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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Northern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
3995
7628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
458
3995
7628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
3911
7408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
313
3351
6469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
81
919
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
801
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
42
447
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
88
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Ontario
10 Genera with 13 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Ontario
13 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Northern Ontario
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
9
12
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