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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Central Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
460
3695
7027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
3693
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
434
3594
6784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3036
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
81
848
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
724
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
39
435
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
13
86
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Illinois
6 Genera with 13 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1858Burning Blister Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1824Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18533SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Illinois
13 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Pyrota engelmanni LeConte, 1851
Zonitis (Neozonitis) atripennis (Say, 1823)⇒ Zonitis glasunowi Semenov, 1893
Zonitis (Neozonitis) bilineata Say, 1817Kudzu
Zonitis (Parazonitis) vittigera LeConte, 1853Orange Blister Beetle

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Central Illinois
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
4
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