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<emphasis id="8EB13852B301DE62578B0ABB5848FB7F" bold="true" box="[151,341,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="22">Epicauta vittata</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8EB13852B301DE62578B0B70580CFAB9" bold="true" box="[151,273,1293,1318]" pageId="1" pageNumber="22">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Vitta expressed on underlying cuticle with a basic pattern from one to four vittae (Figs. 18
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27). Fore tibia with a marked depression on inner apical third (as show by arrow in
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). Male gonoforceps incompletely sclerotized, apical portion membranous and largely unpigmented except for a Y-shaped sclerotization consisting of a narrow median strip which diverges apically and runs along the ventromedial surface of each parameral lobe (
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a).
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<emphasis id="8EB13852B301DE6257D90BBC586EFA45" bold="true" box="[197,371,1473,1498]" pageId="1" pageNumber="22">Redescription.</emphasis>
Moderate to large vittate beetles; maximum length varying from
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. Pubescence of head, pronotum, and elytra: dense (2834 setae by lineal mm) or sparse (1319 setae by lineal mm). Pubescence of elytra mirrors color pattern of cuticle or not
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Head and pronotum smooth to finely punctate. Head capsule with pale patches of different sizes or not (as in
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); frons impressed. Mouthparts labrum with distinct pale semicircular, central-apical spot, apical margin deeply emarginate; maxillary palpi large (three times the width), compressed dorso-ventrally, tapering to the base and expanding to apex (as in
<figureCitation id="24FEF8C5B301DE62553C08E45B79F92E" box="[544,612,1689,1713]" captionStart="FIGURES 6 11" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[330,1252,208,1740]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[310,1274,195,1758]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 6 11. Epicauta lopardina, 6. Labial palpi with segment III strongly expanded from the basal third to the apex; 7. Maxillary palpi large (three times width) compressed dorso-ventrally, tapering to the base and expanding to apex. E. leopardina: 8. Prementum with central area having ample concavity; E. clericalis: 9. Prementum straight. Mandible dorsal views: E. leopardina: 10 (b, see arrow); E. clericalis 11 (b, see arrow)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/203651/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="22">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
); labial palpi with segment III strongly expanded from the basal third to the apex (
<figureCitation id="24FEF8C5B301DE62561F08C05855F94A" box="[259,328,1725,1749]" captionStart="FIGURES 6 11" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[330,1252,208,1740]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[310,1274,195,1758]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 6 11. Epicauta lopardina, 6. Labial palpi with segment III strongly expanded from the basal third to the apex; 7. Maxillary palpi large (three times width) compressed dorso-ventrally, tapering to the base and expanding to apex. E. leopardina: 8. Prementum with central area having ample concavity; E. clericalis: 9. Prementum straight. Mandible dorsal views: E. leopardina: 10 (b, see arrow); E. clericalis 11 (b, see arrow)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/203651/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="22">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
), prementum with apical margin having ample concavity, or straight; (as show by arrow in
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); mandible strongly curved to the apex, or relatively straight and gradually curved towards apex (as show by arrow in
<figureCitation id="24FEF8C5B301DE62561C09785894F882" box="[256,393,1797,1821]" captionStart="FIGURES 6 11" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[330,1252,208,1740]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[310,1274,195,1758]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 6 11. Epicauta lopardina, 6. Labial palpi with segment III strongly expanded from the basal third to the apex; 7. Maxillary palpi large (three times width) compressed dorso-ventrally, tapering to the base and expanding to apex. E. leopardina: 8. Prementum with central area having ample concavity; E. clericalis: 9. Prementum straight. Mandible dorsal views: E. leopardina: 10 (b, see arrow); E. clericalis 11 (b, see arrow)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/203651/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="22">Figs. 1011</figureCitation>
); eyes large, with anterior margin bisinuate, deep concavity in front of antennal insertions; ventral lobe having an ample concavity, tapering below, reaching mouthparts. Pronotum usually longer than wide and distinctly narrower than head, antero-lateral angles oblique, widest at apical third; lateral view with marked impression on apical third or relatively convex. Elytra with vittae expressed on the underlying cuticle, basic pattern from one to four vittae: pale vittae on a brown background or dark vittae on a pale background (Figs. 1827). Fore tibia with a marked depression on inner apical third, apex of tibia with spine (shown by arrow,
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); hind tibial spurs subequal, robust, and truncate at apex, or acuminate and hollow with the inner spine rotated inwards. Dorsal blade of claws slightly curved from base to apex, ventral blade broader than dorsal near apical third; or dorsal blade of claws abruptly curved, ventral blade straight and much narrower and divergent. Pygidium narrowly emarginate, with apex incised or entire (
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). Abdomen with last abdominal tergite twice wide, apex having a small median incision.
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<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157D90F555874FEDF" box="[197,361,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Male genitalia</emphasis>
. Parameres incompletely sclerotized; parameral lobes at least twice as long as falobase, tapering to the apex, subparallel, separated at apical third, membranous and unpigmented except for a Y-shaped sclerotization which diverges apically and runs along the ventromedial surface of each paramere (
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a); basal region distinctly emarginate or not.
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<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157D90FC55896FE4F" box="[197,395,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Female genitalia.</emphasis>
Spermathecal capsule very well developed, spermathecal duct long and thin, with a large and tubular accessory gland; vagina large, ovariolas Y-form (
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). Valvifer with ventrolateral basal stem large and straight; stylus with setae on apical third (
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a).
