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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region England (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
10533
30513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
10526
30505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
740
10258
29944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
456
8410
26271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2633
7159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
104
2307
5945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
56
1313
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
19
234
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
15
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for England
15 Genera with 21 Species
Abdera Stephens, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Archaeserropalpus Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocuphosis Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for England
21 Species
Abdera (Abdera) biflexuosa (Curtis, 1829)⇒ Pachychila bifida Rosenhauer, 1865
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Archaeserropalpus cretaceus Nikitsky, 2002
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Hypulus quercinus Quensel, 1790
Melandrya (Melandrya) barbata Fabricius, 1792Bearded False Darkling Beetle
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Pseudocuphosis tristis Nikitsky, 2002
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in England
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
13
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
2
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