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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
588
18355
100567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
150
5902
23455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
5211
20097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
70
2890
9490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
24
552
1414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
28
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
28 Genera with 72 Species
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Abdera Stephens, 181010SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Archaeserropalpus Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Electroabdera Alekseev, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ivania Lewis, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Marolia Mulsant, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 201214SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocuphosis Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Quasianisoxya Alekseev, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 20145SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 18074SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
72 Species
Abdera (Abdera) bifasciata (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Abdera quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Abdera) biflexuosa (Curtis, 1829)⇒ Pachychila bifida Rosenhauer, 1865
Abdera (Abdera) hoffeinsorum Alekseev, 2014
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Abdera) rikojotensis Alekseev, 2014
Abdera (Carida) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Carida) flexuosa Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Abdera (Wanachia) triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Archaeserropalpus cretaceus Nikitsky, 2002
Conopalpus brevicollis Kraatz, 1855
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Dircaea australis Fairmaire, 1856
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Dircaea quadriguttata (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Dircaea australis Fairmaire, 1856
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Electroabdera marisbaltici Alekseev, 2014
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Hypulus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1792
Hypulus quercinus Quensel, 1790
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Marolia grandis Peyerimhoff, 1918
Melandrya (Melandrya) barbata Fabricius, 1792Bearded False Darkling Beetle
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Paramelandrya) dubia (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Melandrya barbata Fabricius, 1792
Orchesia (Clinocara) fasciata Illiger, 1798
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Clinocrara) fasciata Illiger, 1798
Orchesia (Clinocrara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocrara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) fusiformis Solsky, 1871
Orchesia (Orchesia) marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchestera) luteipalpis Mulsant & Gu..., 1857
Orchesia (Orchestera) rasnitzyni N. B. Nikitsky, 2011
Orchesia (Orchestera) turkini V. I. Alekseev, 2012
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufipes (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) subtilis Reitter, 1897
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya vaudoueri (Mulsant, 1856)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phryganophilus (Phryganophilus) auritus Motschulsky, 1845
Phryganophilus (Phryganophilus) ruficollis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Crypsis ruficollis Kaszab, 1946
Pseudocuphosis tristis Nikitsky, 2002
Quasianisoxya curonensis Alekseev, 2015
Rushia parreyssi Mulsant, 1856
Rushia parreyssii Mulsant, 1856
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) ingemmescus Alekseev, 2014
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) vivax Alekseev, 2014
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Xylita livida (Sahlberg, 1834)⇒ Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Zilora elongata J. Sahlberg, 1881
Zilora ferruginea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794
Zilora sericea (J. Sturm, 1807)⇒ Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
24
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
3
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