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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
720
1440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
602
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
337
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
17
65
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
6 Genera with 10 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1853Burning Blister Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1837Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
10 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) murina LeConte, 1853Dark blister beetle
Lytta (Paralytta) vulnerata LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) cyanipennis LeConte, 1851Green Blister Beetle
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Zonitis (Parazonitis) sayi Wickham, 1905
Zonitomorpha prionocera Wellman, 1908

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Central Alberta
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
3
2
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