Lytta vulnerata
Species of beetle
| Lytta vulnerata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Lytta |
| Species: | L. vulnerata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lytta vulnerata (LeConte, 1851) | |
Lytta vulnerata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] The are called "blister beetles" because of a compound called cantharidin that causes blisters when coming in contact with skin.[4]
References
Further reading
- Selander, R. B. (1960). "Bionomics, Systematics, and Phylogeny of Lytta, a Genus of Blister Beetles (Coleoptera, Meloidae)". Illinois Biological Monographs. 28. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.50342. hdl:2142/27166.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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