| Zonitis atripennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Zonitis |
| Species: | Z. atripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonitis atripennis (Say, 1823) | |
Zonitis atripennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. Adults feed on plants from the genus Cleome, while larvae live in nests of various bee species.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Zonitis atripennis:
- Zonitis atripennis atripennis (Say, 1823)
- Zonitis atripennis terminalis Enns, 1956
References
- "Zonitis atripennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Zonitis atripennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Zonitis atripennis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- Erickson, E. H.; Enns, W. R.; Werner, F. G. (1 September 1976). "Bionomics of the Bee-associated Meloidae (Coleoptera); Bee and Plant Hosts of Some Nearctic Meloid Beetles—a Synopsis1". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 69 (5): 959–970. doi:10.1093/aesa/69.5.959.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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| Zonitis atripennis | |
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