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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5254
11068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
5253
11067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
5167
10846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4147
8799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1423
3592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
1260
3138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
38
788
1735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
87
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 Beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Megetra LeConte, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 18692SpeciesTaxom


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)


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