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<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157DB0C595B23FDA3" bold="true" box="[199,574,547,572]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Included and excluded species:</emphasis>
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examined in detail seven species (
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;
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;
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61558D0C345BB4FDFF" box="[657,681,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E.</emphasis>
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tamara
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; E.
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<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6153460C345DB4FDFF" box="[1114,1193,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">temexa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153B30C3A59CFFD1B" author="Adams" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander, 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6157C30C105B25FD1B" authority="Champion, 1892" authorityName="Champion" authorityYear="1892" box="[223,568,620,644]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="unilineata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157C30C10586DFD1B" box="[223,368,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. unilineata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156650C115B25FD1B" author="Champion" box="[377,568,620,644]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Champion, G. C. (1892) Biologia Centrali Americana, Insecta, Coleoptera (Meloidae). Vol 4, part. 2, 369 - 448." type="journal article" year="1892">Champion, 1892</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155590C105A6AFD1B" authority="Fabricius, 1775" authorityName="Fabricius" authorityYear="1775" box="[581,887,620,644]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155590C105BB0FD1B" box="[581,685,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. vittata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155A10C115A72FD1B" author="Fabricius" box="[701,879,620,644]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Fabricius, J. C. (1775) Systema entomologiae. Flensburg and Lipsiae, 832 pp." type="book" year="1775">Fabricius, 1775</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154AC0C105C40FD1B" authority="Haag-Rutemberg, 1880" authorityName="Haag-Rutemberg" authorityYear="1880" box="[944,1373,620,644]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="viticollis">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154AC0C105D2CFD1B" box="[944,1073,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. viticollis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153260C115C40FD1B" author="Haag-Rutemberg" box="[1082,1373,620,644]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Haag-Rutemberg, J. G. (1880) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Canthariden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeischriftt, 32, 145 - 167." type="journal article" year="1880">(Haag-Rutemberg, 1880))</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from North
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE6157FC0CF2585EFD38" box="[224,323,655,679]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
, two species (
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156F80CEC5A62FD38" authority="Adams and Selander, 1979" authorityName="Adams and Selander" authorityYear="1979" box="[484,895,655,680]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="apure">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156F80CEC5B59FD37" box="[484,580,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. apure</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155500CF25A62FD38" author="Adams" box="[588,895,655,679]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander, 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154900CEC5C2BFD38" authority="Adams and Selander, 1979" authorityName="Adams and Selander" authorityYear="1979" box="[908,1334,655,680]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aragua">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154900CEC5AE0FD37" box="[908,1021,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. aragua</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153190CF25C2BFD38" author="Adams" box="[1029,1334,655,679]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander, 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
) ranging from Central
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE6156280CC95889FD53" box="[308,404,692,716]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
to northern South
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE61556F0CC95BCBFD53" box="[627,726,692,716]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
, and three species (
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154A10CC85C68FD53" authority="Hagg-Rutember, 1880" authorityName="Hagg-Rutember" authorityYear="1880" box="[957,1397,692,716]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leopardina">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154A10CC85D47FD53" box="[957,1114,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. leopardina</emphasis>
(Hagg-Rutember, 1880)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6152980CC8588BFD70" authority="Pic, 1933" authorityName="Pic" authorityYear="1933" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="luteolineata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6152980CC85800FD6F" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. luteolineata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61563A0CAA588BFD70" author="Pic" box="[294,406,727,751]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Pic, M. (1933) Nouteautes diverses. Melanges Exotico-Entomologiques, 61, 3 - 36." type="journal article" year="1933">Pic, 1933</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156CA0CA45A0AFD70" authority="Berg, 1883" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1883" box="[470,791,727,752]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="monachica">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156CA0CA45B6EFD6F" box="[470,627,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. monachica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155600CAA5A0AFD70" author="Berg" box="[636,791,727,751]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1883) Doce heteromeros nuevos de la fauna Argentina. Annales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina, 15, 66 - 78." type="journal article" year="1883">(Berg, 1883))</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from northern South
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE6153090CAA5D64FD70" box="[1045,1145,727,751]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
. They also mentioned 18 species (
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6157E60C805B29FC8B" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[250,564,764,788]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="borgmeieri">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157E60C80588BFC8B" box="[250,406,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. borgmeieri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156820C815B29FC8B" author="Denier" box="[414,564,764,788]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61555E0C805A25FC8B" authority="Denier 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[578,824,764,788]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bosqi">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61555E0C805B82FC8B" box="[578,671,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. bosqi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155B40C815A25FC8B" author="Denier" box="[680,824,764,788]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154590C805D7AFC8B" authority="Berg, 1881" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1881" box="[837,1127,764,788]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clericalis">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154590C805AD3FC8B" box="[837,974,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. clericalis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6154C30C815D42FC8B" author="Berg" box="[991,1119,764,788]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1881) Revision der argentinischen Arten der Gattung Cantharis. Entomologische Zeitung herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin, 42, 301 - 309." type="journal article" year="1881">Berg, 1881</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61536B0C8059CFFCA8" authority="Martinez, 1955" authorityName="Martinez" authorityYear="1955" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="floydwerneri">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61536B0C805C3AFC8B" box="[1143,1319,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. floydwerneri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61522C0C8159CFFCA8" author="Martinez" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Martinez, A. (1955) Notas sobre Meloidae IV. Una nueva especie y un nuevo genero de Epicautas bolivianas (Col. Meloidae). Neotropica, 1 (4), 55 - 58." type="journal article" year="1955">Martínez, 