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''Epicauta'' is a genus of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the blister beetle 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 ...
. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean (10 August 1780 – 17 March 1845), was a French soldier and entomologist. Dejean described a large number of beetles in a series of catalogues. A soldier of fortune during the Napoleonic Wars, he rose to ...
. ''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
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in the United States. Few species occur in the
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, with none farther north than the southern Northwest Territory of Canada. Adult beetles feed on plants. The
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e are predators on the eggs of grasshoppers. The beetles can significantly damage plants, and many ''Epicauta'' are known as agricultural
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around the world, even known to cause crop failures at times. As do other blister beetles, these produce
cantharidin Cantharidin is an odorless, colorless fatty substance of the terpenoid class, which is secreted by many species of blister beetles. It is a burn agent or a poison in large doses, but preparations containing it were historically used as aphrodisiac ...
, a toxic
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which can kill animals such as horses if they ingest enough of the beetles. This is one of the largest blister beetle genera, with about 360 described species as of 2011.Campos-Soldini, M. P. and S. A. Roig-Juñent. (2011)
Redefinition of the ''vittata'' species group of ''Epicauta'' Dejean (1834) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) and taxonomic revision of the species from southern South America.
''Zootaxa'' 2824, 21-43.


Species

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Epicauta abadona ''Epicauta abadona'' 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 * ''
Epicauta abeona ''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 ...
'' Pinto, 1980 * ''
Epicauta adspersa ''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 con ...
'' (Klug, 1825) * ''
Epicauta aemula ''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 c ...
'' (Fischer, 1827) * ''
Epicauta aethiops ''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 con ...
'' (Latreille, 1827) * ''
Epicauta afoveata ''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 c ...
'' Werner, 1949 * ''
Epicauta alastor ''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 con ...
'' Skinner, 1904 * ''
Epicauta albida ''Epicauta albida'' 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 a ...
'' (Say, 1824) * ''
Epicauta albolineata ''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 c ...
'' (Dugès, 1877) * '' Epicauta albomarginata'' Mäklin, 1875 * '' Epicauta albovittata'' Gestro, 1878 * ''
Epicauta alphonsii ''Epicauta alphonsii'' 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 conspicuou ...
'' Horn, 1874 * '' Epicauta alpina'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta ambusta'' (Pallas, 1781) * ''
Epicauta andersoni ''Epicauta andersoni'' is a species of blister beetle 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 worldw ...
'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta annulicornis'' Chevrolat, 1877 * '' Epicauta anthracina'' (Erichson, 1848) * ''
Epicauta apache ''Epicauta apache'' is a species of blister beetle 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 ...
'' Pinto, 1980 * '' Epicauta apicalis'' Dugès, 1889 * ''
Epicauta apicipennis ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' Tan, 1958 * ''
Epicauta aptera ''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 c ...
'' Kaszab, 1952 * ''
Epicauta apure ''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 con ...
'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * ''
Epicauta aragua ''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 ...
'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * ''
Epicauta ardosia ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1896 * ''
Epicauta arizonica ''Epicauta arizonica'' is a species of blister beetle 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 worldw ...
'' Werner, 1944 * ''
Epicauta aspera ''Epicauta aspera'' 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 a ...
'' Werner, 1944 * ''
Epicauta assamensis ''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 ...
'' (Waterhouse, 1871) * ''
Epicauta assimilis ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta aterrima ''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 ...
'' (Klug, 1825) * ''
Epicauta atkinsoni ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' Kraatz, 1880 * ''
Epicauta atomaria ''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 c ...
'' (Germar, 1821) * ''
Epicauta atrata ''Epicauta atrata'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. This species is generally characterized by a red head, and an all black body. They attack the eggs of Epicauta vittata ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''
Epicauta atricolor ''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 ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta atripilis ''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 ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta atrivittata ''Epicauta atrivittata'' 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 conspicu ...
'' (LeConte, 1854) * ''
Epicauta atropos ''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 ...
'' Pinto, 1991 * ''
Epicauta audouini ''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 con ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta auricomans ''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 ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta badeni ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta balli'' Werner, 1945 * ''
Epicauta basimacula ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta batesii ''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 ...
'' Horn, 1875 * ''
Epicauta beccarii ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta beckeri ''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 ...
'' (Dugès, 1889) * ''
Epicauta bella ''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 ...
