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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3906
14945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
3435
12710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
52
1951
5461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
409
1176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
6 Genera with 7 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
7 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
6
7
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