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Meloinae
Meloinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least 330 described species in Meloinae. Genera * '' Cordylospasta'' Horn, 1875 * '' Cysteodemus'' LeConte, 1851 (desert spider beetles) * ''Epicauta'' Dejean, 1834 * '' Eupompha'' LeConte, 1858 * '' Linsleya'' MacSwain, 1951 * ''Lytta'' Fabricius, 1775 * ''Megetra'' LeConte, 1859 * '' Meloe'' Linnaeus, 1758 (oil beetles) * '' Phodaga'' LeConte, 1858 * '' Pleuropasta'' Wellman, 1909 * ''Pyrota'' Dejean, 1834 * ''Spastonyx'' Selander, 1954 * ''Tegrodera ''Tegrodera'' is a genus beetles known as iron cross blister beetles and iron cross soldier beetles. They are in the family Meloidae. There are at least three described species in ''Tegrodera''. Species These three species belong to the genus ' ...'' LeConte, 1851 (iron cross blister beetles) References * Lawrence, J. F., and A. F. Newton Jr. / Pakaluk, James, and Stanislaw Adam Slipinski, eds. (1995). "Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 toxicity to would-be predators. Description Blister beetles are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin. The larvae are insectivorous, mainly attacking bees, though a few feed on grasshopper eggs. While sometimes considered parasitoids, in general, the meloid larva apparently consumes the immature host along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus it is not an obligatory parasitoid, but rather a facultative parasitoid, or simply a kleptoparasite. The adults sometimes feed on flowers and leaves of plants of such diverse families as the Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Solanaceae. Cantharidin, a poisonous chemical that causes b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytta Aenea
''Lytta aenea'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * * External links * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1824 {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordylospasta
''Cordylospasta'' is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in ''Cordylospasta''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Cordylospasta'': * ''Cordylospasta fulleri'' Horn, 1875 * ''Cordylospasta opaca ''Cordylospasta opaca'' is a blister beetle that occurs in arid regions central and southern California. Males are fully winged and reach a length of 12 mm, while females are flightless with reduced elytra and reach a length of 19 mm. ''Cordylos ...'' (Horn, 1868) References Further reading * * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cysteodemus
''Cysteodemus'' is a genus of desert spider beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in ''Cysteodemus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Cysteodemus'': * ''Cysteodemus armatus'' LeConte, 1851 (inflated beetle) * ''Cysteodemus wislizeni ''Cysteodemus wislizeni'', the black bladder-bodied meloid, is a species 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 ...'' LeConte, 1851 (black bladder-bodied meloid) References Further reading * * * External links * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epicauta
''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species native to all continents except Australia and Antarctica.Kerr, J. T. and L. Packer. (1999)The environmental basis of North American species richness patterns among ''Epicauta'' (Coleoptera: Meloidae). ''Biodiversity & Conservation'' 8(5), 617-28. Surveys have found the genus to be particularly diverse in northern Arizona in the United States. Few species occur in the Arctic, with none farther north than the southern Northwest Territory of Canada. Adult beetles feed on plants. The larvae are predators on the eggs of grasshoppers. The beetles can significantly damage plants, and many ''Epicauta'' are known as agricultural pests around the world, even known to cause crop failures at times. As do other blister beetles, these produce cantharidin, a toxic te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupompha
''Eupompha'' is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Eupompha''. Species These 14 species belong to the genus ''Eupompha'': * ''Eupompha decolorata'' (Horn, 1894) * ''Eupompha edmundsi'' Selander, 1953 * ''Eupompha elegans'' (LeConte, 1852) * ''Eupompha fissiceps'' LeConte, 1858 * ''Eupompha fulleri'' Horn, 1878 * ''Eupompha histrionica'' Horn, 1891 * ''Eupompha imperialis'' Wellman, 1912 * ''Eupompha perpulchra'' Horn, 1870 * ''Eupompha schwarzi'' Wellman, 1909 * ''Eupompha sulcifrons'' Champion, 1892 * ''Eupompha terminalis'' Selander, 1957 * ''Eupompha viridis'' Horn, 1883 * ''Eupompha vizcaina'' Pinto, 1983 * ''Eupompha wenzeli ''Eupompha wenzeli'' is a species 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 ...'' Skinner, 1904 References Further readi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linsleya
''Linsleya'' is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about five described species in ''Linsleya''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Linsleya'': * ''Linsleya californica'' Selander, 1955 * ''Linsleya compressicornis'' (Horn, 1870) * ''Linsleya convexa'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Linsleya sphaericollis'' (Say, 1824) (ash blister beetle) * ''Linsleya suavissima ''Linsleya suavissima'' is a species 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 conspicuo ...'' (Wellman, 1910) References Further reading * * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytta
'' Lytta vesicatoria'', the Spanish fly ''Lytta'' is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 70 described species in North America, and over 100 species worldwide. Selected species These species, and others, belong to the genus ''Lytta'': * '' Lytta aenea'' Say, 1824 * '' Lytta aeneipennis'' (LeConte, 1851) * '' Lytta agrestis'' (Fall, 1901) * ''Lytta arizonica'' Selander, 1957 * '' Lytta augusti'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * '' Lytta auriculata'' Horn, 1870 (red-eared blister beetle) * '' Lytta battonii'' Kaszab, 1962 * '' Lytta biguttata'' LeConte, 1853 * '' Lytta bipuncticollis'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * '' Lytta blaisdelli'' (Fall, 1909) * '' Lytta boleti'' Marsham, 1802 * ''Lytta bruchi'' Pic, 1927 * '' Lytta canelas'' Selander, 1960 * '' Lytta cardinalis'' Chevrolat, 1834 * '' Lytta childi'' LeConte, 1857 * ''Lytta chloris'' (Fall, 1901) * '' Lytta comans'' Selander, 1960 * '' Lytta corallifera'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * '' Lytta cribrata'' LeConte, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megetra
''Megetra'' is a genus of blister beetles 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''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Megetra'': * '' Megetra cancellata'' (Brandt & Erichson, 1832) * '' Megetra punctata'' Selander, 1965 * '' Megetra vittata'' (LeConte, 1853) References Further reading * * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot Tenebrionoidea genera {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe
The blister beetle genus ''Meloe'' is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles. They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. As in other members of the family, they are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin that finds and attaches to a host in order to gain access to the host's offspring. In this genus, the host is a bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ..., and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phodaga
''Phodaga'' is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in ''Phodaga''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Phodaga'': * ''Phodaga alticeps'' LeConte, 1858 * ''Phodaga marmorata ''Phodaga marmorata'' is a species 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 ...'' (Casey, 1891) References Further reading * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleuropasta
''Pleuropasta'' is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in ''Pleuropasta''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Pleuropasta'': * ''Pleuropasta mirabilis'' (Horn, 1870) * ''Pleuropasta reticulata ''Pleuropasta reticulata'' is a species 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 conspi ...'' Van Dyke, 1947 References Further reading * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
