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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Corsica (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2705
5218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
2702
5214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2660
5128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2143
4313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
910
1883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
806
1620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
41
466
838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
14
102
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Corsica
7 Genera with 8 Species
Abdera Stephens, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 17831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Corsica
8 Species
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Osphya aeneipennis Kriechbaumer, 1848
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Rushia parreyssii Mulsant, 1856
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Corsica
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
6
7
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