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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2279
7495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2058
6394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
54
1243
3620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
323
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
20
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
18 Genera with 126 Species
Cordylospasta Horn, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851Desert Spider Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 0Burning Blister Beetles29SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Linsleya MacSwain, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 186839SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1861Oil Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 195113SpeciesTaxom
Phodaga LeConte, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Pleuropasta Wellman, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pleurospasta Van Dyke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tegrodera LeConte, 1891Iron Cross Blister Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Teratolytta Semenov, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Tricrania LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
126 Species
Cordylospasta fulleri G. Horn, 1875
Cordylospasta opaca G. Horn, 1868
Cysteodemus armatus LeConte, 1851Inflated Beetle
Cysteodemus wislizeni LeConte, 1851Black Bladder-bodied Meloid
Epicauta (Epicauta) afoveata Werner, 1949
Epicauta (Epicauta) alphonsii G. Horn, 1874
Epicauta (Epicauta) caviceps G. Horn, 1873Ortiga
Epicauta (Epicauta) chalybea Erichson, 1843
Epicauta (Epicauta) corybantica Pinto, 1991
Epicauta (Epicauta) fallax G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Epicauta) impressifrons Van Dyke, 1928Duck barnacle
Epicauta (Epicauta) kansana Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) maculata Say, 1824Fawn Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) maura (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Epicauta alphonsii G. Horn, 1874
Epicauta (Epicauta) montara Ballmer, 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) oblita (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Epicauta puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843
Epicauta (Epicauta) pedalis LeConte, 1866
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) straba G. Horn, 1891
Epicauta (Epicauta) wheeleri G. Horn, 1873Ortiga
Epicauta (Macrobasis) arizonica Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) balli Werner, 1945
Epicauta (Macrobasis) excors Fall, 1909Persephone´s Darner
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) segmenta Say, 1823
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuilineata G. Horn, 1894
Epicauta (Macrobasis) virgulata LeConte, 1866
Epicauta barberi
Eupompha decolorata G. Horn, 1894
Eupompha elegans LeConte, 1851Elegant Blister Beetle
Eupompha fulleri G. Horn, 1878
Eupompha histrionica G. Horn, 1891
Eupompha imperialis Wellman, 1912
Eupompha nemognathoides G. Horn, 1870
Eupompha perpulchra G. Horn, 1870
Eupompha schwarzi Wellman, 1909
Gnathium californicum Wickham, 1905
Gnathium caviceps MacSwain, 1952
Gnathium nitidum G. Horn, 1870
Gnathium vandykei MacSwain, 1952
Linsleya (Linsleya) californica Selander, 1955
Linsleya (Linsleya) compressicornis G. Horn, 1870
Linsleya (Linsleya) infidelis Fall, 1901
Linsleya (Linsleyina) sphaericollis Say, 1824Ash blister beetle
Lytta (Lytta) arborea (Wellman, 1912)⇒ Lytta stygica LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Lytta) chalybea (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Epicauta chalybea Erichson, 1843
Lytta (Lytta) childii LeConte, 1857
Lytta (Lytta) difficilis Fall, 1901
Lytta (Lytta) incommoda G. Horn, 1882
Lytta (Lytta) nunenmacheri (Wellman, 1912)⇒ Lytta moerens LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Lytta) pururascens Fall, 1901
Lytta (Lytta) stolida Fall, 1901
Lytta (Lytta) ulkei Beauregard, 1889
Lytta (Paralytta) blaisdelli Fall, 1909
Lytta (Paralytta) funerea Fall, 1901
Lytta (Paralytta) magister Horn, 1870Desert blister beetle
Lytta (Paralytta) moesta G. Horn, 1878
Lytta (Paralytta) morosa Fall, 1901
Lytta (Paralytta) morrisoni G. Horn, 1891Morrison´s Blister Beetle
Lytta (Paralytta) nitidicollis LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Paralytta) tenebrosa LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Paralytta) vulnerata LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) polita Say, 1824Bronze Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) aeneipennis LeConte, 1851Blister Beetle: L. aeneipennis
Lytta (Poreopasta) auriculata G. Horn, 1870Red-eared Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) childi LeConte, 1857
Lytta (Poreopasta) chloris Fall, 1901
Lytta (Poreopasta) comans Selander, 1960
Lytta (Poreopasta) crotchi Horn, 1874
Lytta (Poreopasta) crotchii G. Horn, 1874
Lytta (Poreopasta) cyanipennis LeConte, 1851Green Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) hoppingi Wellman, 1912
Lytta (Poreopasta) insperata G. Horn, 1874Large black blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) lugens LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) moerens LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) molesta G. Horn, 1885
Lytta (Poreopasta) nigripilis Fall, 1901
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) rathvoni LeConte, 1853
Lytta (Poreopasta) refulgens G. Horn, 1870
Lytta (Poreopasta) stygica LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) sublaevis G. Horn, 1868
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Meloe (Meloe) franciscanus Van Dyke, 1928Duck barnacle
Meloe (Meloe) niger (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) occultus Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) strigulosus Mannerheim, 1852
Meloe (Treiodous) ajax Pinto, 1998
Meloe (Treiodous) barbarus LeConte, 1861
Meloe (Treiodous) opacus LeConte, 1861
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) bridwelli Wellman, 1912
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) curta Enns, 1956
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) hurdi MacSwain, 1951
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) nitidula Enns, 1956
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) pallens (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Nemognatha lutea LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) soror MacSwain, 1951
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) apicalis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Nemognatha lurida LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) dubia LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) cribraria LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) nigripennis LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pronemognatha) cantharidis MacSwain, 1951
Phodaga alticeps LeConte, 1858
Phodaga marmorata Casey, 1891
Pleuropasta mirabilis G. Horn, 1870
Pleurospasta mirabilis
Pseudozonitis arizonica Van Dyke, 1929
Pseudozonitis maculicollis MacSwain, 1951
Pseudozonitis vaurieae Enns, 1956
Pseudozonitis vigilans Fall, 1907
Pyrota palpalis Champion, 1885Charlie Brown Blister Beetle
Pyrota trochanterica G. Horn, 1894
Tegrodera aloga Skinner, 1903Iron Cross Blister Beetle
Tegrodera erosa LeConte, 1851
Tegrodera latecincta G. Horn, 1891Iron Cross Blister Beetle
Teratolytta dives Brullé, 1832
Tricrania stansburyi Haldeman, 1852

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
15
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
22
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