''Epicauta'' is a genus of

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s in the blister beetle family,

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. 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

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of Canada. Adult beetles feed on plants. The

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e are predators on the eggs of

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s. 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

* '' Epicauta abadona'' Skinner, 1904 * '' Epicauta abeona'' Pinto, 1980 * '' Epicauta adspersa'' (Klug, 1825) * '' Epicauta aemula'' (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 con ...

'' Werner, 1949 * '' Epicauta alastor'' Skinner, 1904 * '' Epicauta albida'' (Say, 1824) * '' Epicauta albolineata'' (Dugès, 1877) * ''

Epicauta albomarginata ''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 albovittata ''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 ...

'' Gestro, 1878 * ''

Epicauta alphonsii ''Epicauta alphonsii'' 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 worldwi ...

'' Horn, 1874 * ''

Epicauta alpina ''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, 1944 * ''

Epicauta ambusta ''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 ...

'' (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 worldwi ...

'' Werner, 1944 * ''

Epicauta annulicornis ''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 ...

'' Chevrolat, 1877 * ''

Epicauta anthracina ''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 ...

'' (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, 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 ...

'' Tan, 1958 * ''

Epicauta aptera ''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 ...

'' 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, 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 ...

'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * '' Epicauta ardosia'' Fairmaire, 1896 * '' Epicauta arizonica'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta aspera'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta assamensis'' (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 con ...

'' (Klug, 1825) * ''

Epicauta atkinsoni ''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 ...

'' Kraatz, 1880 * '' Epicauta atomaria'' (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, 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 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 con ...

'' Champion, 1892 * ''

Epicauta atrivittata ''Epicauta atrivittata'' 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 world ...

'' (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 con ...

'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta audouini'' (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 con ...

'' 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 con ...

'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''

Epicauta balli ''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, 1945 * '' Epicauta basimacula'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta batesii'' Horn, 1875 * ''

Epicauta beccarii ''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 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 con ...

'' (Dugès, 1889) * ''

Epicauta bella ''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 ...

'' Mäklin, 1875 * '' Epicauta bifovieceps'' Fairmaire, 1897 * ''

Epicauta bimaculatithorax ''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 ...

'' Pic, 1913 * '' Epicauta bisignata'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''

Epicauta bispinosa ''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, 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'' Denier, 1935 * ''

Epicauta borrei ''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 ...

'' Dugès, 1881 * '' Epicauta bosqi'' Denier, 1935 * ''

Epicauta brasilera ''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 ...

'' 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 con ...

'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta brevitibialis'' Kaszab, 1952 * '' Epicauta bruchi'' Borchmann, 1930 * '' Epicauta brunnea'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta brunneipennis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''

Epicauta callosa ''Epicauta callosa'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading * * External links

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'' LeConte, 1866 * ''

Epicauta candidata ''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 canescens'' (Klug, 1835) * '' Epicauta cardui'' (Dugès, 1869) * '' Epicauta carmelita'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta castadiva'' Pinto, 1991 * ''

Epicauta cavernosa ''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 ...

'' Courbon, 1855 * '' Epicauta caviceps'' Horn, 1873 * '' Epicauta cazieri'' Dillon, 1952 * '' Epicauta centenaria'' Breyer y Trant, 1910 * '' Epicauta centralis'' Burmeister, 1881 * '' Epicauta cervina'' Mäklin, 1875 * ''

Epicauta chalybea ''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 ...

'' (Erichson, 1843) * '' Epicauta cheni'' Tan, 1958 * '' Epicauta chinensis'' (Laporte, 1840) * ''

Epicauta cicatrix ''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, 1951 * '' Epicauta cinctipennis'' (Chevrolat, 1834) * ''

Epicauta cinerea ''Epicauta cinerea'', the clematis blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading

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'' 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'' (Berg, 1881) * ''

Epicauta cognata ''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 compressicollis'' Champion, 1892 * ''

Epicauta conferta ''Epicauta conferta'' 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 worldwid ...

'' (Say, 1824) * '' Epicauta coromandelensis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta corvina'' (LeConte, 1858) * '' Epicauta corybantica'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta costata'' (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 con ...

