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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
81
639
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
561
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
44
354
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
75
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maine
9 Genera with 10 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
10 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microtonus sericans LeConte, 1862
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 Maine
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
9
10
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