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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6375
18835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
6372
18831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
508
6260
18511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
5406
16528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1423
3765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1268
3047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
50
741
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
19
126
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michigan
11 Genera with 12 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michigan
12 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) fusca LeConte, 1878
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Michigan
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
10
11
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