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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Fort Scott (Bourbon County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
465
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
465
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
459
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
403
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
324
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
302
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
190
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
12
39
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fort Scott
6 Genera with 7 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Scott
7 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Spilotus quadripustulatus Melsheimer, 1846
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Fort Scott
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
5
6
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