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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
88
1015
1864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
880
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
40
497
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
100
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeloinae
Gyllenhal, 1810
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
5 Genera with 15 Species
Epicauta Dejean, 1775Burning Blister Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Linsleya MacSwain, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1824Oil Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrota Dejean, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
15 Species
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) funebris (G. Horn, 1873)⇒ Epicauta nigra Dugès, 1870
Epicauta (Epicauta) occidentalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1775)⇒ Epicauta pensylvanica De Geer, 1775
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Epicauta (Epicauta) sericans LeConte, 1866
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Linsleya (Linsleyina) sphaericollis Say, 1824Ash blister beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) aenea Say, 1824Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) polita Say, 1824Bronze Blister Beetle
Lytta (Phompodea) unguicularis LeConte, 1866
Meloe (Meloe) americanus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Meloe impressa Kirby, 1837
Meloe (Meloe) angusticollis (Say, 1824)⇒ Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802
Pyrota engelmanni LeConte, 1851

Subnodes of Meloinae with occurrences in Tennessee
TribeEpicautini
Denier, 1935
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLyttini
Solier, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeloini
Gyllenhal, 1810
1
2
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