Zonitis atripennis explained

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.^[1]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Zonitis atripennis:

• Zonitis atripennis atripennis (Say, 1823)
• Zonitis atripennis terminalis Enns, 1956

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.

Notes and References

1. Erickson . E. H. . Enns . W. R. . Werner . F. G. . 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 . 1 September 1976 . 69 . 5 . 959–970 . 10.1093/aesa/69.5.959 .