''Megetra'' is a genus of
blister beetle
Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ...
s in the family
Meloidae
Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ...
. There are at least three described species in ''Megetra''.
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Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Megetra'':
* '' Megetra cancellata'' (Brandt & Erichson, 1832)
* '' Megetra punctata'' Selander, 1965
* '' Megetra vittata'' (LeConte, 1853)
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Meloidae
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