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Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
4756
10201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
457
4755
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
436
4671
9982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
3692
8050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1305
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
76
1147
2928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
38
719
1617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
81
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
9
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
9 Genera with 38 Species
Cissites Latreille, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1889Burning Blister Beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Megetra LeConte, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 18693SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
38 Species
Cissites auriculata Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) cardui Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) maculata Say, 1824Fawn Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) major Pic, 1924
Epicauta (Epicauta) mixta Dugès, 1889
Epicauta (Epicauta) obesa (Chevrolat, 1835)⇒ Epicauta curvicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) pardalis LeConte, 1866Panther blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufipennis Chevrolet, 1834
Epicauta (Epicauta) sericans LeConte, 1866
Epicauta (Epicauta) tarasca Pinto, 1991
Epicauta (Macrobasis) leoni Dugès, 1889
Epicauta (Macrobasis) niveolineata (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Synchita nivea Sharp, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) polingi Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) prosopidis Werner, 1973
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuemarginata Werner, 1958
Epicauta (Macrobasis) terminata Dugès, 1869Atlantic bird squid
Epicauta (Macrobasis) uniforma Werner, 1944
Epicauta potosina Dugès, 1889
Eupompha terminalis Selander, 1957
Lytta (Adicolytta) cardinalis Chevrolat, 1833
Lytta (Adicolytta) eucera Chevrolat, 1834
Lytta (Paralytta) koltzei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta (Paralytta) quadrimaculata Chevrolat, 1834
Lytta (Paralytta) variabilis Dugès, 1869
Lytta (Paralytta) vulnerata LeConte, 1851
Megetra cancellata Brandt & Eri..., 1832Black and Red Blister Beetle
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Pyrota invita G. Horn, 1885
Pyrota palpalis Champion, 1885Charlie Brown Blister Beetle
Pyrota postica LeConte, 1866
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) fulva LeConte, 1853
Tetraonyx rufus Dugès, 1869

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Central Mexico
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
6
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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