1955</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6157FC0D5C5B3BFCA8" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[224,550,799,824]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="franciscana">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157FC0D5C5898FCA7" box="[224,389,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. franciscana</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156930D625B3BFCA8" author="Denier" box="[399,550,799,823]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155280D5C5A74FCA8" authority="Oliver, 1795" authorityName="Oliver" authorityYear="1795" box="[564,873,799,824]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fulginosa">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155280D5C5BA0FCA7" box="[564,701,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. fulginosa</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155D30D625A7DFCA8" author="Oliver" box="[719,864,799,823]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Olivier, A. G. (1795) Entomologie, our histoire naturelle des insectes. Coleopteres. Vo l. 3. P a r i s." type="book chapter" year="1795">Oliver, 1795</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154650D5C5DDFFCA8" authority="Fischer, 1827" authorityName="Fischer" authorityYear="1827" box="[889,1218,799,824]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grammica">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154650D5C5D10FCA7" box="[889,1037,801,824]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. grammica</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153010D625DA7FCA8" author="Fischer" box="[1053,1210,799,823]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Fischer, J. B. (1827) Tentamen conseptus Cantharidiarum. Monachii 26 pp." type="book" year="1827">Fischer, 1827</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6153CE0D5C5C58FCA7" box="[1234,1349,800,824]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kraussi">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6153CE0D5C5C58FCA7" box="[1234,1349,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. kraussi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Haag-
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61578B0D395842FCC3" author="Rutemberg" box="[151,351,836,860]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Haag-Rutemberg, J. G. (1880) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Canthariden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeischriftt, 32, 145 - 167." type="journal article" year="1880">Rutemberg, 1880</bibRefCitation>
),
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156670D385BCEFCC3" authority="Berg, 1889" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1889" box="[379,723,836,860]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="purpureiceps">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156670D385B2EFCC3" box="[379,563,837,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. purpureiceps</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61555B0D395BD6FCC3" author="Berg" box="[583,715,836,860]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1889) Quadraginta Coleoptera nova argentina. Anales Universidad Buenos Aires, 6, 105 - 157." type="journal article" year="1889">Berg, 1889</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155FB0D385D39FCC3" authority="Berg, 1881" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1881" box="[743,1060,836,860]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="missionum">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155FB0D385A99FCC3" box="[743,900,837,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. missionum</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6154840D395D01FCC3" author="Berg" box="[920,1052,836,860]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1881) Revision der argentinischen Arten der Gattung Cantharis. Entomologische Zeitung herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin, 42, 301 - 309." type="journal article" year="1881">Berg, 1881</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61532B0D3859C5FCE0" authority="Hagg-Rutemberg, 1880" authorityName="Hagg-Rutemberg" authorityYear="1880" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nattereri">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61532B0D385DA0FCC3" box="[1079,1213,837,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. nattereri</emphasis>
(Hagg-Rutemberg, 1880)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6157F50D145B35FCE0" authority="Klug, 1825" authorityName="Klug" authorityYear="1825" box="[233,552,871,896]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="philaemata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157F50D145886FC1F" box="[233,411,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. philaemata (</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156870D1A5B3DFCE0" author="Klug" box="[411,544,871,895]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Klug, F. (1825) Entomologiae Brasilianae specimen alternum, sistens insectorum Coleopterorum nondum discriptiorum centariam. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldino-Carolinischen Deuschen Akademie der Naturforsche, 12, 421 - 476, pls 40 - 44." type="journal article" year="1825">Klug, 1825</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61552A0D145ABDFCE0" authority="Borchmann, 1930" authorityName="Borchmann" authorityYear="1930" box="[566,928,871,896]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rutilifrons">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61552A0D145BD4FC1F" box="[566,713,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. rutilifrons</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155CE0D1A5ABDFCE0" author="Borchmann" box="[722,928,871,895]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Borchmann, F. (1930) Alleculidae y Meloidae. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 3, 85 - 100, illust." type="journal article" year="1930">Borchmann, 1930</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154B30D145DE6FCE0" authority="Gyllenhal, 1817" authorityName="Gyllenhal" authorityYear="1817" box="[943,1275,871,896]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="strigata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154B30D145D35FC1F" box="[943,1064,873,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. strigata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153250D1A5DEEFCE0" author="Gyllenhal" box="[1081,1267,871,895]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Gyllenhal, L. (1817) In C. J. Schonherr, Appendix ad synonymian insectorum. Tomo 1, part 3, sistens descrioptiones novarum specierum. Scaris. 266 pp." type="book" year="1817">Gyllenhal, 1817</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6152100D14584BFC3B" authority="Erichson, 1848" authorityName="Erichson" authorityYear="1848" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="subvittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6152100D145C86FC1F" box="[1292,1435,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. subvittata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6157820DF15853FC3B" author="Erichson" box="[158,334,908,932]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Erichson, W. F. (1848) Insecten. In: R. Schoburgk, Resisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840 - 1844, vol. 3, 553 - 617." type="journal article" year="1848">Erichson, 1848</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61567B0DF05BD1FC3B" authority="Klug, 1825" authorityName="Klug" authorityYear="1825" box="[359,716,908,932]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xanthocephala">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61567B0DF05B32FC3B" box="[359,559,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. xanthocephala</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61555D0DF15BD9FC3B" author="Klug" box="[577,708,908,932]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Klug, F. (1825) Entomologiae Brasilianae specimen alternum, sistens insectorum Coleopterorum nondum discriptiorum centariam. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldino-Carolinischen Deuschen Akademie der Naturforsche, 12, 421 - 476, pls 40 - 44." type="journal article" year="1825">Klug, 1825</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155C20DF05D1FFC3B" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[734,1026,908,932]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yungana">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155C20DF05A7DFC3B" box="[734,864,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. yungana</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6154770DF15D1FFC3B" author="Denier" box="[875,1026,908,932]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6153580DF05C46FC3B" authority="Dohrn, 1876" authorityName="Dohrn" authorityYear="1876" box="[1092,1371,908,932]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6153580DF05DB9FC3B" box="[1092,1188,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. zebra</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153B20DF15C46FC3B" author="Dohrn" box="[1198,1371,908,932]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Dohrn, C. A. (1876) Anzeichnugen uber einige Coleoptera Cordovana (Argentina). Entomologische Zeitung, 37, 405 - 412." type="journal article" year="1876">(Dohrn, 1876))</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from South
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE6157C30DD2585EFC58" box="[223,323,943,967]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
.