'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''
Epicauta bifovieceps ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1897 * ''
Epicauta bimaculatithorax ''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 con ...
'' Pic, 1913 * ''
Epicauta bisignata ''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 ...
'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''
Epicauta bispinosa ''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 ...
'' Werner, 1949 * ''
Epicauta bohemani ''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 con ...
'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''
Epicauta borgmeieri ''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 con ...
'' Denier, 1935 * ''
Epicauta borrei ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' Dugès, 1881 * ''
Epicauta bosqi ''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 ...
'' Denier, 1935 * ''
Epicauta brasilera ''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 ...
'' Selander, 1981 * ''
Epicauta brevipennis ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta brevitibialis'' Kaszab, 1952 * ''
Epicauta bruchi ''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 ...
'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''
Epicauta brunnea ''Epicauta brunnea'' 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 ...
'' Werner, 1944 * ''
Epicauta brunneipennis ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta callosa ''Epicauta callosa'' 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 ...
'' LeConte, 1866 * ''
Epicauta candidata ''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 ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta canescens ''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 ...
'' (Klug, 1835) * ''
Epicauta cardui ''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 ...
'' (Dugès, 1869) * ''
Epicauta carmelita ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta castadiva ''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 ...
'' Pinto, 1991 * ''
Epicauta cavernosa ''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 ...
'' Courbon, 1855 * ''
Epicauta caviceps ''Epicauta caviceps'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. References * Pinto, John D. (1991). "The Taxonomy of North American Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae), with a Revision of the Nominate Su ...
'' Horn, 1873 * ''
Epicauta cazieri ''Epicauta cazieri'' 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 ...
'' Dillon, 1952 * ''
Epicauta centenaria ''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 ...
'' Breyer y Trant, 1910 * ''
Epicauta centralis ''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 ...
'' Burmeister, 1881 * ''
Epicauta cervina ''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 ...
'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''
Epicauta chalybea ''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 c ...
'' (Erichson, 1843) * ''
Epicauta cheni ''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 ...
'' Tan, 1958 * ''
Epicauta chinensis ''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 ...
'' (Laporte, 1840) * ''
Epicauta cicatrix ''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 con ...
'' Werner, 1951 * ''
Epicauta cinctipennis ''Epicauta cinctipennis'' is a species of blister beetle 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 wor ...
'' (Chevrolat, 1834) * ''
Epicauta cinerea ''Epicauta cinerea'', the clematis blister beetle, 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 wo ...
'' Forster, 1771 * ''
Epicauta cinereiventris ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta clericalis ''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 ...
'' (Berg, 1881) * ''
Epicauta cognata ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta compressicollis ''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 ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta conferta ''Epicauta conferta'' 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 ...
'' (Say, 1824) * ''
Epicauta coromandelensis ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta corvina ''Epicauta corvina'' 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 ...
'' (LeConte, 1858) * ''
Epicauta corybantica ''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 c ...
'' Pinto, 1991 * ''
Epicauta costata ''Epicauta costata'' 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 ...
'' (LeConte, 1854) * ''
Epicauta costipennis ''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 ...
'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''
Epicauta courboni ''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 ...
'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1855) * ''
Epicauta crassitarsis ''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 con ...
'' Maydell, 1935 * ''
Epicauta cribricollis ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1893 * ''
Epicauta croceicincta ''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 ...
'' Dugès, 1881 * ''
Epicauta crucera ''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 ...
'' Selander, 1981 * ''
Epicauta cryptogramaca ''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 ...
'' Yang & Ren, 2006 * ''
Epicauta cupraeola ''Epicauta cupraeola'' is a species of blister beetle 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 worldw ...
'' (Dugès, 1869) * ''
Epicauta curticollis ''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 con ...
'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''
Epicauta curvicornis ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta curvispina ''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 con ...
'' Kaszab, 1952 * ''
Epicauta cyclops ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1891 * ''
Epicauta dalihodi ''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 ...
'' Dvorák, 1996 * ''
Epicauta delicata ''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 ...
'' Mathieu, 1983 * ''
Epicauta desgodinsi ''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 con ...
'' Frivaldszky, 1892 * ''
Epicauta diana ''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 ...
'' Pinto, 1991 * ''
Epicauta discolor ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta disparilis ''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 ...
