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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
578
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
516
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
30
301
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
58
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cissites Latreille, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1877Burning Blister Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozonitis Dillon, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 17921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
6 Species
Cissites auriculata Champion, 1892
Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787
Epicauta (Epicauta) annulicornis (Chevrolat, 1877)⇒ Pseudozonitis marginata Fabricius, 1781
Epicauta (Epicauta) obscuricornis Chevrolet, 1877
Pseudozonitis marginata Fabricius, 1781
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) quadrimaculata Fabricius, 1792

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
1
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