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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1178
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
1020
2386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
35
601
1207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
10
75
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Mexico
10 Genera with 31 Species
Cissites Latreille, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 2013Burning Blister Beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Megetra LeConte, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1815Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
31 Species
Cissites auriculata Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) abeona Pinto, 1980
Epicauta (Epicauta) basimacula Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) cardui Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) cupraeola Dugès, 1869
Epicauta (Epicauta) jimenezi Dugès, 1889
Epicauta (Epicauta) laevicornis Werner, 1973
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) tarasca Pinto, 1991
Epicauta (Epicauta) tenebrosa Werner, 1949
Epicauta (Macrobasis) beckeri Dugès, 1889
Epicauta (Macrobasis) diversicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Macrobasis) leoni Dugès, 1889
Epicauta (Macrobasis) niveolineata (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)⇒ Synchita nivea Sharp, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) pacifica Maydell, 1934
Epicauta (Macrobasis) purpurea G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) selanderorum Werner, 1958
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuemarginata Werner, 1958
Epicauta (Macrobasis) terminata Dugès, 1869Atlantic bird squid
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tripartita Champion, 1892
Epicauta cora Garcia-Paris..., 2013
Eupompha terminalis Selander, 1957
Lytta (Adicolytta) erythrothorax Mendoza y He..., 1866
Lytta (Adicolytta) eucera Chevrolat, 1834
Lytta (Paralytta) quadrimaculata Chevrolat, 1834
Megetra cancellata Brandt & Eri..., 1832Black and Red Blister Beetle
Meloe (Meloe) impressus Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Treiodous) laevis (Leach, 1815)⇒ Promethis laevis Fairmaire, 1896
Pyrota hirticollis (Champion, 1892)⇒ Pyrota tenuicostatis Dugès, 1877
Pyrota rugulipennis Champion, 1892
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) fulva LeConte, 1853

Subnodes of Meloidae with occurrences in West Mexico
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
6
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemognathinae
Laporte, 1840
3
1
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