Meloe americanus
Meloe americanus, the buttercup oil beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Meloe americanus | |
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| In New York | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Meloe |
| Species: | M. americanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Meloe americanus Leach, 1815 | |
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Meloe americanus:
- Meloe americanus americanus
- Meloe americanus occidentalis Van
References
- "Meloe americanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Meloe americanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Meloe americanus species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
- Pinto, John D.; Selander, Richard B. (1970). "The Bionomics of Blister Beetles of the Genus Meloe and a Classification of the New World Species". Illinois Biological Monographs. 42. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.50239. hdl:2142/25170. ISBN 978-0252000812.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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