Species Cissites auriculata

Classification · Range · Print References · Internet References

Orange Beetles with Black Spots - Cissites auriculata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea (Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles)

Family Meloidae (Blister Beetles)

Subfamily Nemognathinae

Genus Cissites

Species auriculata (Cissites auriculata)

Range

West and South Texas, Mexico south to Costa Rica. Bahamas & Puerto Rico.

Print References

Bianchi, F.A. 1962. Notes on the biology of Cissites auriculata (Champion) (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 18(1): 111-119.

Internet References

Factsheet - Texas Entomology

Type Specimen - Harvard MCZ

Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 20 February, 2009 - 10:39am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 28 February, 2009 - 11:30pm

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