B-981

The Blister Beetles

(Coleoptera: Meloidae)

of Wyoming

By Charles R. Bomar, Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences,

University of Wyoming

June 1993

There are more than 300 species of blister beetles in the United States and 58 species in Wyoming. Of these 58, 47 have either been confirmed through literature or through specimens. This publication examines the biology, medical importance, and behaviors of blister beetles and their predators and parasites.