Nemognathinae Explained

Nemognathinae is a subfamily of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 120 described species in Nemognathinae.

Genera

These eight genera belong to the subfamily Nemognathinae:

• Cissites Latreille, 1804
• Gnathium Kirby, 1818
• Hornia Riley, 1877
• Nemognatha Illiger, 1807
• Pseudozonitis Dillon, 1952
• Rhyphonemognatha Enns, 1956
• Tricrania LeConte, 1860
• Zonitis Fabricius, 1775

Further reading

• 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.
• Phylogenetic studies of Meloidae (Coleoptera), with emphasis on the evolution of phoresy. 2001. Bologna . Marco A.. Pinto . John D.. Systematic Entomology. 26. 1. 33–72. 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2001.00132.x. free. 2001SysEn..26...33B.
• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Pinto . John D.. Bologna . Marco A.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 111: Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810. 522–529. 978-0-8493-0954-0.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.
• Book: Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. 1861. LeConte . J. L.. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459.