Meloidae

TaxID: 34672

Basic Information

Meloidae

Blister Beetle, Blister Beetles, blister beetles

Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 2,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Meloidae

unclassified

nan

nan

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR29001181 whole body - - 59847977 China:Qinghai
SRR32479383 thorax - - 22405780 China: Guangxi
ERR16043882 - - NOT COLLECTED 39144716 -

DNA Barcodes (3812 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
YDBB289-21 BOLD:AAF9408 COI-5P 653 Canada 2021-07-22 60.862, -135.714
YBBBC3642-22 BOLD:AAF9408 COI-5P 664 Canada 2022-07-21 61.985, -140.539
YBBBC3641-22 BOLD:AAF9408 COI-5P 656 Canada 2022-07-21 61.985, -140.539
WASPS773-16 BOLD:ADC6886 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-08-29 35.2663, -103.848
WASPS609-15 BOLD:ACA8887 COI-5P 625 Canada 2014-07-07 53.064, -111.524
WASPS608-15 BOLD:ADS0344 COI-5P 658 Canada 2014-07-05 50.161, -113.64
WASPS607-15 BOLD:ADS0344 COI-5P 658 Canada 2014-07-16 51.865, -112.63
WASPS562-15 BOLD:ACU3642 COI-5P 658 United States 2006-08-10 35.374, -80.117
WASPS561-15 BOLD:AAI5347 COI-5P 658 United States 2006-08-14 36.447, -81.029
WASPS558-15 BOLD:AAF9395 COI-5P 658 Canada 2013-08-15 50.414, -109.084
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