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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Ohio (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
512
5022
11222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
510
5017
11216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4918
10959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
340
4206
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1129
2209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
979
1703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
609
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
121
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
15
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ohio
15 Genera with 18 Species
Anisoxya Mulsant, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ohio
18 Species
Anisoxya glaucula LeConte, 1856
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microtonus sericans LeConte, 1862
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) fusca LeConte, 1878
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Spilotus quadripustulatus Melsheimer, 1846
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Ohio
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
14
17
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