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.
Cerocoma is a Palearctic genus of blister beetle, whose biology is poorly known. As in other members of the family, these insects are hypermetamorphic. Larval hosts of few species were described. Imagines show distinct sexual dimorphism in the feeding apparatus and the antennae. All species in this genus have aposematic colouration.
Stenoria is a genus of blister beetles from the family Meloidae. Their larvae develop as parasitoids and brood parasites of the larvae of solitary bees of the families Megachilidae, Colletidae and Andrenidae. The genus contains more than 50 species They are found in the Palearctic from the Canary Islands east to Afghanistan, Tibet and north western China, and also in southern and eastern Africa.
Lytta mutilata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta navajo is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta reticulata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta melaena is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota plagiata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Gnathium is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 16 described species in Gnathium.
Pyrota tenuicostatis, the red-margined blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pyrota postica is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Eupompha is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 14 described species in Eupompha.
Cysteodemus is a genus of desert spider beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Cysteodemus.
Tegrodera is a genus of beetles known as iron cross blister beetles and soldier blister beetles. They are in the family Meloidae. There are three described species in Tegrodera.
Megetra is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least three described species in Megetra.
Cordylospasta is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Cordylospasta.
Linsleya is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about five described species in Linsleya.
Pleuropasta is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Pleuropasta.
Cissites is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least four described species in Cissites.
Apalus bimaculatus, the early blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle from the family Meloidae. It is the type species of the genus Apalus.
