Cysteodemus | |
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Cysteodemus armatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Meloidae |
Subfamily: | Meloinae |
Tribe: | Eupomphini |
Genus: | Cysteodemus LeConte, 1851 |
Cysteodemus is a genus of desert spider beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Cysteodemus. [1] [2] [3]
These two species belong to the genus Cysteodemus:
Lytta is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 70 described species in North America, and over 100 species worldwide.
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.
Meloinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least 330 described species in Meloinae.
Tricrania is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Tricrania.
Gnathium is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 16 described species in Gnathium.
Tetraonyx is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about nine described species in Tetraonyx.
Spastonyx is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Spastonyx.
Eupompha is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 14 described species in Eupompha.
Eupomphini is a tribe of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 20 described species in Eupomphini.
Phodaga is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Phodaga.
Cysteodemus wislizeni, the black bladder-bodied meloid, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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.
Nemognathinae is a subfamily of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 120 described species in Nemognathinae.
Cysteodemus armatus, the inflated blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The wing covers, which are mostly glabrous, are inflated to the point of almost covering part of the thorax. They are black, densely spotted with white. The elytra are fused along the middle, meaning that the beetle cannot fly.