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156520DD258C6FC58" author="Pinto" box="[334,475,943,967]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Pinto, J. D. (1991) The taxonomy of North American Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae), with a revision of the nominate subgenus and a survey of courtship behaviour. University of California Publications in Entomology, 110, 1 - 372." type="journal article" year="1991">Pinto (1991)</bibRefCitation>
examined eight species from North and Central
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE6154E20DD25D42FC58" box="[1022,1119,943,967]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
(
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6153730DCC5C8AFC58" authority="Skinner, 1904" authorityName="Skinner" authorityYear="1904" box="[1135,1431,943,968]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abadona">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6153730DCC5DEDFC57" box="[1135,1264,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. abadona</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153E40DD25C8AFC58" author="Skinner" box="[1272,1431,943,967]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Skinner, H. (1904) New Meloidae from Arizona. Entomological News, 15, 217." type="journal article" year="1904">Skinner, 1904</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61578B0DA85B53FC73" authority="Adams and Selander, 1979" authorityName="Adams and Selander" authorityYear="1979" box="[151,590,980,1004]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aragua">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61578B0DA85817FC73" box="[151,266,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. aragua</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156080DA95B53FC73" author="Adams" box="[276,590,980,1004]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander, 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155410DA85AB3FC73" authority="Werner, 1944" authorityName="Werner" authorityYear="1944" box="[605,942,980,1004]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="occidentalis">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155410DA85A1AFC73" box="[605,775,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. occidentalis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61540D0DA85AB3FC73" author="Werner" box="[785,942,980,1004]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Werner, F. G. (1944) Some North American Species of Epicauta (Coleop. Meloidae). Psyche, 50, 65 - 73." type="journal article" year="1944">Werner, 1944</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154A10DA85C68FC73" authority="Adams and Selander, 1979" authorityName="Adams and Selander" authorityYear="1979" box="[957,1397,980,1004]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tamara">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154A10DA85D2CFC73" box="[957,1073,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. tamara</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153270DA95C68FC73" author="Adams" box="[1083,1397,980,1004]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander, 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; E.
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61578B0D845B34FB90" authority="Adams and Selander, 1979" authorityName="Adams and Selander" authorityYear="1979" box="[151,553,1015,1040]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="temexa">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61578B0D8459FBFB8F" box="[151,230,1017,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">temexa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6157EC0D8A5B34FB90" author="Adams" box="[240,553,1015,1039]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander, 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155240D845A8BFB90" authority="Champion, 1892" authorityName="Champion" authorityYear="1892" box="[568,918,1015,1040]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="unilineata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155240D845BD1FB8F" box="[568,716,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. unilineata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155C90D8A5A8BFB90" author="Champion" box="[725,918,1015,1039]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Champion, G. C. (1892) Biologia Centrali Americana, Insecta, Coleoptera (Meloidae). Vol 4, part. 2, 369 - 448." type="journal article" year="1892">Champion, 1892</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154B90D845DC0FB90" authority="Fabricius, 1775" authorityName="Fabricius" authorityYear="1775" box="[933,1245,1015,1040]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154B90D845D13FB8F" box="[933,1038,1017,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. vittata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61533C0D8A5DC9FB90" author="Fabricius" box="[1056,1236,1015,1039]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Fabricius, J. C. (1775) Systema entomologiae. Flensburg and Lipsiae, 832 pp." type="book" year="1775">Fabricius, 1775</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6152050D8458A1FBAB" authority="Haag-Rutemberg, 1880" authorityName="Haag-Rutemberg" authorityYear="1880" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="viticollis">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6152050D845C86FB8F" box="[1305,1435,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. viticollis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61578B0A6158A1FBAB" author="Haag-Rutemberg" box="[151,444,1052,1076]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Haag-Rutemberg, J. G. (1880) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Canthariden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeischriftt, 32, 145 - 167." type="journal article" year="1880">(Haag-Rutemberg, 1880))</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, but did not provide any information on South American species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC7AE440B302DE6157D90A425828FB78" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,2012]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
The elytra with the vittate pattern expressed on underlying cuticle is a unique chracteristic within this genus and could be considered a synapomorphic character for the
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61542C0A185A8BFBE3" box="[816,918,1125,1148]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61542C0A185A8BFBE3" box="[816,918,1125,1148]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. vittata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group. Other characters that appears as exclusive within
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156070AF4589DFB3F" box="[283,384,1161,1184]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156070AF4589DFB3F" box="[283,384,1161,1184]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Epicauta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to the
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156CC0AF45B05FB3F" box="[464,536,1161,1184]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156CC0AF45B05FB3F" box="[464,536,1161,1184]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">vittata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group are the marked depression on inner apical third of fore tibia; male gonoforceps incompletely sclerotized on apical portion, membranous and largely unpigmented, except for a Y-shaped sclerotization.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC7AE440B302DE6157D90A885DAEF997" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,2012]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
We excluded eight species that lack these exclusive characters of the group:
