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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
179
7304
50129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
147
6442
41727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
78
3802
17385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
26
617
2468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
46
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
46 Genera with 138 Species
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Abdera Stephens, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Allopterus Broun, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Amblyctis LeConte, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Bonzicomorpha Pic, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Bonzicus Lewis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Cuphosis Champion, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeomorpha1SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Dircaeomorpha Fairmaire, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eumelandrya Nomura, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Euryzilora Lewis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Ivania Lewis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 19877SpeciesTaxom
Lederina Nikitsky, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Marolia Mulsant, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 201519SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Mikadonius Lewis, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Mimoserropalpus Pic, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Nipponomarolia Miyatake, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 189511SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Paradircaea Nikitsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Perakianus Pic, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Phloeotrinus Nikitsky, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 195812SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilodes Mirishima, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozilora Nomura, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Salumia Fairmaire, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxylita Nomura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
138 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Carida) scriptipennis Lewis, 1895
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Abdera (Wanachia) trisignata Champion, 1916
Allopterus luianus ♰ J. F. Zhang, 1991
Amblyctis nomurai Nakane & Hay..., 1955
Anisoxya conicicollis Champion, 1916
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Anisoxya laticollis Nakane, 1963
Anisoxya ocularis Nomura & Kato, 1959
Bonzicomorpha atra Pic, 1935
Bonzicus hypocrita Lewis, 1895
Conopalpus brevicollis Kraatz, 1855
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Cuphosis formosanus Nomura, 1958
Dicraeomorpha satoi Toyoshima, I..., 2007
Dircaea australis Fairmaire, 1856
Dircaea erotyloides Lewis, 1895
Dircaea shibatai (Hayashi, 1960)⇒ Euhemicera shibatai Ando, 1997
Dircaea vitalisi Pic, 1914
Dircaeomorpha elegans Sasaji, 1974
Dircaeomorpha satoi Ishikawa, To..., 2007
Dircaeomorpha validicornis Lewis, 1895
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Enchodes crepusculus Lewis, 1895
Eumelandrya obsoletomaculata Nomura, 1958
Euryzilora lividipennis Lewis, 1895
Hypulus acutangulus Lewis, 1895
Hypulus cingulatus Lewis, 1895
Hypulus higonius Lewis, 1895
Hypulus quercinus Quensel, 1790
Hypulus undulatus (Pic, 1925)⇒ Hypulus quercinus Quensel, 1790
Ivania coccinea Lewis, 1895
Lederia (Lederina) angusticanalis Sasaji, 1987
Lederia (Lederina) foenilis Lewis, 1895
Lederia (Lederina) imdecorata Ishikawa & S..., 2001
Lederia (Lederina) japonica Reitter, 1891
Lederia (Lederina) kidoi Sasaji, 1995
Lederia (Lederina) lata Lewis, 1895
Lederia (Lederina) pion Sasaji, 1987
Lederina imdecorata (Ishikawa & S..., 2001)⇒ Lederia imdecorata Ishikawa & S..., 2001
Marolia leseigneuri Nicolas, 1977
Marolia variegata Bosc, 1792
Melandrya (Apteromelandrya) minshanensis Gusakov, 2005
Melandrya (Emmesa) atricolor Lewis, 1895
Melandrya (Emmesa) flavipennis Nakane & Hay..., 1955
Melandrya (Emmesa) ordinaria Lewis, 1895
Melandrya (Emmesa) pictipennis Lewis, 1895
Melandrya (Emmesa) rausuana Nakane, 1963
Melandrya (Emmesa) rufonotata Nomura, 1958
