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Checklist of Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
for Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
698
14124
57109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
694
14107
57082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
13942
56498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
11105
46472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
120
3952
19861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3638
17764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
55
2291
10015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
373
1867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
10 Genera with 15 Species
Cuphosis Champion, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Drances Champion, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Jalapanum Pic, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
15 Species
Cuphosis attenuatus Champion, 1889
Drances angustatus Champion, 1889
Jalapanum maculaticeps Pic, 1926
Microscapha minuta Champion, 1889
Microtonus elongatus Champion, 1889
Microtonus figuratus Champion, 1889
Microtonus pilosus Champion, 1889
Microtonus sticticopterus Champion, 1893
Microtonus trifasciatus Champion, 1893
Orchesia (Orchesia) gracilis Melsheimer, 1846
Osphya obscura Pic, 1937
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) mexicana Champion, 1889
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) longicornis Champion, 1889
Symphora impressicollis Champion, 1889
Symphora lanceolata Champion, 1916

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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