page_title: Blister beetle
section_title: Subfamily Meloinae
hierarchical_section_title: Blister beetle / Systematics / Subfamily Meloinae
caption_attribution_description: jpeg image, black blister beetle, Epicauta pannsylvanica shown on Goldenrod, Solidago sp.
context_page_description: Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.
context_section_description: Tribe Cerocomini
  Anisarthrocera
  Cerocoma
  Diaphorocera
  Rhampholyssa
  Rhampholyssodes
  Tribe Epicautini
  Denierella
  Epicauta
  Linsleya
  Psalydolytta
  Tribe Eupomphini
  Cordylospasta
  Cysteodemus
  Eupompha
  Megetra
  Phodaga
  Pleropasta
  Tegrodera
  Tribe Lyttini
  Acrolytta
  Afrolytta
  Alosimus
  Berberomeloe
  Cabalia
  Dictyolytta
  Eolydus
  Epispasta
  Lagorina
  Lydomorphus
  Lydulus
  Lydus
  Lytta
  Lyttolydulus
  Lyttonyx
  Megalytta
  Muzimes
  Oenas
  Parameloe
  Paroenas
  Physomeloe
  Prionotolytta
  Prolytta
  Pseudosybaris
  Sybaris
  Teratolytta
  Tetraolytta
  Trichomeloe
  Tribe Meloini
  Cyaneolytta
  Lyttomeloe
  Meloe
  Spastomeloe
  Spastonyx
  Tribe Mylabrini
  Actenodia
  Ceroctis
  Croscherichia
  Hycleus
  Lydoceras
  Mimesthes
  Mylabris
  Paractenodia
  Pseudabris
  Semenovilia
  Xanthabris
  Tribe Pyrotini
  Bokermannia
  Brasiliota
  Denierota
  Glaphyrolytta
  Lyttamorpha
  Picnoseus
  Pseudopyrota
  Pyrota
  Wagneronota
  Genera incertae sedis
  Australytta
  Calydus
  Gynapteryx
  Oreomeloe
  Pseudomeloe
caption: Black blister beetle, Epicauta pennsylvanica (Meloinae: Epicautini)
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