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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Newfoundland and Labrador (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
433
3541
7128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
3538
7125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
3468
6965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
2985
6147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
858
1911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
737
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
41
384
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
65
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
10
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Newfoundland and Labrador
10 Genera with 16 Species
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Newfoundland and Labrador
16 Species
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa basalis LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Newfoundland and Labrador
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
10
16
Genera
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