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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
128
7393
49239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
114
6860
44006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
61
4425
24156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
20
377
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
34
251
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
34 Genera with 251 Species
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Acrolytta Kaszab, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Bokermannia Martínez, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brasiliota Kaszab, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cissites Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 0Burning Blister Beetles79SpeciesTaxom
Epispasta Selander, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 177514SpeciesTaxom
Lyttamorpha Kaszab, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Lyttana Pinto & Bologna, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Lyttomeloe Denier, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Megalytta Selander, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Meloetyphlus Waterhouse, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 189010SpeciesTaxom
Oenas Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Opiomeloe Selander, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Parameloe Denier, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomeloe Fairmaire & ..., 194112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopyrota Kaszab, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18439SpeciesTaxom
Serrospasta Selander, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Spastica Lacordaire, 182515SpeciesTaxom
Spastomeloe Selander, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Tetraolytta Pic, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 187972SpeciesTaxom
Xenospasta Selander, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 06SpeciesTaxom
Zonitolytta Pic, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
251 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bokermannia aristotelesi Martínez, 1963
Brasiliota herculeana Germar, 1824
Cerocoma (Metacerocoma) schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Cissites apicalis Perty, 1830
Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787
Croscherichia goryi Marseul, 1870
Croscherichia salavatiani Kaszab, 1968
Epicauta (Epicauta) adspersa Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) aemula Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) albicincta Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) albomarginata Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) anthracina Erichson, 1848
Epicauta (Epicauta) apure Adams & Sela..., 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) aragua Adams & Sela..., 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) assimilis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) aterrima Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) atomaria Germar, 1821
Epicauta (Epicauta) bella Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) borgmeieri Denier, 1935
Epicauta (Epicauta) brasilera Selander, 1981
Epicauta (Epicauta) carmelita Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) cavernosa Courbon, 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) cazieri Dillon, 1952
Epicauta (Epicauta) cervina Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinereus Forster, 1771
Epicauta (Epicauta) courboni Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) crucera Selander, 1981
Epicauta (Epicauta) curticollis Borchmann, 1930
Epicauta (Epicauta) excavata Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) floydwerneri Martínez, 1955
Epicauta (Epicauta) fuliginosa Olivier, 1795
Epicauta (Epicauta) fulvipes Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) fumosa Germar, 1824
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) grammica Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) hieroglyphica Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) hypoleuca Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) inconstans Fischer de W..., 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) korytkowskii Kaszab, 1978
Epicauta (Epicauta) kraussi Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) laevicollis Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) langei Borchmann, 1930
Epicauta (Epicauta) latitarsis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) leopardina Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) luctitera Fairmaire, 1873
Epicauta (Epicauta) melanota Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) monachica Berg, 1883
Epicauta (Epicauta) nattereri Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigropunctata (Blanchard, 1843)⇒ Epicauta cavernosa Courbon, 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) palpalis Kaszab, 1981
Epicauta (Epicauta) philaemata Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Epicauta (Epicauta) rubriceps Blanchard, 1843
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufipedes Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) sanguinithorax Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) strigata Gyllenhal, 1817
Epicauta (Epicauta) subvittata (Erichson, 1848)⇒ Epicauta vittulata Borehmann, 1917
Epicauta (Epicauta) sulcicollis Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) suturalis Germar, 1821
Epicauta (Epicauta) tamara Adams & Sela..., 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) tenuicollis Pallas, 1782Green blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) tetragramma Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) thailandica Dvorak, 1996
Epicauta (Epicauta) thoracica Erichson, 1843
Epicauta (Epicauta) ventralis Werner, 1945
Epicauta (Epicauta) vicina (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) vidua (Klug, 1825)⇒ Epicauta courboni Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) villipes Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittulata Borehmann, 1917
Epicauta (Epicauta) weixiensis Tan, 1992
Epicauta (Epicauta) xanthocephala Klug, 1825
Epicauta (Epicauta) yungana Denier, 1935
Epicauta (Epicauta) zebra Dohrn, 1876
Epicauta (Macrobasis) diversicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Macrobasis) dohrni Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Mottled Darner
Epicauta (Macrobasis) flagellaria Erichson, 1848Black-tipped Darner
Epicauta (Macrobasis) immaculata Say, 1824Immaculate blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) intermedia (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Epicauta stigmata Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Macrobasis) ochrea LeConte, 1853
Epicauta (Macrobasis) stigmata Dugès, 1869Atlantic bird squid
Epicauta reichenbachii (Kirsch, 1866)⇒ Lyttamorpha reichenbachii Kirsch, 1866
Epicauta zischkai
Epispasta abbreviata Klug, 1825
Hycleus polymorphus Pallas, 1771
Lydomorphus angusticollis angusticollis fairmairei K..., 1955
Lydomorphus angusticollis suturellus Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) tenuicollis Pallas, 1798
Lytta (Adicolytta) eucera Chevrolat, 1834
Lytta (Lytta) abbreviata (Klug, 1825)⇒ Epispasta abbreviata Klug, 1825
Lytta (Lytta) anceps Fischer, 1827
Lytta (Lytta) bimaculosa Kirsch, 1886
Lytta (Lytta) chrysomeloides Linnaeus, 1763
Lytta (Lytta) dimidiata Fischer, 1827
Lytta (Lytta) fissiceps (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Megalytta inflaticeps Beauregard, 1889
Lytta (Lytta) geniculata Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta (Lytta) ochropus Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lytta (Lytta) tristis (Mäklin, 1875)⇒ Lytta luteovittata Kraatz, 1882
Lytta (Lytta) xanthomeros Fischer, 1827
Lytta (Paralytta) quadrimaculata Chevrolat, 1834
Lytta (Poreospasta) luteovittata Kraatz, 1882
Lytta marginata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta cinereus Forster, 1771
Lyttamorpha peruana Kaszab, 1978
Lyttamorpha reichenbachii Kirsch, 1866
Lyttana priapica Pinto & Bologna, 1997
Lyttomeloe saulcyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megalytta inflaticeps Beauregard, 1889
Meloe (Lampromeloe) variegatus Donovan, 1793Speckled oil beetle
