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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 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 ...'' Linnaeus, 1758 (oil beetles) * '' Phodaga'' LeConte, 1858 * '' Pleuropasta'' Wellman, 1909 * '' Pyrota'' Dejean, 1834 * '' Spastonyx'' Selander, 1954 * '' Tegrodera'' 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 selec ... [...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] |
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 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 two described species in ''Cordylospasta''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Cordylospasta'': * '' Cordylospasta fulleri'' Horn, 1875 * '' Cordylospasta opaca'' (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 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 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] |
Epicauta
''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 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 pest (organism), pests around the world, even known to cause crop failures at times. As do other blister beetles, these pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupompha
''Eupompha'' 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 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'' Skinner, 1904 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linsleya
''Linsleya'' 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 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'' (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, 1853 * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megetra
''Megetra'' is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. 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 ''Megetra vittata'' 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. ...'' (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, and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single species or genus of bees. Though sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the ''Meloe'' larva consumes the bee larva along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus they do not truly qualify for this design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phodaga
''Phodaga'' 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 two described species in ''Phodaga''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Phodaga'': * '' Phodaga alticeps'' LeConte, 1858 * '' Phodaga marmorata'' (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 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 two described species in ''Pleuropasta''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Pleuropasta'': * '' Pleuropasta mirabilis'' (Horn, 1870) * '' Pleuropasta reticulata'' Van Dyke, 1947 References Further reading * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