'' (Champion, 1892) * ''
Epicauta distorta ''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 ...
'' (Champion, 1892) * ''
Epicauta diversicornis ''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 con ...
'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''
Epicauta diversipubescens ''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 ...
'' Maydell, 1934 * ''
Epicauta divisa ''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 c ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta dohrni ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta dongolensis ''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 ...
'' (Laporte de Castelnau in Brullé, 1840) * ''
Epicauta dubia ''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 ...
'' (Fabricius, 1781) * ''
Epicauta dusaunlti ''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 con ...
'' (Dufour, 1821) * ''
Epicauta elegantula ''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 ...
'' Péringuey, 1909 * ''
Epicauta emarginata ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta emmerichi ''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 ...
'' Pic, 1934 * ''
Epicauta ennsi ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' Werner, 1957 * ''
Epicauta enona ''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 ...
'' Péringuey, 1899 * ''
Epicauta ensiformis ''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 ...
'' Werner, 1944 * ''
Epicauta erythraea ''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 con ...
'' Pic, 1911 * ''
Epicauta erythrocephala ''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 ...
'' Pallas, 1776 - type species * ''
Epicauta evanescens ''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 ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta excavata ''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 ...
'' (Klug, 1825) * ''
Epicauta excavatifrons ''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 ...
'' Maydell, 1934 * ''
Epicauta excors ''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 ...
'' (Fall, 1909) * ''
Epicauta fabricii ''Epicauta fabricii'', the ashgray blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. The Ashgray Blister Beetle is found in North America. References * Pinto, John D. (1991). "The Taxonomy of North American Epicauta (Cole ...
'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''
Epicauta fallax ''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 ...
'' Horn, 1885 * ''
Epicauta fasciceps ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' Walker, 1871 * ''
Epicauta femoralis ''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 ...
'' (Erichson, 1834) * ''
Epicauta ferruginea ''Epicauta ferruginea'' 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 ...
'' Say, 1824 * ''
Epicauta fissilabris ''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 con ...
'' (LeConte in Agassiz, 1850) * ''
Epicauta flabellicornis ''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 ...
'' (Germar, 1817) * ''
Epicauta flagellaria ''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 ...
'' (Erichson, 1848) * ''
Epicauta flavocinerea ''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 con ...
'' (Blatchley, 1910) * ''
Epicauta flavogrisea ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta flobcina ''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 ...
'' Pinto, 1991 * ''
Epicauta floridensis ''Epicauta floridensis'', the Florida blister beetle, 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 ...
'' Werner, 1944 * ''
Epicauta floydwerneri ''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 ...
'' Martínez, 1955 * ''
Epicauta forticornis ''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 con ...
'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * '' Epicauta fortis'' Werner, 1944 * ''
Epicauta franciscana ''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 ...
'' Denier, 1935 * ''
Epicauta fuliginosa ''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 ...
'' (Olivier, 1795) * ''
Epicauta fulviceps ''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 con ...
'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''
Epicauta fulvipes ''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 ...
'' (Klug, 1825) * ''
Epicauta fumosa ''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 ...
'' (Germar, 1824) * ''
Epicauta fumosa ''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 ...
'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''
Epicauta funebris ''Epicauta funebris'', known generally as the margined blister beetle or ebony blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. It is similar in color to Epicauta cinerea ''Epicauta cinerea' ...
'' Horn, 1873 * ''
Epicauta funesta ''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 ...
'' (Chevrolat, 1834) * ''
Epicauta gissleri ''Epicauta gissleri'' 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 ...
'' (Horn, 1878) * ''
Epicauta gorhami ''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 ...
'' (Marseul, 1873) * ''
Epicauta grammica ''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 ...
'' (Fischer, 1827) * ''
Epicauta grandiceps ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta griseonigra ''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 con ...
'' Fairmaire, 1873 * ''
Epicauta griseovittata ''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 ...
'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''
Epicauta haagi ''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 ...
'' F. Bates, 1875 * ''
Epicauta haematocephala ''Epicauta haematocephala'', is a species of blister beetle found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly kn ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta haroldi ''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 ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta heterodera ''Epicauta heterodera'' 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 ...
'' Horn, 1891 * ''
Epicauta hieroglyphica ''Epicauta'' is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, blister beetle, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species n ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta himalayica ''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 ...
