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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
2061
5829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1876
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
40
1147
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
14
147
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
7 Genera with 15 Species
Cissites Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1880Burning Blister Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 17924SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
15 Species
Cissites auriculata Champion, 1892
Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787
Epicauta (Epicauta) annulicornis (Chevrolat, 1877)⇒ Pseudozonitis marginata Fabricius, 1781
Epicauta (Epicauta) obscuricornis Chevrolet, 1877
Epicauta (Epicauta) waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Turquoise-tipped Darner
Meloe (Meloe) dominicanus Poinar, 2009
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) atripennis (Sturm, 1826)⇒ Zonitis atripennis Say, 1823
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) chrysomelina Fabricius, 1775
Pseudozonitis marginata Fabricius, 1781
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) cruciata (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Tetraonyx quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1792
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) maestra Selander & B..., 1960
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) quadrimaculata Fabricius, 1792
Tetraonyx quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1792
Zonitis (Zonitis) atripennis Say, 1823

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Greater Antilles
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
4
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