lucas, 1857
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) zonata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Zonitis (Zonitis) pulcherrima Pic, 1910
Zonitolytta robusta Pic, 1927

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
15
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
2
53
Genera
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


Links, sources and further information
Meloidae at artfakta.se
Meloidae at dyntaxa.se
Meloidae at gbif.org
Meloidae at irmng.org
Meloidae at itis.gov