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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Hocking County (Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
1287
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
1287
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1230
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
1082
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
256
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
175
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
18
113
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
6
33
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hocking County
6 Genera with 8 Species
Emmesa Newman, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hocking County
8 Species
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microtonus sericans LeConte, 1862
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Spilotus quadripustulatus Melsheimer, 1846

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Hocking County
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
5
7
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