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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
139
5065
32704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
126
4478
27300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
62
2343
9895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
22
310
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
14
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
14 Genera with 29 Species
Lederia Reitter, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Perakianus Pic, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeucinetus Heller, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Talayra Champion, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
29 Species
Lederia (Lederina) indica Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Lederia (Lederina) martensi Nikitsky, 1994
Lederia (Lederina) obscuripennis Nikitsky, 1994
Lederia (Lederina) schawalleri Nikitsky, 1994
Lederia (Lederina) similis Nikitsky & B..., 1982
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microscapha nepalensis Nikitsky, 1992
Microtonus asiaticus Pic, 1917
Orchesia (Clinocara) fasciata Illiger, 1798
Osphya albofasciata Champion, 1916
Osphya dissimilis Champion, 1922
Osphya harmandi Pic, 1927
Osphya nigriventris Champion, 1920
Osphya nigroapicalis Pic, 1921
Osphya nilgirica Champion, 1916
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Perakianus atriceps Pic, 1914
Perakianus bicolor Blair, 1931
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) andamana Pic, 1945
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) quercicola Champion, 1922
Prothalpia holmbergi Mannerheim, 1852
Pseudeucinetus spilmani Spangler, 1995
Pseudeucinetus uenoi Spangler, 1995
Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller, 1921
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Serropalpus (Mimoserropalpus) binhanus Pic, 1922
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Synchroa submetallica Pic, 1917
Talayra striata Blair, 1931

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
13
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
1
7
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