Meloinae

Guides

• Epicautini

  Epicautini is a tribe of blister beetles (family Meloidae) established by Parker & Böving in 1924. The tribe includes the large genus Epicauta (approximately 400 species), which is distributed nearly worldwide except Australia and Antarctica, with greatest diversity in temperate and semi-arid regions of the Americas. Members are known agricultural pests, with some species causing significant crop damage. The genus Epicauta is particularly diverse in northern Arizona, USA.

  blister-beetleagricultural-pestMeloidaeMeloinaeEpicautaworldwide-distributiontemperatesemi-arid

• Pleuropasta

  Pleuropasta is a genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) established by Wellman in 1909. The genus contains at least two described species: P. mirabilis (Horn, 1870) and P. reticulata (Van Dyke, 1947). These beetles belong to the tribe Eupomphini within the subfamily Meloinae. Members of this genus are found in arid and semi-arid regions of western North America, particularly in association with desert and scrubland habitats.

  blister-beetledesert-beetleEupomphiniMeloinaewestern-North-Americaarthropodinsectcoleopterameloidae

• Spastonyx

  Spastonyx is a genus of blister beetles (family Meloidae) established by Selander in 1954. The genus contains at least two described species: Spastonyx macswaini (Selander, 1954) and Spastonyx nemognathoides (Horn, 1870). Species in this genus have been documented in North America, with S. nemognathoides recorded from both the United States and Mexico. The genus is placed in the subfamily Meloinae.

  blister-beetlesMeloidaeMeloinaeNorth-AmericaSelander-1954