'' Borchmann, 1930 * '' Epicauta courboni'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1855) * ''

Epicauta crassitarsis ''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 ...

'' 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 con ...

'' Fairmaire, 1893 * ''

Epicauta croceicincta ''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 crucera'' Selander, 1981 * '' Epicauta cryptogramaca'' 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 worldwi ...

'' (Dugès, 1869) * '' Epicauta curticollis'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''

Epicauta curvicornis ''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 curvispina'' Kaszab, 1952 * '' Epicauta cyclops'' Fairmaire, 1891 * ''

Epicauta dalihodi ''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 ...

'' Dvorák, 1996 * ''

Epicauta delicata ''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 ...

'' Mathieu, 1983 * '' Epicauta desgodinsi'' Frivaldszky, 1892 * '' Epicauta diana'' Pinto, 1991 * ''

Epicauta discolor ''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 disparilis'' (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 con ...

'' (Champion, 1892) * ''

Epicauta diversicornis ''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 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 con ...

'' 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 con ...

'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta dohrni'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta dongolensis'' (Laporte de Castelnau in Brullé, 1840) * '' Epicauta dubia'' (Fabricius, 1781) * '' Epicauta dusaunlti'' (Dufour, 1821) * ''

Epicauta elegantula ''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 ...

'' Péringuey, 1909 * '' Epicauta emarginata'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta emmerichi'' 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'' 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 con ...

'' 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 con ...

'' 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 con ...

'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta excavata'' (Klug, 1825) * '' Epicauta excavatifrons'' 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 con ...

'' (Fall, 1909) * ''

Epicauta fabricii ''Epicauta fabricii'', the ashgray blister beetle, 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 7,5 ...

'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''

Epicauta fallax ''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 ...

'' Horn, 1885 * '' Epicauta fasciceps'' Walker, 1871 * '' Epicauta femoralis'' (Erichson, 1834) * '' Epicauta ferruginea'' Say, 1824 * '' Epicauta fissilabris'' (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 con ...

'' (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 con ...

'' (Erichson, 1848) * '' Epicauta flavocinerea'' (Blatchley, 1910) * '' Epicauta flavogrisea'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta flobcina'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta floridensis'' 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 con ...

'' Martínez, 1955 * '' Epicauta forticornis'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * ''

Epicauta fortis ''Epicauta fortis'' 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. ...

'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta franciscana'' Denier, 1935 * '' Epicauta fuliginosa'' (Olivier, 1795) * '' Epicauta fulviceps'' 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 con ...

'' (Klug, 1825) * '' Epicauta fumosa'' (Germar, 1824) * '' Epicauta fumosa'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * '' Epicauta funebris'' Horn, 1873 * '' Epicauta funesta'' (Chevrolat, 1834) * '' Epicauta gissleri'' (Horn, 1878) * '' Epicauta gorhami'' (Marseul, 1873) * '' Epicauta grammica'' (Fischer, 1827) * '' Epicauta grandiceps'' (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 con ...

'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * '' Epicauta haagi'' F. Bates, 1875 * '' Epicauta haematocephala'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta haroldi'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta heterodera'' 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, 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 ...

'' Kaszab, 1960 * '' Epicauta hirsutipubescens'' (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'' (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 con ...

'' 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'' Werner, 1973 * '' Epicauta humeralis'' (Dugès, 1889) * '' Epicauta hydrocephala'' Fairmaire, 1893 * '' Epicauta hypoleuca'' (Klug, 1825) * '' Epicauta immaculata'' (Say, 1824) * ''

Epicauta impressicornis ''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 ...

'' (Pic, 1913) * '' Epicauta impressifrons'' Van Dyke, 1928 * '' Epicauta incompleta'' Fairmaire, 1896 * ''

Epicauta inconstans ''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 ...

'' 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 con ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Pinto, 1980 * '' Epicauta jimenezi'' Dugès, 1889 * ''

Epicauta jucunda ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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, 1973 * '' Epicauta languida'' (Horn, 1895) * ''

Epicauta laticornis ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' Casey, 1891 * ''

Epicauta liebecki ''Epicauta liebecki'' 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 worldwid ...

