Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
11863
34633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 608
11859
34631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 579
11701
34157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 379
9752
30015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 108
3263
9002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 102
3021
8293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 54
1899
4463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles | 17
210
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Meloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles | 12
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Costa Rica
12 Genera with 31 Species | Cissites Latreille, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851 | Desert Spider Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicauta Dejean, 1944 | Burning Blister Beetles | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Lytta Fabricius, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meloe Linnaeus, 1815 | Oil Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meloetyphlus Waterhouse, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylabris Fabricius, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemognatha Illiger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrota Dejean, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rhyphonemognatha Enns, 1956 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraonyx Gray, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Zonitis Fabricius, 1775 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Costa Rica
31 Species | Cissites auriculata Champion, 1892 | | | Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787 | | | Cysteodemus armatus LeConte, 1851 | Inflated Beetle | | Epicauta (Epicauta) aragua Adams & Sela..., 1979 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) aspera Werner, 1944 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) callosa LeConte, 1866 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) carmelita Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) cupraeola Dugès, 1869 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) grammica Fischer, 1827 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) jeffersi Pinto, 1980 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) maculata Say, 1824 | Fawn Darner | | Epicauta (Epicauta) major Pic, 1924 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775 | Black blister beetle | | Epicauta (Epicauta) tetragramma Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | Turquoise-tipped Darner | | Epicauta (Macrobasis) candezi (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) | ⇒ Epicauta diversicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | | Epicauta (Macrobasis) distorta Champion, 1892 | | | Epicauta (Macrobasis) haroldi Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | | | Epicauta (Macrobasis) isthmica Werner, 1949 | | | Epicauta (Macrobasis) parkeri Werner, 1944 | | | Lytta (Adicolytta) eucera Chevrolat, 1834 | | | Lytta (Paralytta) quadrimaculata Chevrolat, 1834 | | | Meloe (Meloe) tropicus Motschulsky, 1856 | | | Meloe (Meloe) violaceus Marsham, 1802 | Violet oil beetle | | Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815) | ⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896 | | Meloetyphlus fuscatus Waterhouse, 1872 | | | Mylabris (Mesosulcata) hieracii Graells, 1849 | | | Nemognatha (Nemognatha) flava Dugès, 1889 | | | Pyrota decorata Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | | | Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) brevenotata Pic, 1930 | |
Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
 | | 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
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