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Checklist for Subfamily Meloinae Gyllenhal, 1810
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1018
2266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
873
1732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
38
522
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
13
149
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
12
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern California
9 Genera with 34 Species
Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851Desert Spider Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1866Burning Blister Beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Eupompha LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1998Oil Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Phodaga LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pleuropasta Wellman, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Tegrodera LeConte, 1891Iron Cross Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
34 Species
Cysteodemus armatus LeConte, 1851Inflated Beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) caviceps G. Horn, 1873Ortiga
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) impressifrons Van Dyke, 1928Duck barnacle
Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) obesa (Chevrolat, 1835)⇒ Epicauta curvicornis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pruinosa LeConte, 1866Bar-sided Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Epicauta (Macrobasis) arizonica Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Macrobasis) atrivittata LeConte, 1854
Epicauta (Macrobasis) balli Werner, 1945
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) segmenta Say, 1823
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuilineata G. Horn, 1894
Epicauta (Macrobasis) virgulata LeConte, 1866
Eupompha elegans LeConte, 1851Elegant Blister Beetle
Lytta (Paralytta) magister Horn, 1870Desert blister beetle
Lytta (Paralytta) vulnerata LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) auriculata G. Horn, 1870Red-eared Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) cyanipennis LeConte, 1851Green Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) lugens LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) moerens LeConte, 1851
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) stygica LeConte, 1851
Meloe (Meloe) niger (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) occultus Pinto & Sela..., 1970
Meloe (Treiodous) ajax Pinto, 1998
Phodaga alticeps LeConte, 1858
Pleuropasta mirabilis G. Horn, 1870
Pyrota palpalis Champion, 1885Charlie Brown Blister Beetle
Tegrodera erosa LeConte, 1851
Tegrodera latecincta G. Horn, 1891Iron Cross Blister Beetle

Subnodes of Meloinae with occurrences in Eastern California
TribeEpicautini
Denier, 1935
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupomphini
LeConte, 1862
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLyttini
Solier, 1851
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePyrotini
MacSwain, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Meloinae at artfakta.se
Meloinae at dyntaxa.se
Meloinae at itis.gov