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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
129
3809
32267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
118
3482
27089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
60
1980
11812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
23
462
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
28
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
28 Genera with 67 Species
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Abdera Stephens, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Amblyctis LeConte, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nipponomarolia Miyatake, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Phloeotrya Stephens, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroides Mank, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 19385SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abdera (Abdera) firma Hatch, 1965
Abdera bicinctus Horn, 1888
Amblyctis praeses LeConte, 1879
Anisoxya glaucula LeConte, 1856
Dircaea horiei Hatch, 1965
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Dircaea tibialis Say, 1824
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Emmesa blackmani Hatch, 1927
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Emmesa testacea Van Dyke, 1928
Emmesa testacea testacea testacea Van..., 1928
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Hypulus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1792
Hypulus californicus (Van Dyke, 1928)⇒ Nipponomarolia californicus Van Dyke, 1928
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Lederia (Lederia) arctica G. Horn, 1893
Melandrya (Emmesa) blackmani (Hatch, 1927)⇒ Emmesa blackmani Hatch, 1927
Melandrya (Emmesa) connectens Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Emmesa) labiata (Say, 1824)⇒ Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Emmesa) stacesmithi Hatch, 1965
Melandrya (Emmesa) testacea (Van Dyke, 1928)⇒ Emmesa testacea testacea testacea Van..., 1928
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Neoemmesa) noveboracensis Hatch, 1927
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Microtonus sericans LeConte, 1862
Nipponomarolia californicus Van Dyke, 1928
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) gracilis Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) gravida Motschulsky, 1872
Orchesia (Orchesia) ornata G. Horn, 1888
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya essigi Van Dyke, 1928
Osphya luteus G. Horn, 1879
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloeotrya concolor LeConte, 1866
Phloeotrya prona LeConte, 1878
Phloeotrya riversi LeConte, 1884
Phloeotrya vaudoueri (Mulsant, 1856)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia holmbergi Mannerheim, 1852
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Rushia brevicollis Fall & Cocke..., 1907
Rushia californica (Fall & Cocke..., 1907)⇒ Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa basalis LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Scotochroides antennatus Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) obsoletus Haldeman, 1848
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Spilotus quadripustulatus Melsheimer, 1846
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Xylita laevigatus Hellenius, 1786
Xylita livida (Sahlberg, 1834)⇒ Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Xylita testacea Hatch, 1965
Xylita umbrata Motschulsky, 1871
Zilora alabamensis Mank, 1938
Zilora canadensis Hausen, 1891
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866
Zilora nuda Provancher, 1877
Zilora occidentalis (Mank, 1938)⇒ Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
27
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
1
3
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