Cissites Explained

Cissites is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least four described species in Cissites.

Species

These four species belong to the genus Cissites:

• Cissites auriculata (Champion, 1892) (big-eared blister beetle)
• Cissites cephalotes (Olivier, 1795)

• Cissites maculata (Swederus, 1787)
• Cissites sasakii Kono, 1936

Further reading

• A United States Record for the Genus Cissites Latreille (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Zonitini). 2005. Lewis . Arthur E.. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 58. 4. 635–636. 10.1649/738. 4009849. 85212935.
• The New World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis. 1999. Pinto . J. D.. Bologna . M. A.. Journal of Natural History. 33. 4. 569–620. 10.1080/002229399300254. 1999JNatH..33..569P.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.