Lytta magister

A Master Blister Beetle observed in southern Utah

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Meloidae
Subfamilia: Meloinae
Tribus: Lyttini
Genus: Lytta
Species: Lytta magister

Name

Lytta magister Horn, 1870

References

  • Horn, G.H. 1870. Contributions to the coleopterology of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 3: 69–97.
  • Randel, C.J. 2013. New Host Records for Adult Lytta magister Horn (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from California, USA. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67(4): 606–607. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-67.4.606 Paywall. JSTOR Hybrid open access journal. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Master Blister Beetle
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