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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
72
572
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
494
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
34
271
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
12
52
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Elgin County
3 Genera with 10 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1853Burning Blister Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1837Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
10 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) atrata Fabricius, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) maculata Say, 1824Fawn Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) murina LeConte, 1853Dark blister beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Elgin County
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
3
10
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