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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
155
8628
61720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
136
7737
53109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
82
4858
28464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
26
737
4642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
29
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
29 Genera with 80 Species
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Allopterus Broun, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Allorchesia Broun, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Bryanella Blair, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Callidircaea Champion, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectron Redtenbacher, 192010SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Doxozilora Broun, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hylobia Broun, 188012SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Lyperocharis Broun, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mecorchesia Broun, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Megapselaphus Gemminger, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Mystes Champion, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neorchesia Broun, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 192020SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeucinetus Heller, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroides Mank, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Talayra Champion, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
80 Species
Allopterus cavelli Broun, 1893
Allopterus ornatum Broun, 1880
Allorchesia guinnessi Broun, 1912
Allorchesia validipes Broun, 1914
Bryanella samoensis Blair, 1928
Callidircaea venusta Champion, 1895
Ctenoplectron agile Champion, 1895
Ctenoplectron coloratum Broun, 1886
Ctenoplectron costatum Broun, 1881
Ctenoplectron dignum Broun, 1886
Ctenoplectron fasciatum Redtenbacher, 1868
Ctenoplectron fuliginosum Broun, 1880
Ctenoplectron humerale Lea, 1917
Ctenoplectron maculatum Broun, 1881
Ctenoplectron rufobrunneum Lea, 1917
Ctenoplectron sericeum Lea, 1920
Dircaea bimaculipennis Lea, 1917
Dircaea tetraspilota Lea, 1898
Doxozilora punctata Broun, 1909
Hylobia acuminata Broun, 1915
Hylobia arboricola Broun, 1915
Hylobia bifasciata Broun, 1880
Hylobia calida Broun, 1880
Hylobia minor Broun, 1880
Hylobia nigricornis Broun, 1880
Hylobia nubeculosa Broun, 1880
Hylobia plagiata Broun, 1912
Hylobia pulla Broun, 1880
Hylobia sexnotata Broun, 1915
Hylobia undulata Broun, 1880
Hylobia velox Broun, 1880
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Lyperocharis agilis Broun, 1914
Mecorchesia brevicornis Broun, 1914
Mecorchesia spectabilis Broun, 1914
Megapselaphus lanciferus Fauvel, 1905
Megapselaphus nebulosus Fauvel, 1905
Megapselaphus sexguttatus Montrouzier, 1860
Megapselaphus venusta Champion, 1895
Microscapha baloghi Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Microscapha maculata Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Microscapha major Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Microscapha mutabilis Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Mystes planatus Champion, 1895
Neorchesia divergens Broun, 1914
Neorchesia terricola Broun, 1914
Orchesia (Orchesia) alphabetica Lea, 1925
Orchesia (Orchesia) austrina Champion, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) biroi Pic, 1956
Orchesia (Orchesia) bryophila Lea, 1920
Orchesia (Orchesia) calotricha Lea, 1920
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) elongata (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Talayra elongata MacLeay, 1873
Orchesia (Orchesia) eucalypti Lea, 1920
Orchesia (Orchesia) macilenta Lea, 1917
Orchesia (Orchesia) macleayi Lea, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) medioflava Lea, 1920
Orchesia (Orchesia) minima Lea, 1920
Orchesia (Orchesia) minuta Lea, 1908
Orchesia (Orchesia) multinotata Lea, 1917
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Orchesia (Orchesia) pictipennis Lea, 1920
Orchesia (Orchesia) rennelli Gressitt & S..., 1964
Orchesia (Orchesia) wellingtoniana Lea, 1920
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) velutina Champion, 1895
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Pseudeucinetus novabritannica Delève, 1973
Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller, 1921
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Scotochroides antennatus Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Talayra brevipilis Lea, 1929
Talayra elongata MacLeay, 1873
Talayra sericata Champion, 1916
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Oceania
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
27
78
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