Champion-1891

Guides

• Meloe dugesi

  Meloe dugesi is a species of blister beetle (family Meloidae) described by Champion in 1891. It belongs to the genus Meloe, commonly known as oil beetles, which are characterized by their defensive production of cantharidins. The species occurs in Central America and North America. Like other members of its genus, it likely exhibits the typical Meloe life cycle involving triungulin larvae that parasitize solitary bees.

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• Zonitis dunniana

  Zonitis dunniana is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae, first described by Champion in 1891. It is found in North America, with confirmed records from the southwestern United States including Arizona and New Mexico. The species has been collected on flowers of Isocoma tenuisecta (burroweed) and Hymenothrix wislizeni, suggesting an association with blooming composites in arid habitats. It is one of approximately 15 species in the genus Zonitis occurring in the New World.

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