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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
867
12703
43499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
864
12693
43484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
785
12404
42840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
474
10107
37605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
124
3119
9788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
109
2749
8191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
60
1575
4075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
293
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
18
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
18 Genera with 34 Species
Abdera Stephens, 18108SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Archaeserropalpus Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocuphosis Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 17942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
34 Species
Abdera (Abdera) bifasciata (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Abdera quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Abdera) biflexuosa (Curtis, 1829)⇒ Pachychila bifida Rosenhauer, 1865
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Carida) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Carida) flexuosa Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Abdera (Wanachia) triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
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) dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya vaudoueri (Mulsant, 1856)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Pseudocuphosis tristis Nikitsky, 2002
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zilora ferruginea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Great Britain
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
16
32
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