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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
57
3149
14312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
194
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
9
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
9 Genera with 25 Species
Brasilium Pic, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Cuphosis Champion, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eudircaea Champion, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Falsoconopalpus Pic, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Megapselaphus Gemminger, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 19169SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
25 Species
Brasilium atricorne Pic, 1917
Brasilium atrofasciatum Pic, 1917
Brasilium giganteum Pic, 1926
Brasilium gounellei Pic, 1917
Brasilium obscurum Pic, 1944
Brasilium suturale Pic, 1926
Cuphosis attenuatus Champion, 1889
Eudircaea apicalis Pic, 1937
Eudircaea laticornis Champion, 1916
Falsoconopalpus obscurus Pic, 1917
Megapselaphus flavomaculatus Champion, 1916
Megapselaphus sexnotatus Champion, 1916
Microscapha pulicaria Champion, 1916
Orchesia (Orchesia) brasiliensis Champion, 1916
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) alutacea Champion, 1916
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) brasiliensis Pic, 1917
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) brevicornis Pic, 1953
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) lineata Perty, 1830
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) mexicana Champion, 1889
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) murina Champion, 1916
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) scabricollis Champion, 1916
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tumidicollis Champion, 1916
Phloiotrya (Serropalpimorpha) gounellei Champion, 1916
Symphora infuscata Champion, 1916
Symphora longicornis Champion, 1916

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
7
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