Pyrota Explained

Pyrota is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least 30 described species in Pyrota.

Species

These 31 species belong to the genus Pyrota:

• Pyrota akhurstiana Horn, 1891

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• Pyrota bilineata Horn, 1885

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• Pyrota centenaria Breyer & Trant, 1910

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• Pyrota concinna Casey, 1891

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• Pyrota deceptiva Selander, 1963

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• Pyrota discoidea LeConte, 1853

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• Pyrota engelmanni LeConte, 1847

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• Pyrota fasciata Selander, 1963

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• Pyrota hirticollis Champion, 1891

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• Pyrota insulata (LeConte, 1858)

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• Pyrota invita Horn, 1885

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• Pyrota lineata (Olivier, 1795)

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• Pyrota mariarum Champion, 1891

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• Pyrota mutata

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• Pyrota mylabrina Chevrolat, 1834

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• Pyrota nigra Selander, 1983

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• Pyrota nigrovittata

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• Pyrota nobilis (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)

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• Pyrota obliquefascia Schaeffer, 1908

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• Pyrota pacifica Selander, 1982

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• Pyrota palpalis Champion, 1891

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• Pyrota perversa Dillon, 1952

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• Pyrota plagiata (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880)

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• Pyrota postica LeConte, 1858

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• Pyrota punctata Casey, 1891

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• Pyrota quadrinervata (Herrera and Mendoza, 1866)

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• Pyrota rugulipennis Champion, 1891

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• Pyrota sinuata (Olivier, 1795)

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• Pyrota tenuicostatis (Dugès, 1869)

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• Pyrota terrestris Selander, 1963

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• Pyrota trochanterica Horn, 1894

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• Pyrota victoria Dillon, 1952

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Further reading

• A revision of the genus Pyrota. II. The postica group (Coleoptera: Meloidae). 1983. Selander . Richard B.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 85. 1. 69–85. 0013-8797.
• A Revision of the Genus Pyrota. I. The Mylabrina Group (Coleoptera: Meloidae). 1982. Selander . Richard B.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 55. 4. 665–717. 25084349.
• 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.