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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Motala (Östergötland County, Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
255
1323
2025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1322
2024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1298
1985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
181
1101
1738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
61
377
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
339
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
33
212
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
13
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Motala
4 Genera with 6 Species
Abdera Stephens, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Motala
6 Species
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Motala
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
3
5
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