'' Werner, 1944 * ''

Epicauta linearis ''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 ...

'' (LeConte, 1858) * '' Epicauta longicollis'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Epicauta luctifera'' (Fairmaire, 1873) * ''

Epicauta luteolineata ''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 ...

'' Pic, 1933 * ''

Epicauta maculata ''Epicauta maculata'', the spotted blister beetle, 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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'' (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 ''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 megalocephala'' (Gebler, 1817) * '' Epicauta melanocephala'' (Fabricius, 1801) * ''

Epicauta melanota ''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 ...

'' (Mäklin, 1875) * '' Epicauta merkeliana'' Horn, 1891 * '' Epicauta mesembryanthemi'' Péringuey, 1888 * '' Epicauta mima'' Péringuey, 1909 * '' Epicauta mimetica'' (Horn, 1875) * '' Epicauta minutepunctata'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''

Epicauta missionum ''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 ...

'' (Berg, 1881) * ''

Epicauta modesta ''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 moesta ''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 ...

'' Péringuey, 1886 * '' Epicauta mojiangensis'' Tan Juanjie, 1993 * '' Epicauta monachica'' (Berg, 1883) * '' Epicauta montana'' Anand, 1977 * ''

Epicauta montara ''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 ...

'' Ballmer, 1979 * ''

Epicauta murina ''Epicauta murina'', the dark blister beetle, 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 sp ...

'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Epicauta nattereri'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta neglecta'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''

Epicauta nepalensis ''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 ...

'' (Hope in Gray, 1831) * ''

Epicauta nigra ''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 ...

'' Dugés, 1870 * '' Epicauta nigrans'' (Mäklin, 1875) * ''

Epicauta nigritarsis ''Epicauta nigritarsis'' 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 world ...

'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Epicauta nigromarginata'' (Mäklin, 1875) * '' Epicauta nigropunctata'' (Blanchard, 1843) * '' Epicauta niveolineata'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * ''

Epicauta normalis ''Epicauta normalis'' 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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'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta notaticollis'' Péringuey, 1888 * '' Epicauta nyassensis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta obesa'' (Chevrolat, 1835) * '' Epicauta oblita'' (LeConte, 1851) * ''

Epicauta obscureovittata ''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 ...

'' Wellman, 1910 * '' Epicauta obscuricornis'' Chevrolet, 1877 * ''

Epicauta obscurocephala ''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 ...

'' Reitter, 1905 * ''

Epicauta occidentalis ''Epicauta occidentalis'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * * External links

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'' Werner, 1944 * ''

Epicauta ocellata ''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 ...

'' Dugés, 1869 * '' Epicauta ochrea'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Epicauta oculata'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Epicauta optata'' Péringuey, 1892 * ''

Epicauta oregona ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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, 1944 * '' Epicauta picitarsis'' Fairmaire, 1885 * ''

Epicauta picta ''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 ...

'' (Laporte, 1840) * '' Epicauta pilma'' (Molina, 1782) * ''

Epicauta pilsbryi ''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, 1906 * '' Epicauta platycera'' Fairmaire, 1876 * ''

Epicauta pleuralis ''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 * '' Epicauta pluvialis'' Borchmann, 1930 * ''

Epicauta polingi ''Epicauta polingi'' 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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'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta politicollis'' Fairmaire, 1893 * ''

Epicauta probsti ''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 ...

'' Dvorák, 1996 * '' Epicauta prolifica'' Wellman, 1909 * ''

Epicauta promerotricha ''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 ...

'' Dvorák, 1996 * '' Epicauta proscripta'' Pinto, 1980 * '' Epicauta prosopidis'' Werner, 1973 * '' Epicauta pruinosa'' LeConte, 1866 * '' Epicauta punctata'' (Pallas, 1781) * '' Epicauta puncticollis'' Mannerheim, 1843 * ''

Epicauta punctipennis ''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, 1944 * '' Epicauta punctum'' Dugés, 1869 * ''

Epicauta punjabensis ''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 ...

'' Saha, 1979 * '' Epicauta purpurea'' (Horn, 1885) * '' Epicauta purpureiceps'' (Berg, 1889) * ''

Epicauta quadraticollis ''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 ...