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6153250A885C6BFA93" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[1081,1398,1268,1292]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="borgmeieri">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6153250A885DCAFA93" box="[1081,1239,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. borgmeieri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153FC0A895C6BFA93" author="Denier" box="[1248,1398,1268,1292]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6152980A8858C6FAB0" authority="Martinez, 1955" authorityName="Martinez" authorityYear="1955" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="floydwerneri">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6152980A88583BFAAF" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. floydwerneri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156320B6A58C6FAB0" author="Martinez" box="[302,475,1303,1327]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Martinez, A. (1955) Notas sobre Meloidae IV. Una nueva especie y un nuevo genero de Epicautas bolivianas (Col. Meloidae). Neotropica, 1 (4), 55 - 58." type="journal article" year="1955">Martínez, 1955</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156F60B645A34FAB0" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[490,809,1303,1328]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="franciscana">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156F60B645B93FAAF" box="[490,654,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. franciscana</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61558B0B6A5A34FAB0" author="Denier" box="[663,809,1303,1327]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154240B645D6CFAB0" authority="Olivier, 1795" authorityName="Olivier" authorityYear="1795" box="[824,1137,1303,1328]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fulginosa">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154240B645ADCFAAF" box="[824,961,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. fulginosa</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6154CD0B6A5D74FAB0" author="Olivier" box="[977,1129,1303,1327]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Olivier, A. G. (1795) Entomologie, our histoire naturelle des insectes. Coleopteres. Vo l. 3. P a r i s." type="book chapter" year="1795">Olivier, 1795</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61539D0B64580AFACB" authority="Haag-Rutemberg, 1880" authorityName="Haag-Rutemberg" authorityYear="1880" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kraussi">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61539D0B645DEFFAAF" box="[1153,1266,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. kraussi</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61521E0B6A5813FACB" author="Haag-Rutemberg" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Haag-Rutemberg, J. G. (1880) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Canthariden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeischriftt, 32, 145 - 167." type="journal article" year="1880">Haag-Rutemberg, 1880</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156380B405B76FACB" authority="Berg, 1889" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1889" box="[292,619,1340,1364]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="purpureiceps">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156380B4058CBFACB" box="[292,470,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. purpureiceps</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156F80B415B7FFACB" author="Berg" box="[484,610,1340,1364]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1889) Quadraginta Coleoptera nova argentina. Anales Universidad Buenos Aires, 6, 105 - 157." type="journal article" year="1889">Berg, 1889</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155640B405AB3FACB" authority="Klug, 1825" authorityName="Klug" authorityYear="1825" box="[632,942,1340,1364]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="philaemata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155640B405A08FACB" box="[632,789,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. philaemata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61543F0B415ABBFACB" author="Klug" box="[803,934,1340,1364]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Klug, F. (1825) Entomologiae Brasilianae specimen alternum, sistens insectorum Coleopterorum nondum discriptiorum centariam. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldino-Carolinischen Deuschen Akademie der Naturforsche, 12, 421 - 476, pls 40 - 44." type="journal article" year="1825">Klug, 1825</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154A50B405DE2FACB" authority="Berg, 1889" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1889" box="[953,1279,1340,1364]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="purpureiceps">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154A50B405D76FACB" box="[953,1131,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. purpureiceps</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153650B415DEAFACB" author="Berg" box="[1145,1271,1340,1364]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1889) Quadraginta Coleoptera nova argentina. Anales Universidad Buenos Aires, 6, 105 - 157." type="journal article" year="1889">Berg, 1889</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6152110B40587DFAE7" authority="Borchmann, 1930" authorityName="Borchmann" authorityYear="1930" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rutilifrons">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6152110B405C81FACB" box="[1293,1436,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. rutilifrons</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61578B0B1D587DFAE7" author="Borchmann" box="[151,352,1376,1400]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Borchmann, F. (1930) Alleculidae y Meloidae. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 3, 85 - 100, illust." type="journal article" year="1930">Borchmann, 1930</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156840B1C5BA8FAE7" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[408,693,1376,1400]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yungana">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156840B1C5B05FAE7" box="[408,536,1377,1400]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. yungana</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61553D0B1D5BA8FAE7" author="Denier" box="[545,693,1376,1400]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155DD0B1C5AD5FAE7" authority="Dohrn, 1876" authorityName="Dohrn" authorityYear="1876" box="[705,968,1376,1400]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zebra">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155DD0B1C5A02FAE7" box="[705,799,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. zebra</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6154330B1D5ADDFAE7" author="Dohrn" box="[815,960,1376,1400]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Dohrn, C. A. (1876) Anzeichnugen uber einige Coleoptera Cordovana (Argentina). Entomologische Zeitung, 37, 405 - 412." type="journal article" year="1876">Dohrn, 1876</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. The species having these characters are:
