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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
1425
4295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
149
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
10 Genera with 17 Species
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Megapselaphus Gemminger, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeucinetus Heller, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroides Mank, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
17 Species
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Megapselaphus lanciferus Fauvel, 1905
Megapselaphus nebulosus Fauvel, 1905
Megapselaphus sexguttatus Montrouzier, 1860
Microscapha baloghi Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Microscapha maculata Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Microscapha major Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Microscapha mutabilis Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Pseudeucinetus novabritannica Delève, 1973
Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller, 1921
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Scotochroides antennatus Mank, 1939
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
9
16
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