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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
269
1205
1725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1203
1723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
255
1154
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
996
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
60
239
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
209
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
30
117
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kennebec County
4 Genera with 4 Species
Orchesia Latreille, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kennebec County
4 Species
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Kennebec County
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
4
4
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