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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2069
5632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1862
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
1100
2480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
82
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
7 Genera with 18 Species
Cissites Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1848Burning Blister Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Spastica Lacordaire, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
18 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
Spastica glandulosa Erichson, 1848
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
SubfamilyEleticinae
Wellman, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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)


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