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Checklist of Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
for Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
633
8871
31367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
629
8860
31350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
599
8751
31129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6950
25723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
110
2498
9635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
103
2259
8107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
60
1439
4819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
20
233
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
11
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
11 Genera with 31 Species
Allopterus Broun, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Allorchesia Broun, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Bryanella Blair, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectron Redtenbacher, 18817SpeciesTaxom
Doxozilora Broun, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Hylobia Broun, 188012SpeciesTaxom
Lyperocharis Broun, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mecorchesia Broun, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Neorchesia Broun, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
31 Species
Allopterus cavelli Broun, 1893
Allopterus ornatum Broun, 1880
Allorchesia guinnessi Broun, 1912
Allorchesia validipes Broun, 1914
Bryanella samoensis Blair, 1928
Ctenoplectron coloratum Broun, 1886
Ctenoplectron costatum Broun, 1881
Ctenoplectron dignum Broun, 1886
Ctenoplectron fasciatum Redtenbacher, 1868
Ctenoplectron fuliginosum Broun, 1880
Ctenoplectron maculatum Broun, 1881
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
Lyperocharis agilis Broun, 1914
Mecorchesia brevicornis Broun, 1914
Mecorchesia spectabilis Broun, 1914
Neorchesia divergens Broun, 1914
Neorchesia terricola Broun, 1914
Orchesia (Orchesia) rennelli Gressitt & S..., 1964
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
11
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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