| Megetra | |
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| Megetra spp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Subfamily: | Meloinae |
| Tribe: | Eupomphini |
| Genus: | Megetra LeConte, 1859 |
Megetra is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least three described species in Megetra. [1] [2] [3]
These three species belong to the genus Megetra:
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.
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.
Pyrota punctata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pyrota sinuata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Megetra vittata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. Like other blister beetles, megetra vittata excrete cantharidin, a toxic chemical, to defend itself from predators. Animals such as horses can fall ill and die from this toxin, as a result of eating many of these beetles, as they have been reported to get mixed in with their hay and other feed.
Lytta sublaevis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta nigripilis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta aenea is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta aeneipennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Megetra cancellata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pyrota akhurstiana is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Lytta nitidicollis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta fulvipennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota discoidea is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Linsleya is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about five described species in Linsleya.
Megetra punctata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta polita, the bronze blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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