meloid
English
Noun
meloid (plural meloids)
- (zoology) Any beetle of the taxonomic family Meloidae; a blister beetle.
- 1981, Murry Blum, Chemical Defenses of Arthropods, page 20,
- Cantharidin is sometimes referred to as Spanish fly because of its derivation from adults of the large meloid Lytta vesicatoria that is commonly found in Spain; it is a potent vesicant with a putative function as an aphrodisiac.
- 2002, Frank N. Young, Jr., Gene Kritsky, A Survey of Entomology, page 200,
- Meloids are herbivorous as adults, and their larvae are parasites of bees or eat grasshopper eggs.
- 2005, Thomas Eisner, Maria Eisner, Melody V. S. Siegler, Secrets Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and Others Many-Legged Creatures, page 221,
- Cantharidin is also a potent blistering agent. […] Individual meloids may contain as much as 17 milligrams of cantharidin, or 10% of live weight.
- 2009, "Coleoptera", entry in Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé (editors), Encyclopedia of Insects, page 198,
- Although meloids are known to produce cantharidin, transfer of this compound during meloid mating has not been documented.
- 1981, Murry Blum, Chemical Defenses of Arthropods, page 20,
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