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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1486
3685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1311
2877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
52
731
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
20
153
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
5 Genera with 21 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1853Burning Blister Beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1837Oil Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
21 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) atrata Fabricius, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) maculata Say, 1824Fawn Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pruinosa LeConte, 1866Bar-sided Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) sericans LeConte, 1866
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Epicauta (Macrobasis) murina LeConte, 1853Dark blister beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) sayi LeConte, 1853Say blister beetle
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Meloe (Meloe) dianella Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Nemognatha (Pauronemognatha) nemorensis Hentz, 1830
Zonitis (Neozonitis) bilineata Say, 1817Kudzu
Zonitis (Parazonitis) sayi Wickham, 1905

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Southern Ontario
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
3
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