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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
67
6373
34278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
22
1009
4910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
19
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
19 Genera with 27 Species
Abdera Stephens, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Diegoa Fairmaire, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetomorphus Perris, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Marolia Mulsant, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Mimendircaea Pic, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemon Csiki, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Perakianus Pic, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroides Mank, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
27 Species
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Wanachia) viberti Pic, 1905
Diegoa picta Fairmaire, 1899
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Eucinetomorphus brevicornis Pic, 1942
Eucinetomorphus leprieuri Perris, 1875
Eucinetomorphus lucida Peyerimhoff, 1917
Eucinetomorphus minusculus Pic, 1946
Eucinetomorphus trabuti Peyerimhoff, 1918
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Marolia grandis Peyerimhoff, 1918
Marolia nigroguttata Fairmaire, 1899
Microscapha africana Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Mimendircaea costata Pic, 1952
Orchesia (Clinocara) lucida Peyerimhoff, 1917
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Perakianus mullistriatus Pic, 1933
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Scotochroides antennatus Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) madecassus Fairmaire, 1901
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
18
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melandryidae at artfakta.se
Melandryidae at dyntaxa.se
Melandryidae at gbif.org
Melandryidae at irmng.org
Melandryidae at itis.gov