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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
1360
3111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
1198
2484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
746
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
17
129
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
11 Genera with 27 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1949Burning Blister Beetles13SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1824Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Phodaga LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18533SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Epicauta (Epicauta) atrata Fabricius, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) dongolensis Laporte de C..., 1840Lance-tipped Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) lemniscata Fabricius, 1801Three-striped blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1775)⇒ Epicauta pensylvanica De Geer, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuilineata G. Horn, 1894
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuis LeConte, 1853
Epicauta pestifera Werner, 1949Margined blister beetle
Gnathium minimum Say, 1824
Lydomorphus angusticollis angusticollis fairmairei K..., 1955
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) sayi LeConte, 1853Say blister beetle
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) nemorensis Hentz, 1830
Phodaga alticeps LeConte, 1858
Psalydolytta brucei Castelnau, 1840
Pseudozonitis longicornis G. Horn, 1870
Pyrota engelmanni LeConte, 1851
Zonitis (Neozonitis) atripennis (Say, 1823)⇒ Zonitis glasunowi Semenov, 1893
Zonitis (Neozonitis) bilineata Say, 1817Kudzu
Zonitis (Parazonitis) vittigera LeConte, 1853Orange Blister Beetle

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
4
7
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