Nemognatha punctulata | |
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Nemognatha punctulata, Florida | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Meloidae |
Tribe: | Nemognathini |
Genus: | Nemognatha |
Species: | N. punctulata |
Binomial name | |
Nemognatha punctulata LeConte, 1853 | |
Nemognatha punctulata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Nemognatha lurida is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nemognatha piazata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
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.
Nemognatha lutea is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota fasciata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nemognatha macswaini is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota postica is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nemognatha scutellaris is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Nemognatha selanderi is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Nemognatha sparsa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota engelmanni is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrota bilineata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Nemognatha cantharidis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Gnathium minimum is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nemognatha nemorensis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Nemognatha nigripennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nemognatha nitidula is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Nemognathinae is a subfamily of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 120 described species in Nemognathinae.
Nemognatha bifoveata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.