| Epicauta waterhousei | |
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| Specimen from Jiji Town, Nantou County | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Subfamily: | Meloinae |
| Tribe: | Epicautini |
| Genus: | Epicauta |
| Species: | E. waterhousei |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicauta waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | |
Epicauta waterhousei is an Asian species of oil beetle (Coleoptera: Meloidae) recorded from Thailand (Central and Northeast provinces), Cambodia, [1] and Taiwan. [2]
The adults of E. waterhousei, which emerge between April and July, [1] are recognisable by their dull black elytra with a greyish longitudinal stripe, extending from humeral angle towards apex of elytron, and orange-red head does not have black dorsal markings. Similar species include E. erythrocephala , the type and E. gorhami from Honshu, Japan.
This species has been recorded eating: groundnuts, soybeans, eggplants, tomatoes, and slender amaranth ( Amaranthus viridis ). [2]
Epicauta is a genus of beetles in the blister beetle family, Meloidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1834 by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. Epicauta is distributed nearly worldwide, with species native to all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Surveys have found the genus to be particularly diverse in northern Arizona in the United States. Few species occur in the Arctic, with none farther north than the southern Northwest Territory of Canada.
Epicauta pruinosa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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Epicauta maculata, the spotted blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta longicollis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta apache is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta puncticollis, the punctate blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta sericans is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta cinctipennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta occidentalis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Epicauta callosa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta temexa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta maculifera is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Epicauta strigosa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Epicauta ferruginea is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Epicauta immaculata, the immaculate meloid, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta fortis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta conferta is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Epicauta gissleri is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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