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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
123
2766
12123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
113
2483
9810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
62
1379
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
23
268
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
27
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
27 Genera with 53 Species
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Abdera Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Amblyctis LeConte, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mystaxus Kugelann, 1792
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroides Mank, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 19384SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abdera (Abdera) firma Hatch, 1965
Amblyctis praeses LeConte, 1879
Anisoxya glaucula LeConte, 1856
Dircaea horiei Hatch, 1965
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Dircaea quadrimaculata (Illiger, 1798)⇒ Dircaea tetraspilota Lea, 1898
Dircaea tetraspilota Lea, 1898
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Emmesa blackmani Hatch, 1927
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Emmesa stacesmithi (Hatch, 1962)⇒ 
Emmesa testacea leeperi Malkin, 1954
Emmesa testacea testacea testacea Van..., 1928
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Lederia (Lederia) arctica G. Horn, 1893
Melandrya (Emmesa) connectens Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Emmesa) labiata (Say, 1824)⇒ Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Emmesa) stacesmithi Hatch, 1965
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Microtonus sericans LeConte, 1862
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) ornata G. Horn, 1888
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) concolor LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) fusca LeConte, 1878
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia holmbergi Mannerheim, 1852
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Rushia californica (Fall & Cocke..., 1907)⇒ Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa basalis LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Scotochroides antennatus Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) obsoletus Haldeman, 1848
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Spilotus quadripustulatus Melsheimer, 1846
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Xylita livida (Sahlberg, 1834)⇒ Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Zilora canadensis Hausen, 1891
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866
Zilora nuda Provancher, 1877
Zilora occidentalis (Mank, 1938)⇒ Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
25
52
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