| Megetra cancellata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Tribe: | Eupomphini |
| Genus: | Megetra |
| Species: | M. cancellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Megetra cancellata (Brandt & Erichson, 1832) | |
Megetra cancellata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
These two subspecies belong to the species Megetra cancellata:
Meloinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least 330 described species in Meloinae.
Eupomphini is a tribe of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 20 described species in Eupomphini.
Nemognatha nitidula is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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.
Megetra is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least three described species in Megetra.
Lytta sublaevis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Eupompha elegans is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lytta nigripilis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Eupompha edmundsi is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota concinna is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Gnathium californicum is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota akhurstiana is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Cordylospasta fulleri is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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.
Megetra punctata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cissites is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least four described species in Cissites.
Eupompha imperialis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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