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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1075
2003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
958
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
44
583
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
114
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
7 Genera with 8 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
8 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microtonus sericans LeConte, 1862
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Maryland
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
7
8
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