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Tribe Epicautini

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Epicautini » Epicauta » subgenus Epicauta (Epicauta subgenus Epicauta) » Maculata Group (Epicauta Maculata Group)

Behavior and taxonomy of the Epicauta maculata group (Coleoptera: Meloidae).

By Pinto, J.D.
The University of California Publications in Entomology 89: 1-111., 1980

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Pinto, J.D. 1980. Behavior and taxonomy of the Epicauta maculata group (Coleoptera: Meloidae). The University of California Publications in Entomology 89: 1-111.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 October, 2015 - 12:39am

The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae).

By Adams and Selander
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162(4): 137-266., 1979

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The Vittata Group of the genus Epicauta contains 31 species. Seven of these are confined to North America.

The [N. Amer.] species of the Vittata Group treated in detail in this study are Epicauta vittata, E. occidentalis, E. temexa, E. abadona, E. tamara, E. vitticollis, and E. unilineata.

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Adams, C.L. and R.B. Selander. 1979. The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin o

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 26 February, 2012 - 3:28pm

The taxonomy of North American Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae) with a revision of the nominate subgenus...

By Pinto J.D.
Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 110: 372 pp., 1991

Full title: The taxonomy of North American Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae) with a revision of the nominate subgenus and a survey of courtship behavior

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Contributed by v belov on 5 January, 2010 - 12:35pm

The blister beetle genus Linsleya (Coleoptera, Meloidae)

By Selander R.B.
American Museum novitates 1730: 1-30, 1955

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Contributed by v belov on 26 March, 2013 - 8:39am

Checklist of Epicauta Dejean from America (Meloidae, Meloinae, Epicautini).

By Campos-Soldini, M.P., et al.
ZooKeys 807: 47-125., 2018

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Campos-Soldini, M.P., et al. (2018) Checklist of Epicauta Dejean from America (Meloidae, Meloinae, Epicautini). ZooKeys 807: 47-125.

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This paper presents a comprehensive list of American Epicauta. Two hundred and sixty-four named species were recorded in this checklist based primarily on literature and museum records.
Seventy-two species were included in the subgenus Macrobasis and 192 species into the nominotypic subgenus.
Nomenclatural modifications are provided for E. langei Borchmann and E. nigripes Borchmann, both junior synonyms of E. pilme (Molina); E. albicincta Borchmann, junior synonym of E. suturalis (Haag-Rutenberg); E. lugubris Denier, junior synonym of E. tristis (Mäklin); and E. wagneri Pict, junior synonym of E. vicina (Haag-Rutenberg).

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 September, 2024 - 8:05pm

Additions to Epicauta, with new synonymy and a change of names

By Werner, F.G.
Psyche 56(3): 93-111, 1949

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Contributed by Boris Büche on 10 July, 2022 - 7:09am

Ecology, behavior, and adult anatomy of the Albida Group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae).

By Selander, R.B. and J.M. Mathieu.
Illinois biological monographs Vol. 41. University of Illinois Press, Urbana., 1969

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Selander, R.B. and J.M. Mathieu. 1969. Ecology, behavior, and adult anatomy of the Albida Group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Illinois biological monographs Vol. 41. University of Illinois Press, Urbana.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 16 May, 2017 - 9:43am

Further notes on North American Epicauta, with new synonymy (Coleop., Meloidae).

By Werner, F.G.
Psyche 60: 105-113., 1953

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Werner, F.G. 1953. Further notes on North American Epicauta, with new synonymy (Coleop., Meloidae). Psyche 60: 105-113.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 October, 2015 - 4:26pm

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