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Checklist for Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
522
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
493
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
23
211
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
8
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
6 Genera with 8 Species
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cissites Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1848Burning Blister Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Meloetyphlus Waterhouse, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
8 Species
Cerocoma (Metacerocoma) schreberi Fabricius, 1781
Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787
Epicauta (Epicauta) apure Adams & Sela..., 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) grammica Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Macrobasis) flagellaria Erichson, 1848Black-tipped Darner
Meloetyphlus fuscatus Waterhouse, 1872
Mylabris (Mylabris) quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euzonitis quadrimaculata Pallas, 1782
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) chrysomelina Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Trinidad
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
2
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