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61578B0BF8588FFA03" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[151,402,1412,1436]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bosqi">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61578B0BF859E9FA03" box="[151,244,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. bosqi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6157E00BF9588FFA03" author="Denier" box="[252,402,1412,1436]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156830BF85BD9FA03" authority="Berg, 1881" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1881" box="[415,708,1412,1436]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clericalis">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156830BF85B35FA03" box="[415,552,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. clericalis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155240BF95BA6FA03" author="Berg" box="[568,699,1412,1436]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1881) Revision der argentinischen Arten der Gattung Cantharis. Entomologische Zeitung herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin, 42, 301 - 309." type="journal article" year="1881">Berg, 1881</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155CD0BF85D0AFA03" authority="Fischer, 1827" authorityName="Fischer" authorityYear="1827" box="[721,1047,1412,1436]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grammica">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155CD0BF85A7EFA03" box="[721,867,1413,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. grammica</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61546F0BF95D13FA03" author="Fischer" box="[883,1038,1412,1436]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Fischer, J. B. (1827) Tentamen conseptus Cantharidiarum. Monachii 26 pp." type="book" year="1827">Fischer, 1827</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6153340BF859C6FA5F" authority="Haag-Rutemberg, 1880" authorityName="Haag-Rutemberg" authorityYear="1880" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leopardina">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6153340BF85DDEFA03" box="[1064,1219,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. leopardina</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153CF0BF959CEFA5F" author="Haag-Rutemberg" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Haag-Rutemberg, J. G. (1880) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Canthariden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeischriftt, 32, 145 - 167." type="journal article" year="1880">Haag-Rutemberg, 1880</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6157FA0BD458E3FA5F" authority="Pic, 1933" authorityName="Pic" authorityYear="1933" box="[230,510,1448,1472]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="luteolineata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157FA0BD45896FA5F" box="[230,395,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. luteolineata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61568D0BD558E3FA5F" author="Pic" box="[401,510,1448,1472]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Pic, M. (1933) Nouteautes diverses. Melanges Exotico-Entomologiques, 61, 3 - 36." type="journal article" year="1933">Pic, 1933</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155150BD45A2EFA5F" authority="Berg, 1881" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1881" box="[521,819,1448,1472]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="missionum">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155150BD45B82FA5F" box="[521,671,1449,1472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. missionum</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155B10BD55A36FA5F" author="Berg" box="[685,811,1448,1472]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1881) Revision der argentinischen Arten der Gattung Cantharis. Entomologische Zeitung herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin, 42, 301 - 309." type="journal article" year="1881">Berg, 1881</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154580BD45D69FA5F" authority="Berg, 1883" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1883" box="[836,1140,1448,1472]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="monachica">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154580BD45AC0FA5F" box="[836,989,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. monachica</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6154F70BD55D71FA5F" author="Berg" box="[1003,1132,1448,1472]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1883) Doce heteromeros nuevos de la fauna Argentina. Annales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina, 15, 66 - 78." type="journal article" year="1883">Berg, 1883</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61539C0BD45C1BFA5F" box="[1152,1286,1449,1472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61539C0BD45C1FFA5F" box="[1152,1282,1449,1472]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nattereri">E. nattereri</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6152110BD45879FA7B" authority="Borchmann, 1930" authorityName="Borchmann" authorityYear="1930" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rutilifrons">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6152110BD45C86FA5F" box="[1293,1435,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. rutilifrons</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61578B0BB15879FA7B" author="Borchmann" box="[151,356,1484,1508]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Borchmann, F. (1930) Alleculidae y Meloidae. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 3, 85 - 100, illust." type="journal article" year="1930">Borchmann, 1930</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156640BB05BD4FA7B" authority="Gyllenhal, 1817" authorityName="Gyllenhal" authorityYear="1817" box="[376,713,1484,1508]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="strigata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156640BB058EFFA7B" box="[376,498,1485,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. strigata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61551A0BB15BDCFA7B" author="Gyllenhal" box="[518,705,1484,1508]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Gyllenhal, L. (1817) In C. J. Schonherr, Appendix ad synonymian insectorum. Tomo 1, part 3, sistens descrioptiones novarum specierum. Scaris. 266 pp." type="book" year="1817">Gyllenhal, 1817</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155C70BB05D24FA7B" authority="Erichson, 1848" authorityName="Erichson" authorityYear="1848" box="[731,1081,1484,1508]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="subvittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155C70BB05A71FA7B" box="[731,876,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. subvittata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61549C0BB15D2DFA7B" author="Erichson" box="[896,1072,1484,1508]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Erichson, W. F. (1848) Insecten. In: R. Schoburgk, Resisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840 - 1844, vol. 3, 553 - 617." type="journal article" year="1848">Erichson, 1848</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6153570BB15D68FA7B" box="[1099,1141,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">and</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61539C0BB059C7F997" authority="(Klug, 1825)" authorityName="Klug" authorityYear="1825" baseAuthorityName="Klug" baseAuthorityYear="1825" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xanthocephala">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61539C0BB05C55FA7B" box="[1152,1352,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. xanthocephala</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6152400BB159CFF997" author="Klug" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Klug, F. (1825) Entomologiae Brasilianae specimen alternum, sistens insectorum Coleopterorum nondum discriptiorum centariam. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldino-Carolinischen Deuschen Akademie der Naturforsche, 12, 421 - 476, pls 40 - 44." type="journal article" year="1825">Klug, 1825</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, plus other two species:
