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Cysteodemus Armatus - Inflated Beetle Mojave Desert 2016-04-05 (4)
''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] |
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 blist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cysteodemus Armatus 1
''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'' 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] |
Cysteodemus Armatus
''Cysteodemus armatus'', the inflated 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 worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ... in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The wing covers, which are mostly glabrous, are inflated to the point of almost covering part of the thorax. They are black, densely spotted with white. The elytra are fused along the middle, meaning that the beetle cannot fly. References Further reading * * External links * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1851 {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ... in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1851 {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
