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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
5821
13599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
496
5815
13595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
474
5736
13377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4589
10958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1720
4583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
1526
3925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
38
907
1867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
13
99
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest Mexico
6 Genera with 15 Species
Cissites Latreille, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1869Burning Blister Beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
15 Species
Cissites auriculata Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) basimacula Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) cupraeola Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) hubbelli Werner, 1973
Epicauta (Epicauta) major Pic, 1924
Epicauta (Epicauta) ocellata Dugès, 1869Atlantic bird squid
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufipennis Chevrolet, 1834
Epicauta (Macrobasis) bipunctata Werner, 1958
Epicauta (Macrobasis) candezi (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Epicauta diversicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Macrobasis) niveolineata (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Synchita nivea Sharp, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) terminata Dugès, 1869Atlantic bird squid
Lytta (Adicolytta) cardinalis Chevrolat, 1833
Lytta (Adicolytta) eucera Chevrolat, 1834
Lytta (Paralytta) variabilis Dugès, 1869
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
0
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