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Meloetyphlus fuscatus Waterhouse, 1872
Mylabris (Eumylabris) cincta A. G. Olivier, 1811
Mylabris (Mesosulcata) hieracii Graells, 1849
Mylabris peruanus (Pierce, 1915)⇒ Sennius peruanus Pierce, 1915
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) beauregardi Pic, 1910
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) capensis Péringuey, 1909
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) gibbifrons Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) gounellei Pic, 1910
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) impressicollis Beauregard, 1890
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) pallidicollis Beauregard, 1890
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) peruviana Beauregard, 1890
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) rufoscutellaris Pic, 1910
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) subcincta Lucas, 1859
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) violacea Beauregard, 1890
Oenas sericeus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Opiomeloe flavipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Parameloe alatus Denier, 1933
Pseudomeloe cockerelli Escomel, 1926
Pseudomeloe escomeli Denier, 1911
Pseudomeloe espostoi Escomel, 1917
Pseudomeloe miniaceomaculatus Blanchard, 1846
Pseudomeloe postulatus Erichson, 1847
Pseudomeloe rotundicollis Denier, 1934
Pseudomeloe roubaudi Escomel, 1923
Pseudomeloe saulcyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Pseudomeloe sexguttatus Sharp, 1891
Pseudomeloe stenopterus Erichson, 1847
Pseudomeloe sulcifrons Fairmaire, 1903
Pseudomeloe titschacki Borchmann, 1941
Pseudopyrota ephemeris Selander, 1990
Pseudopyrota lyttomeloides Selander, 1990
Pyrota diadema Klug, 1825
Pyrota dubitalis G. Horn, 1885
Pyrota elegans Klug, 1825
Pyrota herculeana Germar, 1824
Pyrota nigra Selander, 1983
Pyrota postica LeConte, 1866
Pyrota signata Klug, 1825
Pyrota virgata Klug, 1825
Pyrota vittigera (Blanchard, 1843)⇒ Pyrota postica LeConte, 1866
Serrospasta vittata Selander, 1966
Spastica abdominalis Klug, 1825
Spastica aurita Klug, 1825
Spastica corallicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Spastica femoralis Klug, 1825
Spastica flavicollis Chevrolat, 1844
Spastica glandulosa Erichson, 1848
Spastica globicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Spastica limbata Klug, 1825
Spastica maculicollis Klug, 1825
Spastica marginalis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Spastica minus Selander, 1966
Spastica scutellaris Klug, 1825
Spastica suturalis Klug, 1825
Spastica tristis Borchmann, 1930
Spastica zonata Klug, 1825
Spastomeloe formosus Selander, 1985
Spastomeloe singularis Selander, 1985
Spastomeloe weyrauchi Kaszab, 1963
Tetraolytta gerardi Pic, 1919
Tetraonyx (Paratetraonyx) distincticollis Pic, 1916
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) albomaculata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) albomarginata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) anthracina Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) atricolor Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) atripennis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) atriventris Pic, 1916
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) badeni Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bicolor Lepeletier &..., 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bicoloriceps Pic, 1930
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bilineata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bimaculata Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) bipunctata Lepeletier &..., 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) brevis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) brucki Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) brunnescens Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) chevrolati Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) chrysomelina Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) chrysurus Fischer, 1827
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) cincta Curtis, 1844
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) circumscripta Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) clythroides Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) collare Lepeletier &..., 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) crassa Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) croceicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) cyanipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) decorata Kirsch, 1866
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) depressa Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) diluta Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) dohrni Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) griseipennis Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) haroldi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) humeralis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) incarinata Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) innotaticeps Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) intermedia Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) kraussi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) laticollis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) lemoulti Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) lineola Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) lugubris Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) maculata Castelnau, 1840
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) marseuli Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) maudhuyi Pic, 1919
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) minor (Haag-Rutenberg, 1879)⇒ Tetraonyx brunnescens Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) mniszechi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) moritzi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) multinotata Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) mylabrina Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nano Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigerrima Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigriceps Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigricornis Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigrifrons Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) pallida Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) parallela Klug, 1825
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) parviceps Kaszab, 1960
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) pectoralis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) peruviana Pic, 1930
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) quadrinotata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) rogenhoferi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) ruficollis Castelnau, 1840
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) scutellaris Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) sexguttata Olivier, 1795
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) simsi Pic, 1919
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) superba Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) telephoroides Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) thoracica Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) undulata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) variabilis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) violaceipennis Lucas, 1857
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) zonata Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Xenospasta flava Selander, 1966
Zonitis (Parazonitis) tarasca Dugès, 1888
Zonitis (Zonitis) pulcherrima Pic, 1910
Zonitis (Zonitis) superba Pic, 1910
Zonitis (Zonitis) surinamensis Pic, 1910
Zonitis aczeli
Zonitis monrosi
Zonitolytta robusta Pic, 1927

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Northern South America
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
23
141
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
3
74
Genera
Species

Taxom



Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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