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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1204
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1043
1929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
43
622
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
120
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
7 Genera with 7 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
7 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Zilora alabamensis Mank, 1938

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
6
6
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