The larval instars of the genus Meloe L. are known to develop on provisions and immature
stages of various species of ground-nesting bees. The first instar of Meloe, commonly known …

Meloe Linnaeus, 1758 is a genus of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) with a
widespread range in North America, Eurasia, and eastern and southern Africa. Thirteen of …

Behavior patterns associated with egg-laying are proposed as a potentially valuable source
of taxonomic characters for blister beetles that excavate oviposition chambers in the soil …

An annotated list is given of 26 species of Meloinae and Nematognathinae found in Florida,
showing their distribution and the plants on which they are found. Notes are also given on …

An aggregation of adults of the ashgray blister beetle, Epicauta fabricii (LeConte), was
censused repeatedly for activity on the legume Baptisia australis (L.) in the tallgrass prairie …

The family Meloidae, the blister beetles, contains about 2500 species, divided among 120
genera and four subfamilies (Bologna and Pinto 2001). Florida has 26 species, only a small …

Triungulin (T) larvae of the North American meloid Epicauta atrata (Fabricius) could not be
induced to develop on the eggs of the acridid grasshoppers Melanoplus differentialis …

Sexual behavior in the two species of Cysteodemus LeConte consists of:(1) a simple form of
courtship that lacks an elaborate tactual display,(2) a prolonged mating period during which …

The North American species of spotted Epicauta (Epicauta) are found to be a
heterogeneous group of blister beetles. Adults of E. bispinosa Werner, E. punctipennis …

Male courtship behavior in L. convexa is described in detail. Three phases are recognized: a
preliminary phase leading to mounting of the female by the male, a generally extended …