Cysteodemus armatus

Cysteodemus armatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Meloidae
Genus:	Cysteodemus
Species:	C. armatus
Binomial name
Cysteodemus armatus LeConte, 1851

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]} 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Inflated beetle, Cysteodemus armatus

Inflated beetle, Cysteodemus armatus

References

1. "Cysteodemus armatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Cysteodemus armatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Cysteodemus armatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• Pinto, John D. (1984). "A taxonomic review of Cysteodemus LeConte, Phodaga LeConte and Pleuropasta Wellman (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Eupomphina) with a new generic synonymy". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86 (1): 127–143. ISSN   0013-8797.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26090-0.

External links

• Media related to Cysteodemus armatus at Wikimedia Commons