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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Flanders (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
4504
11879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4494
11866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
4438
11745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
312
3668
10194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1222
3368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1086
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
46
602
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
98
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Flanders
7 Genera with 9 Species
Abdera Stephens, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flanders
9 Species
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufipes (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Flanders
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
6
8
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