'' Kaszab, 1960 * ''
Epicauta hirsutipubescens ''Epicauta hirsutipubescens'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading

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'' (Maydell, 1934) * ''
Epicauta hirticornis ''Epicauta hirticornis'' is a beetle species from the family of oil beetles (Meloidae). The species was first scientifically described in 1880 by Haag-Rutenberg. References Beetles described in 1880 Meloidae {{Meloidae-stub ...
'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''
Epicauta hirtipes ''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 ...
'' (Waterhouse, 1871) * ''
Epicauta horaki ''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 c ...
'' Dvorák, 1996 * ''
Epicauta horni ''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 con ...
'' Champion, 1892 * ''
Epicauta hubbelli ''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 ...
'' Werner, 1973 * ''
Epicauta humeralis ''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 ...
'' (Dugès, 1889) * ''
Epicauta hydrocephala ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1893 * ''
Epicauta hypoleuca ''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 con ...
'' (Klug, 1825) * ''
Epicauta immaculata ''Epicauta immaculata'', the immaculate 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 known world ...
'' (Say, 1824) * ''
Epicauta impressicornis ''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 ...
'' (Pic, 1913) * ''
Epicauta impressifrons ''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 ...
'' Van Dyke, 1928 * ''
Epicauta incompleta ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1896 * ''
Epicauta inconstans ''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 ...
'' Fischer de Waldheim, 1827 * ''
Epicauta indiana ''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 con ...
'' Kaszab, 1956 * ''
Epicauta ingrata ''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 ...
'' Fall, 1907 * ''Epicauta insignis'' Horn, 1885 * ''Epicauta insularis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta intermedia'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''Epicauta interrupta'' (Fairmaire, 1889) * ''Epicauta jeanneli'' Pic, 1913 * ''Epicauta jeffersi'' Pinto, 1980 * ''Epicauta jimenezi'' Dugès, 1889 * ''Epicauta jucunda'' Péringuey, 1888 * ''Epicauta kansana'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta korytkowskii'' Kaszab, 1978 * ''Epicauta kraussi'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta kwangsiensis'' Tan, 1958 * ''Epicauta labialis'' (Dugès, 1881) * ''Epicauta laevicollis'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''Epicauta laevicornis'' Werner, 1973 * ''Epicauta languida'' (Horn, 1895) * ''Epicauta laticornis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta latitarsis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta lauta'' (Horn, 1885) * ''Epicauta lemniscata'' (Fabricius, 1801) * ''Epicauta leonensis'' Pic, 1913 * ''Epicauta leoni'' Dugès, 1889 * ''Epicauta leopardina'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta leucocoma'' Champion, 1892 * ''Epicauta levettei'' Casey, 1891 * ''Epicauta liebecki'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta linearis'' (LeConte, 1858) * ''Epicauta longicollis'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta luctifera'' (Fairmaire, 1873) * ''Epicauta luteolineata'' Pic, 1933 * ''Epicauta maculata'' (Say, 1824) * ''Epicauta maculifera'' (Maydell, 1934) * ''Epicauta magnomaculata'' Martin, 1932 * ''Epicauta maklini'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta mandibularis'' Anand, 1977 * ''Epicauta mannerheimi'' (Mäklin, 1875) * ''Epicauta manovana'' Pic, 1913 * ''Epicauta mashuna'' Péringuey, 1899 * ''Epicauta maura'' (LeConte, 1851) * ''Epicauta megacephala'' (Champion, 1892) * ''Epicauta megalocephala'' (Gebler, 1817) * ''Epicauta melanocephala'' (Fabricius, 1801) * ''Epicauta melanota'' (Mäklin, 1875) * ''Epicauta merkeliana'' Horn, 1891 * ''Epicauta mesembryanthemi'' Péringuey, 1888 * ''Epicauta mima'' Péringuey, 1909 * ''Epicauta mimetica'' (Horn, 1875) * ''Epicauta minutepunctata'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''Epicauta missionum'' (Berg, 1881) * ''Epicauta modesta'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta moesta'' Péringuey, 1886 * ''Epicauta mojiangensis'' Tan Juanjie, 1993 * ''Epicauta monachica'' (Berg, 1883) * ''Epicauta montana'' Anand, 1977 * ''Epicauta montara'' Ballmer, 1979 * ''Epicauta murina'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta nattereri'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta neglecta'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta nepalensis'' (Hope in Gray, 1831) * ''Epicauta nigra'' Dugés, 1870 * ''Epicauta nigrans'' (Mäklin, 1875) * ''Epicauta nigritarsis'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta nigromarginata'' (Mäklin, 1875) * ''Epicauta nigropunctata'' (Blanchard, 1843) * ''Epicauta niveolineata'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta normalis'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta notaticollis'' Péringuey, 1888 * ''Epicauta nyassensis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta obesa'' (Chevrolat, 1835) * ''Epicauta oblita'' (LeConte, 1851) * ''Epicauta obscureovittata'' Wellman, 1910 * ''Epicauta obscuricornis'' Chevrolet, 1877 * ''Epicauta obscurocephala'' Reitter, 1905 * ''Epicauta occidentalis'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta ocellata'' Dugés, 1869 * ''Epicauta ochrea'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta oculata'' (Fabricius, 1792) * ''Epicauta optata'' Péringuey, 1892 * ''Epicauta oregona'' Horn, 1875 * ''Epicauta ovampoa'' Péringuey, 1899 * ''Epicauta palpalis'' Kaszab, 1981 * ''Epicauta pardalis'' (LeConte, 1866) * ''Epicauta parkeri'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta parvula'' (Haldeman, 1854) * ''Epicauta pedalis'' (LeConte, 1866) * ''Epicauta pensylvanica'' (De Geer, 1775) * ''Epicauta philaemata'' (Klug, 1825) * ''Epicauta phoenix'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta picitarsis'' Fairmaire, 1885 * ''Epicauta picta'' (Laporte, 1840) * ''Epicauta pilma'' (Molina, 1782) * ''Epicauta pilsbryi'' Skinner, 1906 * ''Epicauta platycera'' Fairmaire, 1876 * ''Epicauta pleuralis'' Fairmaire * ''Epicauta pluvialis'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''Epicauta polingi'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta politicollis'' Fairmaire, 1893 * ''Epicauta probsti'' Dvorák, 1996 * ''Epicauta prolifica'' Wellman, 1909 * ''Epicauta promerotricha'' Dvorák, 1996 * ''Epicauta proscripta'' Pinto, 1980 * ''Epicauta prosopidis'' Werner, 1973 * ''Epicauta pruinosa'' LeConte, 1866 * ''Epicauta punctata'' (Pallas, 1781) * ''Epicauta puncticollis'' Mannerheim, 1843 * ''Epicauta punctipennis'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta punctum'' Dugés, 1869 * ''Epicauta punjabensis'' Saha, 1979 * ''Epicauta purpurea'' (Horn, 1885) * ''Epicauta purpureiceps'' (Berg, 1889) * ''Epicauta quadraticollis'' Fairmaire, 1891 * ''Epicauta rehni'' Maydell, 1934 * ''Epicauta reini'' (Kiesenwetter, 1879) * ''Epicauta rileyi'' Horn, 1874 * ''Epicauta rubriceps'' (Redtenbacher, 1842) * ''Epicauta rubricollis'' (Reiche in Ferret & Galin, 1850) * ''Epicauta ruficeps'' (Illiger in Wiedemeyer, 1800) * ''Epicauta rufidorsum'' (Goeze, 1777) * ''Epicauta rufifrons'' Fåhraeus, 1870 * ''Epicauta rufipedes'' Dugés, 1870 * ''Epicauta rufipennis'' (Chevrolet, 1834) * ''Epicauta rufoscutellaris'' Pic, 1913 * ''Epicauta rugicollis'' (Fairmaire, 1887) * ''Epicauta ruidosana'' Fall, 1907 * ''Epicauta rutilifrons'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''Epicauta sanctoruensis'' Zaragoza-Caballero & Velasco-de Leon, 2003 * ''Epicauta sanguiniceps'' (Fairmaire, 1885) * ''Epicauta sanguinicollis'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta sanguinithorax'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''Epicauta schneideri'' Dvorák, 1996 * ''Epicauta segmenta'' (Say, 1823) * ''Epicauta