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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
102
1569
3485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
95
1388
2794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
50
850
1601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
19
168
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pennsylvania
15 Genera with 17 Species
Anisoxya Mulsant, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
17 Species
Anisoxya glaucula LeConte, 1856
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
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
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) concolor LeConte, 1866
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Xylita umbrata Motschulsky, 1871
Zilora nuda Provancher, 1877

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
15
17
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