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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2279
7495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2058
6394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
54
1243
3620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
323
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
12 Genera with 15 Species
Abdera Stephens, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Nipponomarolia Miyatake, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abdera (Abdera) bicincta G. Horn, 1888
Dircaea fusca (Motschoulsky, 1873)⇒ Phloiotrya fusca LeConte, 1878
Emmesa californica Motschoulsky, 1873
Emmesa testacea testacea testacea Van..., 1928
Lederia (Lederia) arctica G. Horn, 1893
Microscapha californica (Barrett, 1928)⇒ Lederia arctica G. Horn, 1893
Nipponomarolia californicus Van Dyke, 1928
Osphya essigi Van Dyke, 1928
Osphya luteus G. Horn, 1879
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) fusca LeConte, 1878
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia holmbergi Mannerheim, 1852
Rushia californica (Fall & Cocke..., 1907)⇒ Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
1
2
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