'' Fairmaire, 1891 * '' Epicauta rehni'' Maydell, 1934 * '' Epicauta reini'' (Kiesenwetter, 1879) * ''

Epicauta rileyi ''Epicauta rileyi'' 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. ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Wellman, 1910 * '' Epicauta semitestacea'' Fairmaire, 1896 * '' Epicauta semivittata'' Fairmaire, 1875 * ''

Epicauta senilis ''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, 1949 * '' Epicauta seriata'' Ren & Yang, 2007 * ''

Epicauta sericans ''Epicauta sericans'' 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 worldwid ...

'' LeConte, 1866 * '' Epicauta sharpi'' Marseul, 1875 * '' Epicauta sibirica'' (Pallas, 1773) * '' Epicauta singularis'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta sparsicapilla'' Yang & Ren, 2007 * ''

Epicauta spilotella ''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 ...

'' Péringuey, 1904 * '' Epicauta spinicornis'' Pic, 1911 * '' Epicauta spurcaticollis'' Fairmaire, 1883 * ''

Epicauta stigmata ''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 ...

'' Dugès, 1869 * ''

Epicauta straba ''Epicauta straba'' 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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'' Horn, 1891 * '' Epicauta strangulata'' (Gerstaecker, 1854) * '' Epicauta strigata'' (Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817) * ''

Epicauta strigida ''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 ...

'' Marseul, 1879 * '' Epicauta strigosa'' (Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1817) * '' Epicauta stuarti'' LeConte, 1868 * '' Epicauta subatra'' Dugés, 1889 * ''

Epicauta subglabra ''Epicauta subglabra'', the caragana blister beetle, 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 ...

'' (Fall, 1922) * '' Epicauta sublineata'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Epicauta subrubra'' Dugés, 1886 * '' Epicauta subvittata'' (Erichson, 1848) * '' Epicauta sulcicollis'' Mäklin, 1875 * '' Epicauta suturalis'' (Germar, 1821) * ''

Epicauta talpa ''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 tamara ''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 tarasca'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta temexa'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * '' Epicauta tenebrosa'' Werner, 1949 * '' Epicauta tenella'' (LeConte, 1858) * ''

Epicauta tenuicollis ''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 ...

'' (Pallas, 1782) * '' Epicauta tenuicornis'' (Champion, 1892) * '' Epicauta tenuilineata'' (Horn, 1894) * '' Epicauta tenuis'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Epicauta teresa'' Mathieu, 1983 * ''

Epicauta terminata ''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 ...

'' Dugés, 1869 * ''

Epicauta testaceipes ''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 in Révoil, 1882 * ''

Epicauta tetragramma ''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 texana ''Epicauta texana'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading

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'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta textilis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta thailandica'' Dvorák, 1996 * '' Epicauta thoracica'' (Erichson, 1843) * ''

Epicauta tibialis ''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 ...

'' (Waterhouse, 1871) * ''

Epicauta tomentosa ''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 torsa'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''

Epicauta trichrus ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (LeConte, 1853) * ''

Epicauta velata ''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 ...

'' (Gerstaecker, 1854) * '' Epicauta ventralis'' Werner, 1945 * ''

Epicauta vicina ''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 vidua'' (Klug, 1825) * ''

Epicauta villipes ''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 virgulata'' (LeConte, 1866) * '' Epicauta viridipennis'' Burmeister, 1865 * '' Epicauta vittata'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''

Epicauta vitticollis ''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 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 ''Epicauta wheeleri'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is referred to colloquially by the common name “ethereal beef weevil” in areas of southern Utah and Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Wester ...

'' Horn, 1873 * '' Epicauta willei'' Denier, 1940 * '' Epicauta wittmeri'' Kaszab, 1978 * '' Epicauta xanthocephala'' (Klug, 1825) * ''

Epicauta xanthomeros ''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 ...

'' (Fischer, 1827) * '' Epicauta xantusi'' Kaszab, 1952 * '' Epicauta yungana'' Denier, 1935 * ''

Epicauta zebra ''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 ...

'' (Dohrn, 1876) * ''

Epicauta zischakai ''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 ...

'' Martínez, 1955