Cysteodemus armatus
Species of beetle
Cysteodemus armatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Meloidae |
Genus: | Cysteodemus |
Species: | C. armatus |
Binomial name | |
Cysteodemus armatus LeConte, 1851 |
Cysteodemus armatus, the inflated blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] The wing covers, which are mostly glabrous, are inflated to the point of almost covering part of the thorax. They are black, densely spotted with white. The elytra are fused along the middle, meaning that the beetle cannot fly.[citation needed]
References
Further reading
- Pinto, John D. (1984). "A taxonomic review of Cysteodemus LeConte, Phodaga LeConte and Pleuropasta Wellman (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Eupomphina) with a new generic synonymy". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86 (1): 127–143. ISSN 0013-8797.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
- Media related to Cysteodemus armatus at Wikimedia Commons
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