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Bionomics, systematics and phylogeny of Lytta, a genus of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae).
By Selander, R.B.
Illinois Biological Monographs, No. 28, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1960
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Size, mating success and courtship pattern in the Meloidae (Coleoptera)
By Pinto J., Mayor A.
Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 79: 597–604, 1986

The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Wisconsin
By Marschalek D.A., Young D.K.
Zootaxa 4030: 1‒89, 2015

Distributional and biological notes on recently collected North American Meloidae (Coleoptera).
By Huether, J.P. and M.K. Huether.
Pan-Pacific Entomologist 91(2): 157-167., 2015
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Huether, J.P. and M.K. Huether. 2015. Distributional and biological notes on recently collected North American Meloidae (Coleoptera). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 91(2): 157-167.

Abstract
This paper provides distributional and biological notes for 43 species and subspecies of North American Meloidae in the genera Epicauta Dejean, 1834, Eupompha LeConte, 1858, Gnathium Kirby, 1818, Linsleya MacSwain, 1951, Lytta Fabricius, 1775, Meloe Linnaeus, 1758, Nemognatha Illiger, 1807, Pleuropasta Wellman, 1909, Pseudozonitis Dillon, 1952, Pyrota Dejean, 1834, Rhyphonemognatha Enns, 1956, Spastonyx Selander, 1954, and Zonitis Fabricius, 1775.

The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Texas
By Dillon, Lawrence S.
American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 48, No. 2:330-420, 1952
Dillon, Lawrence S. 1952. The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Texas. American Midland Naturalist. Vol. 48, No. 2 (Sep., 1952), pp. 330-420

New species and new synonymy in Pyrota Dejean (Coleoptera: Meloidae).
By Selander, R.B.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 17(2): 33-41., 1963
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Selander, R.B. 1963. New Species and New Synonymy in Pyrota Dejean (Coleoptera: Meloidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 17(2): 33-41.

Descriptions and records of North American Meloidae. I. (Coleoptera).
By Selander, E.B.
Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington 59: 135-141., 1957
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Selander, E.B. 1957. Descriptions and records of North American Meloidae. I. (Coleoptera). Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington 59(3): 135-141.

The Meloidae of Maryland
By Staines C.L.
Maryland Entomologist 2(3): 41-52, 1983