| Lydomorphus | |
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| Lydomorphus dusaulti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Tribe: | Lyttini |
| Genus: | Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882 |
Lydomorphus is a genus of beetle in family Meloidae, containing the following selected species:
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.
Lydomorphus dusaulti is a species of beetle in family Meloidae.
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