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156F10B8C5A17F997" authority="Klug, 1825" authorityName="Klug" authorityYear="1825" box="[493,778,1520,1544]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="excavata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156F10B8C5B72F997" box="[493,623,1521,1544]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. excavata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155620B8D5A1CF997" author="Klug" box="[638,769,1520,1544]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Klug, F. (1825) Entomologiae Brasilianae specimen alternum, sistens insectorum Coleopterorum nondum discriptiorum centariam. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldino-Carolinischen Deuschen Akademie der Naturforsche, 12, 421 - 476, pls 40 - 44." type="journal article" year="1825">Klug, 1825</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
; and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154590B8C5DB2F997" authority="Fairmaire, 1875" authorityName="Fairmaire" authorityYear="1875" box="[837,1199,1520,1544]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="semivittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154590B8C5AFDF997" box="[837,992,1521,1544]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. semivittata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6154F20B8D5DBAF997" author="Fairmaire" box="[1006,1191,1520,1544]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Fairmaire, L. (1875) Revision des heteromeres du Chili. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 5, 191 - 200." type="journal article" year="1875">Fairmaire, 1875</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC7AE440B302DE6157D9086859A2F923" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,2012]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
We revised the ten species mentioned by
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155B708695AEEF9B3" author="Adams" box="[683,1011,1556,1580]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander (1979)</bibRefCitation>
:
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61531D08685C1FF9B3" authority="Denier, 1935" authorityName="Denier" authorityYear="1935" box="[1025,1282,1556,1580]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bosqi">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61531D08685D7DF9B3" box="[1025,1120,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. bosqi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61537708695C1FF9B3" author="Denier" box="[1131,1282,1556,1580]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Denier, P. C. L. (1935) Coleopterorum americanorum familiae meloidarum enumeratio synonymica. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 7, 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="1935">Denier, 1935</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61520D08685805F9CF" authority="Berg, 1881" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1881" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clericalis">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61520D08685C86F9B3" box="[1297,1435,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. clericalis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61578B08445805F9CF" author="Berg" box="[151,280,1592,1617]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1881) Revision der argentinischen Arten der Gattung Cantharis. Entomologische Zeitung herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin, 42, 301 - 309." type="journal article" year="1881">Berg, 1881</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61563A08445B57F9CF" authority="Klug, 1825" authorityName="Klug" authorityYear="1825" box="[294,586,1592,1616]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="excavata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61563A084458B7F9CF" box="[294,426,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. excavata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156A008455B5FF9CF" author="Klug" box="[444,578,1592,1616]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Klug, F. (1825) Entomologiae Brasilianae specimen alternum, sistens insectorum Coleopterorum nondum discriptiorum centariam. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldino-Carolinischen Deuschen Akademie der Naturforsche, 12, 421 - 476, pls 40 - 44." type="journal article" year="1825">Klug, 1825</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61554408445ABDF9CF" authority="Fischer, 1827" authorityName="Fischer" authorityYear="1827" box="[600,928,1592,1616]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grammica">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61554408445BF6F9CF" box="[600,747,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. grammica</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155E008455A85F9CF" author="Fischer" box="[764,920,1592,1616]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Fischer, J. B. (1827) Tentamen conseptus Cantharidiarum. Monachii 26 pp." type="book" year="1827">Fischer, 1827</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6154AF08445C6BF9CF" authority="Haag-Rutemberg, 1880" authorityName="Haag-Rutemberg" authorityYear="1880" box="[947,1398,1592,1616]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leopardina">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154AF08445D53F9CF" box="[947,1102,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. leopardina</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61534308455C73F9CF" author="Haag-Rutemberg" box="[1119,1390,1592,1616]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Haag-Rutemberg, J. G. (1880) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Canthariden. Deutsche Entomologische Zeischriftt, 32, 145 - 167." type="journal article" year="1880">Haag-Rutemberg, 1880</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6152980844588CF9EB" authority="Pic, 1933" authorityName="Pic" authorityYear="1933" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="luteolineata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61529808445800F9EB" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. luteolineata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156380821588CF9EB" author="Pic" box="[292,401,1628,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Pic, M. (1933) Nouteautes diverses. Melanges Exotico-Entomologiques, 61, 3 - 36." type="journal article" year="1933">Pic, 1933</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61568108205BACF9EB" authority="Berg 1881" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1881" box="[413,689,1628,1653]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="missionum">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61568108205B28F9EB" box="[413,565,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. missionum</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61552008205BACF9EB" author="Berg" box="[572,689,1628,1653]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1881) Revision der argentinischen Arten der Gattung Cantharis. Entomologische Zeitung herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin, 42, 301 - 309." type="journal article" year="1881">Berg 1881</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6155DE08205AEBF9EB" authority="Berg, 1883" authorityName="Berg" authorityYear="1883" box="[706,1014,1628,1652]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="monachica">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6155DE08205A40F9EB" box="[706,861,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. monachica</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61547008215AF3F9EB" author="Berg" box="[876,1006,1628,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Berg, F. G. C. (1883) Doce heteromeros nuevos de la fauna Argentina. Annales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina, 15, 66 - 78." type="journal article" year="1883">Berg, 1883</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61531E08205C7EF9EB" authority="Borchmann, 1930" authorityName="Borchmann" authorityYear="1930" box="[1026,1379,1628,1652]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rutilifrons">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61531E08205D8EF9EB" box="[1026,1171,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. rutilifrons</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61538608215C7EF9EB" author="Borchmann" box="[1178,1379,1628,1652]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Borchmann, F. (1930) Alleculidae y Meloidae. Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 3, 85 - 100, illust." type="journal article" year="1930">Borchmann, 1930</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61578B08FC58F0F908" authority="Fairmaire, 1875" authorityName="Fairmaire" authorityYear="1875" box="[151,493,1663,1688]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="semivittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61578B08FC582CF907" box="[151,305,1665,1688]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. semivittata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61562B080258F0F908" author="Fairmaire" box="[311,493,1663,1687]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Fairmaire, L. (1875) Revision des heteromeres du Chili. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 5, 191 - 200." type="journal article" year="1875">Fairmaire, 1875</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. All them have the synapomorphic character and are found in southern South
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE61524F08FD59A6F923" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC7AE440B302DE6157DB08BA5DA5F8B8" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,2012]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157DB08BA58F0F97F" bold="true" box="[199,493,1735,1760]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Courtship and behavior:</emphasis>
Courtship and behavior of seven species of the
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61531E08B45D75F97F" box="[1026,1128,1737,1760]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittata">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE61531E08B45D75F97F" box="[1026,1128,1737,1760]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">E. vittata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group from North
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE61522708BA5C86F940" box="[1339,1435,1735,1759]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
and three of South
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE615671089158D0F89B" box="[365,461,1772,1796]" name="United States of America" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">America</collectingCountry>
(
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6156C208905D18F89B" box="[478,1029,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE6156C208905B66F89B" box="[478,635,1772,1796]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leopardina">E. leopardina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61559A08905A30F89B" box="[646,813,1772,1796]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="luteolineata">E. luteolineata</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="7BC59FC3B302DE61547708905D18F89B" box="[875,1029,1772,1796]" class="Insecta" family="Meloidae" genus="Epicauta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="monachica">E. monachica</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
) were described in detail by
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61525008915860F8B8" author="Adams" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Adams, C. L. &amp; Selander, R. B. (1979) The biology of blister beetles of the vittata group of the genus Epicauta (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 162, 137 - 266." type="journal article" year="1979">Adams and Selander (1979)</bibRefCitation>
. Courtship and behavior are unknown for the other species herein treated.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F4DFB7CBB302DE6157DB094E5DE4F843" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="BC7AE440B302DE6157DB094E5DE4F843" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,2012]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6157DB094E587FF8D3" bold="true" box="[199,354,1843,1868]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Distribution:</emphasis>
The species studied herein are distributed in the Chaco, a subregion ranging from southern
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, western
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE61564B092458DDF8EE" box="[343,448,1881,1905]" name="Paraguay" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Paraguay</collectingCountry>
, southern
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE615528092A5B66F8F0" box="[564,635,1879,1903]" name="Brazil" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, and central and northern
<collectingCountry id="C4D2A4D0B302DE6154BE092A5D0FF8F0" box="[930,1042,1879,1903]" name="Argentina" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Argentina</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61533D092A5DD8F8F0" author="Cabrera" box="[1057,1221,1879,1903]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Cabrera, A. L. (1971) Fitogeografia de la Republica Argentina. Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica, 14, 1 - 2." type="journal article" year="1971">Cabrera, 1971</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6153CE092A581BF80B" author="Cabrera" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Cabrera, A. L &amp; Willink, A. (1973) Biogeografia de America Latina. Monografia 13, Serie de Biologia. OEA, Washington, D. C." type="book chapter" year="1973">Cabrera and Willink, 1973</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE615609090058DFF80B" author="Morrone" box="[277,450,1916,1940]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Morrone, J. J. (1996) The biogeographic Andean subregion. A proposal exemplified by Arthropod taxa (Arachnida, Crustacea, and Hexapoda). Neotropica, 107 - 108, 103 - 114." type="book chapter" year="1996">Morrone, 1996</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6156CC09015B10F80B" author="Morrone" box="[464,525,1916,1940]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Morrone, J. J. (2000) Delimitation of the central Chilean subregion and its provinces, based mainly on Arthropod taxa. Biogeographica, 2, 65 - 82." type="journal article" year="2000">2000</bibRefCitation>
). According to
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE6155DE09005A6CF80B" author="Morrone" box="[706,881,1916,1940]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Morrone, J. J. (1996) The biogeographic Andean subregion. A proposal exemplified by Arthropod taxa (Arachnida, Crustacea, and Hexapoda). Neotropica, 107 - 108, 103 - 114." type="book chapter" year="1996">Morrone (1996</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="D85499B1B302DE61546309015AA6F80B" author="Morrone" box="[895,955,1916,1940]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" refString="Morrone, J. J. (2000) Delimitation of the central Chilean subregion and its provinces, based mainly on Arthropod taxa. Biogeographica, 2, 65 - 82." type="journal article" year="2000">2000</bibRefCitation>
), this biogeographical subregion is subdivided into five provinces; three of which correspond to the distribution of
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<emphasis id="8EB13852B302DE6154E909DC5D47F827" box="[1013,1114,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Epicauta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: Chaco, Pampa and Monte. These biogeographical provinces are characterized by dry shrub or forest, and grasslands or steppes.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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