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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
88
1703
3433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
1571
3158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
41
975
1735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
125
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
10
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
10 Genera with 26 Species
Cissites Latreille, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1949Burning Blister Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Rhyphonemognatha Enns, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 17954SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cissites auriculata Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) aragua Adams & Sela..., 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) carmelita Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) cupraeola Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) major Pic, 1924
Epicauta (Macrobasis) apicalis Dugès, 1889
Epicauta (Macrobasis) candezi (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Epicauta diversicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Macrobasis) cinereiventris Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Macrobasis) distorta Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Macrobasis) isthmica Werner, 1949
Meloe (Meloe) tropicus Motschulsky, 1856
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) tarasca (Dugès, 1889)⇒ Zonitis tarasca Dugès, 1888
Pyrota decorata Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Pyrota hirticollis (Champion, 1892)⇒ Pyrota tenuicostatis Dugès, 1877
Pyrota tenuicostatis Dugès, 1877Red-margined Blister Beetle
Rhyphonemognatha sanguinicollis Champion, 1892
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bicolor Lepeletier &..., 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bipartita Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) maculata Castelnau, 1840
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) sexguttata Olivier, 1795
Zonitis (Parazonitis) tarasca Dugès, 1888
Zonitis tarasca tarasca Dugès, 1888
Zonitis (Zonitis) lateritia Champion, 1892
Zonitis (Zonitis) nigromaculata Dugès, 1889
Zonitis (Zonitis) tarasca Dugès, 1888
Zonitis sanguinicollis (Champion, 1892)⇒ Rhyphonemognatha sanguinicollis Champion, 1892

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
8
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