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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1349
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1185
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
668
1590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
133
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
12 Genera with 18 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Emmesa testacea leeperi Malkin, 1954
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa basalis LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
12
18
Genera
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