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Checklist of Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 (Blister Beetle)
for Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
514
6360
16212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
6356
16208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
486
6227
15868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4996
13412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2064
5612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1857
5025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
1096
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
81
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
6 Genera with 17 Species
Cissites Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1848Burning Blister Beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
17 Species
Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787
Epicauta (Epicauta) albicincta Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) apure Adams & Sela..., 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) aragua Adams & Sela..., 1979
Epicauta (Epicauta) carmelita Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) grammica Fischer, 1827
Epicauta (Epicauta) tetragramma Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) thoracica Erichson, 1843
Epicauta (Epicauta) villipes Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Macrobasis) flagellaria Erichson, 1848Black-tipped Darner
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Pyrota nigra Selander, 1983
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) badeni Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) decorata Kirsch, 1866
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) diluta Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) moritzi Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) variabilis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTetraonycinae
Bøving & Craighead, 1931
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)
Meloidae (Gyllenhal 1810)


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