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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
123
2766
12123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
113
2483
9810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
62
1379
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
23
268
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
10
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
10 Genera with 60 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1922Burning Blister Beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Hornia Riley, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Linsleya MacSwain, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18668SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1776Oil Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Tricrania LeConte, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
60 Species and 3 Subspecies
Epicauta (Epicauta) atrata Fabricius, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) emmerichi Pic, 1934Variable Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) lemniscata Fabricius, 1801Three-striped blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) maculata Say, 1824Fawn 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 (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) flavocinerea Blatchley, 1910
Epicauta (Macrobasis) murina LeConte, 1853Dark blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) subglabra Fall, 1922Caragana blister beetle
Gnathium minimum Say, 1824
Gnathium nitidum G. Horn, 1870
Hornia minutipennis Riley, 1877Egyptian clover
Linsleya (Linsleyina) sphaericollis Say, 1824Ash blister beetle
Lytta (Lytta) nuttallii Say, 1824
Lytta (Paralytta) vulnerata LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) sayi LeConte, 1853Say blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) cyanipennis LeConte, 1851Green Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) stygica LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) viridana LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Meloe (Meloe) campanicollis Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) carbonaceus LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Meloe) dianella Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) niger (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) occultus Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) strigulosus Mannerheim, 1852
Meloe (Meloe) vandykei Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Treiodous) barbarus LeConte, 1861
Meloe cerocoma Sulzer, 1776
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lutea LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha lutea dichroa LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha lutea lutea LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) soror MacSwain, 1951
Nemognatha piazata bicolor LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) walkeri (Beauregard, 1889)⇒ Nemognatha lurida LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) nemorensis Hentz, 1830
Tricrania sanguinipennis Say, 1824Blood-Winged Blister Beetle
Tricrania stansburii Haldeman, 1852
Tricrania stansburyi Haldeman, 1852
Zonitis (Neozonitis) bilineata Say, 1817Kudzu
Zonitis (Neozonitis) vermiculata Schaeffer, 1905
Zonitis (Parazonitis) sayi Wickham, 1905
Zonitis (Parazonitis) vittigera LeConte, 1853Orange Blister Beetle
Zonitomorpha prionocera Wellman, 1908

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
4
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
6
17
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