Biology:Megetra vittata
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Megetra vittata | |
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| In Lozoya, Madrid | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Megetra |
| Species: | M. vittata
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| Binomial name | |
| Megetra vittata (LeConte, 1853)
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Megetra vittata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Like other blister beetles, megetra vittata excrete cantharidin, a toxic chemical, to defend itself from predators.[4] Animals such as horses can fall ill and die from this toxin, as a result of eating many of these beetles, as they have been reported to get mixed in with their hay and other feed.
References
- ↑ "Megetra vittata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=731392. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Megetra vittata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1046231. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Megetra vittata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/223701. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Blister Beetles | Entomology". https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef102.
Further reading
- Selander, Richard B. (1965). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Megetra (Coleoptera: Meloidae) with Ecological and Behavioral Notes". The Canadian Entomologist 97 (6): 561–580. doi:10.4039/Ent97561-6.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
Wikidata ☰ Q14927552 entry
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