''Epicauta'' is a genus of

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s in the blister beetle family, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. ''Epicauta'' is distributed nearly worldwide, with species native to all continents except Australia and Antarctica.Kerr, J. T. and L. Packer. (1999)
The environmental basis of North American species richness patterns among ''Epicauta'' (Coleoptera: Meloidae).
''Biodiversity & Conservation'' 8(5), 617-28. Surveys have found the genus to be particularly diverse in northern

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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, a toxic terpenoid 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 ''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'' (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'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 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 ''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 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, 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'' Kaszab, 1952 * '' Epicauta apure'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * '' Epicauta aragua'' Adams & Selander, 1979 * '' Epicauta ardosia'' Fairmaire, 1896 * '' Epicauta arizonica'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta aspera'' Werner, 1944 * '' Epicauta assamensis'' (Waterhouse, 1871) * '' Epicauta assimilis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta aterrima'' (Klug, 1825) * '' Epicauta atkinsoni'' Kraatz, 1880 * '' Epicauta atomaria'' (Germar, 1821) * '' Epicauta atrata'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Epicauta atricolor'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta atripilis'' 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'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta audouini'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta auricomans'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta badeni'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta balli'' Werner, 1945 * '' Epicauta basimacula'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta batesii'' Horn, 1875 * '' Epicauta beccarii'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta beckeri'' (Dugès, 1889) * '' Epicauta bella'' Mäklin, 1875 * '' Epicauta bifovieceps'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Epicauta bimaculatithorax'' Pic, 1913 * '' Epicauta bisignata'' Mäklin, 1875 * '' Epicauta bispinosa'' 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'' Dugès, 1881 * '' Epicauta bosqi'' Denier, 1935 * '' Epicauta brasilera'' 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'' LeConte, 1866 * '' Epicauta candidata'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta canescens'' (Klug, 1835) * '' Epicauta cardui'' (Dugès, 1869) * '' Epicauta carmelita'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta castadiva'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta cavernosa'' 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'' (Erichson, 1843) * '' Epicauta cheni'' Tan, 1958 * '' Epicauta chinensis'' (Laporte, 1840) * '' Epicauta cicatrix'' Werner, 1951 * '' Epicauta cinctipennis'' (Chevrolat, 1834) * '' Epicauta cinerea'' Forster, 1771 * '' Epicauta cinereiventris'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta clericalis'' (Berg, 1881) * '' Epicauta cognata'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta compressicollis'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta conferta'' (Say, 1824) * '' Epicauta coromandelensis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta corvina'' (LeConte, 1858) * '' Epicauta corybantica'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta costata'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Epicauta costipennis'' Borchmann, 1930 * '' Epicauta courboni'' (Guérin-Ménéville, 1855) * '' Epicauta crassitarsis'' Maydell, 1935 * '' Epicauta cribricollis'' Fairmaire, 1893 * '' Epicauta croceicincta'' Dugès, 1881 * '' Epicauta crucera'' Selander, 1981 * '' Epicauta cryptogramaca'' Yang & Ren, 2006 * '' Epicauta cupraeola'' (Dugès, 1869) * '' Epicauta curticollis'' Borchmann, 1930 * '' Epicauta curvicornis'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta curvispina'' Kaszab, 1952 * '' Epicauta cyclops'' Fairmaire, 1891 * '' Epicauta dalihodi'' Dvorák, 1996 * '' Epicauta delicata'' Mathieu, 1983 * '' Epicauta desgodinsi'' Frivaldszky, 1892 * '' Epicauta diana'' Pinto, 1991 * '' Epicauta discolor'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta disparilis'' (Champion, 1892) * '' Epicauta distorta'' (Champion, 1892) * '' Epicauta diversicornis'' Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 * '' Epicauta diversipubescens'' 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'' (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) * '' Epicauta dongolensis'' (Laporte de Castelnau in Brullé, 1840) * '' Epicauta dubia'' (Fabricius, 1781) * '' Epicauta dusaunlti'' (Dufour, 1821) * '' Epicauta elegantula'' Péringuey, 1909 * '' Epicauta emarginata'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta emmerichi'' Pic, 1934 * '' Epicauta ennsi'' Werner, 1957 * '' Epicauta enona'' Péringuey, 1899 * '' Epicauta ensiformis'' 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'' Pallas, 1776 - type species * '' Epicauta evanescens'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta excavata'' (Klug, 1825) * '' Epicauta excavatifrons'' Maydell, 1934 * '' Epicauta excors'' (Fall, 1909) * '' Epicauta fabricii'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Epicauta fallax'' Horn, 1885 * '' Epicauta fasciceps'' Walker, 1871 * '' Epicauta femoralis'' (Erichson, 1834) * '' Epicauta ferruginea'' Say, 1824 * '' Epicauta fissilabris'' (LeConte in Agassiz, 1850) * '' Epicauta flabellicornis'' (Germar, 1817) * '' Epicauta flagellaria'' (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'' 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'' 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'' 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 c ...

'' Dvorák, 1996 * '' Epicauta horni'' Champion, 1892 * '' Epicauta hubbelli'' Werner, 1973 * '' Epicauta humeralis'' (Dugès, 1889) * '' Epicauta hydrocephala'' Fairmaire, 1893 * '' Epicauta hypoleuca'' (Klug, 1825) * '' Epicauta immaculata'' (Say, 1824) * '' Epicauta impressicornis'' (Pic, 1913) * '' Epicauta impressifrons'' Van Dyke, 1928 * '' Epicauta incompleta'' Fairmaire, 1896 * '' Epicauta inconstans'' Fischer de Waldheim, 1827 * '' Epicauta indiana'' Kaszab, 1956 * '' Epicauta ingrata'' 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 ''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 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 ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' Dugés, 1870 * ''

Epicauta nigrans ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (Chevrolat, 1835) * '' Epicauta oblita'' (LeConte, 1851) * '' Epicauta obscureovittata'' Wellman, 1910 * '' Epicauta obscuricornis'' Chevrolet, 1877 * '' Epicauta obscurocephala'' Reitter, 1905 * '' Epicauta occidentalis'' 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'' (Laporte, 1840) * '' Epicauta pilma'' (Molina, 1782) * '' Epicauta pilsbryi'' 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'' 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 ''Epicauta rileyi'' 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 ...

'' 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'' 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 ''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'' 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 ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' 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

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