Melandrya (Melandrya) barbata Fabricius, 1792Bearded False Darkling Beetle
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) duodecimmaculata Nakane & Hay..., 1955
Melandrya (Melandrya) gloriosa Lewis, 1895
Melandrya (Melandrya) modesta Lewis, 1895
Melandrya (Melandrya) mongolica Solsky, 1871
Melandrya (Melandrya) parallela Nomura & Kat..., 1968
Melandrya (Melandrya) shimoyamai Hayashi, 1960
Melandrya (Paramelandrya) dubia (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Melandrya barbata Fabricius, 1792
Melandrya (Pseudomelandrya) flavonotata Pic, 1938
Melandrya coccinea Lewis, 1895
Melandrya jaromiri Konvička, 2015
Microscapha akitai Ishikawa & S..., 2004
Microscapha isensis Sasaji, 1987
Microscapha yamato Ishikawa & S..., 2004
Microtonus brunneus Marseul, 1876
Microtonus dimidiatus Marseul, 1876
Microtonus takaosanus Nomura, 1962
Mikadonius gracilis Lewis, 1895
Mikadonius japonicus Hayashi, 1960
Mimoserropalpus formosanus Nomura, 1958
Nipponomarolia kidoi Nakane, 1989
Nipponomarolia kobensis Miyatake, 1982
Nipponomarolia matsuyamensis Miyatake, 1982
Nipponomarolia nagaii Nakane, 1989
Nipponomarolia oharai Nakane, 1989
Orchesia (Clinocara) blandula Brancsik, 1874
Orchesia (Clinocara) diversenotata Pic, 1932
Orchesia (Clinocara) elegantula Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Clinocara) fasciata Illiger, 1798
Orchesia (Clinocara) imitans Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) obscuricolor (Pic, 1954)⇒ Cistelomorpha obscuriceps Pic, 1909
Orchesia (Orchesia) ocularis Lewis, 1895
Osphya aeneipennis Kriechbaumer, 1848
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Osphya formosana Pic, 1927
Osphya orientalis Lewis, 1895
Osphya trilineata Pic, 1910
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Paradircaea dentatomaculata Lewis, 1895
Perakianus hisamatsui Nakane, 1963
Phloeotrinus (Nagakuchikius) tenuipes Toyoshima & ..., 2000
Phloeotrinus (Phloeotrinus) femoralis Lewis, 1895
Phloeotrinus (Phloeotrinus) filiformis Marseul, 1876
Phloeotrinus (Phloeotrinus) miniuscula Nomura, 1962
Phloeotrinus minusculus Nomura, 1962
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) bellicosa Lewis, 1895
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) flavitarsis Lewis, 1895
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) ishikawai Toyoshima, 1999
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) obscura Lewis, 1895
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) parvula Lewis, 1895
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) plamuscula Nomura & Kato, 1959
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufipes (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufoventris Nomura, 1958
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rugicollis Marseul, 1876
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) shimomurai Toyoshima & ..., 2000
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) trisignata Nomura, 1958
Phryganophilus (Phryganophilus) ruficollis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Crypsis ruficollis Kaszab, 1946
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia rausuana
Prothalpia utakoae Sasaji, 1988
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Rushia nagaii Nakane, 1975
Rushia parreyssii Mulsant, 1856
Salumia davidi Fairmaire, 1889
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) iriei Toyoshima & ..., 2000
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) marseuli Nikitsky, 1992
Serropalpus filiformis (Marseul, 1876)⇒ Serropalpus barbatus Schaller, 1783
Spilotus quadrimaculata Nomura, 1959
Spilotus uninotata Pic, 1937
Stenoxylita trialbofasciata Hayashi & Ko..., 1956
Symphora ater Nomura, 1959
Symphora miyakei (Nomura & Hay..., 1960)⇒ Uloma miyakei Masumoto & N..., 1986
Symphora miyakei amamiana Nomura, 1962
Symphora miyakei miyakei Nomura & Hay..., 1960
Synchroa chinensis Nikitsky, 1999
Synchroa crepuscula (Lewis, 1895)⇒ Enchodes crepusculus Lewis, 1895
Synchroa formosana Hsiao, 2015
Synchroa melanotoides Lewis, 1895
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Xylita livida (Sahlberg, 1834)⇒ Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Xylita nagaii (Nakane, 1975)⇒ Rushia nagaii Nakane, 1975
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
40
128
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
8
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