Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are...
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Orange blister beetle is a common name for several insects and may refer to: Mylabris pustulata, native to South Asia Zonitis vittigera, native to North...
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Blister beetle dermatitis is a cutaneous condition that occurs after contact with any of several types of beetles, including those from the Meloidae and...
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Cantharidin (category Blister agents)
substance of the terpenoid class, which is secreted by many species of blister beetles. Its main current use in pharmacology is treating molluscum contagiosum...
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rove beetles have very short elytra while blister beetles have softer elytra. The general anatomy of a beetle is quite uniform and typical of insects,...
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Lytta magister (redirect from Desert blister beetle)
Lytta magister, the desert blister beetle or master blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle found in southwestern North America. Typically 16 to...
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Epicauta funebris (redirect from Margined blister beetle)
funebris, known generally as the margined blister beetle or ebony blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North...
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Epicauta pensylvanica (redirect from Black blister beetle)
pensylvanica, known generally as the black blister beetle or black aster bug, is a species of burning blister beetle in the family Meloidae. The species name...
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Epicauta vittata (redirect from Striped Blister Beetle)
Epicauta vittata is a species of beetle in the family Meloidae, the blister beetles. It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and...
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Coccinellidae (redirect from Ladybird beetle)
Coccinellidae (/ˌkɒksɪˈnɛlɪdiː/) is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United...
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