seminitida'' Wellman, 1910 * ''Epicauta semitestacea'' Fairmaire, 1896 * ''Epicauta semivittata'' Fairmaire, 1875 * ''Epicauta senilis'' Werner, 1949 * ''Epicauta seriata'' Ren & Yang, 2007 * ''Epicauta sericans'' LeConte, 1866 * ''Epicauta sharpi'' Marseul, 1875 * ''Epicauta sibirica'' (Pallas, 1773) * ''Epicauta singularis'' Champion, 1892 * ''Epicauta sparsicapilla'' Yang & Ren, 2007 * ''Epicauta spilotella'' Péringuey, 1904 * ''Epicauta spinicornis'' Pic, 1911 * ''Epicauta spurcaticollis'' Fairmaire, 1883 * ''Epicauta stigmata'' Dugès, 1869 * ''Epicauta straba'' Horn, 1891 * ''Epicauta strangulata'' (Gerstaecker, 1854) * ''Epicauta strigata'' (Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817) * ''Epicauta strigida'' Marseul, 1879 * ''Epicauta strigosa'' (Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817) * ''Epicauta stuarti'' LeConte, 1868 * ''Epicauta subatra'' Dugés, 1889 * ''Epicauta subglabra'' (Fall, 1922) * ''Epicauta sublineata'' (LeConte, 1854) * ''Epicauta subrubra'' Dugés, 1886 * ''Epicauta subvittata'' (Erichson, 1848) * ''Epicauta sulcicollis'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''Epicauta suturalis'' (Germar, 1821) * ''Epicauta talpa'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''Epicauta tamara'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * ''Epicauta tarasca'' Pinto, 1991 * ''Epicauta temexa'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * ''Epicauta tenebrosa'' Werner, 1949 * ''Epicauta tenella'' (LeConte, 1858) * ''Epicauta tenuicollis'' (Pallas, 1782) * ''Epicauta tenuicornis'' (Champion, 1892) * ''Epicauta tenuilineata'' (Horn, 1894) * ''Epicauta tenuis'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta teresa'' Mathieu, 1983 * ''Epicauta terminata'' Dugés, 1869 * ''Epicauta testaceipes'' Fairmaire in Révoil, 1882 * ''Epicauta tetragramma'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''Epicauta texana'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta textilis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta thailandica'' Dvorák, 1996 * ''Epicauta thoracica'' (Erichson, 1843) * ''Epicauta tibialis'' (Waterhouse, 1871) * ''Epicauta tomentosa'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''Epicauta torsa'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta trichrus'' (Pallas, 1798) * ''Epicauta tricostata'' (Werner, 1943) * ''Epicauta tripartita'' Champion, 1892 * ''Epicauta tristis'' (Mäklin, 1875) * ''Epicauta unicalcarata'' Champion, 1892 * ''Epicauta uniforma'' Werner, 1944 * ''Epicauta unilineata'' Champion, 1891 * ''Epicauta valida'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''Epicauta velata'' (Gerstaecker, 1854) * ''Epicauta ventralis'' Werner, 1945 * ''Epicauta vicina'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''Epicauta vidua'' (Klug, 1825) * ''Epicauta villipes'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''Epicauta virgulata'' (LeConte, 1866) * ''Epicauta viridipennis'' Burmeister, 1865 * ''Epicauta vittata'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''Epicauta vitticollis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta vittulata'' Borehmann, 1917 * ''Epicauta waterhousei'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''Epicauta weixiensis'' Tan, 1992 * ''Epicauta wellmani'' Kaszab, 1956 * ''Epicauta westermanni'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''Epicauta weyrauchii'' Kaszab, 1960 * ''Epicauta wheeleri'' Horn, 1873 * ''Epicauta willei'' Denier, 1940 * ''Epicauta wittmeri'' Kaszab, 1978 * ''Epicauta xanthocephala'' (Klug, 1825) * ''Epicauta xanthomeros'' (Fischer, 1827) * ''Epicauta xantusi'' Kaszab, 1952 * ''Epicauta yungana'' Denier, 1935 * ''Epicauta zebra'' (Dohrn, 1876) * ''Epicauta zischakai'' Martínez, 1955


References


Further reading

* Campos-Soldini, M. P. (2011)
A new species group of the genus ''Epicauta'' Dejean of southern South America, the ''bella'' group (Coleoptera: Meloidae).
''Neotropical Entomology'' 40(5), 575-86. {{Taxonbar, from=Q1302300 Meloidae