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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Caucasus (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
523
6140
18845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
521
6137
18842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
497
6044
18637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4886
16042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
1952
8628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1701
7123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
793
2545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
151
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caucasus
10 Genera with 12 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Neogonus Hampe, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caucasus
12 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Lederia (Lederia) suramensis Reitter, 1879
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Neogonus (Metax) fausti Reitter, 1879
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) gravida Motschulsky, 1872
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Caucasus
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
0
0
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