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Taxonomy of Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
154
35097
374025
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
42
6123
53447
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
126
822
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Melandryidae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
74
702
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
5
82
Genera
Species
GenusAdobia  ⇒ Abdera
2Species
GenusAlcestoma
Fairmaire, 1896
2Species
GenusApteromelandrya
Gusakov, 2005
  ⇒ Melandrya
0Species
GenusArchaeoxylita
Nikitsky, 1977
1Species
GenusCallidircaea
Champion, 1916
1Species
GenusCallidircea
Champion, 1916
0Species
GenusCarida
Mulsant, 1856
  ⇒ Abdera
1Species
GenusCaridina
Seidlitz in Erichson, 1898
  ⇒ Abdera
0Species
GenusCaridua
Strand, 1929
  ⇒ Abdera
0Species
GenusCicindelopsis
Cockerell, 1920
1Species
GenusCuphosopalpus
Pic, 1917
0Species
GenusDapsiloderinus
Champion, 1916
1Species
GenusDapsiloderus
Fairmaire, 1887
4Species
GenusDentipalpus
Philippi, 1863
0Species
GenusDicraea  ⇒ Dircaea
0Species
GenusDicraeomorpha
1Species
GenusDircea
Say in Keating, 1824
  ⇒ Dircaea
0Species
GenusDircoea  ⇒ Dircaea
0Species
GenusDircoeomorpha  ⇒ Dircaeomorpha
0Species
GenusElectroabdera
Alekseev, 2014
1Species
GenusElectroxylita
Alekseev & Bukejs, 2021
1Species
GenusEnstrophinus
Pic, 1935
  ⇒ Eustrophopsis
0Species
GenusHomalenchodes
Li, Hsiao, Yoshitomi & Cai, 2022
1Species
GenusHypalus
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  ⇒ Hypulus
0Species
GenusJalapanum
Pic, 1926
1Species
GenusLederina
Nikitsky, 1982
  ⇒ Lederia
13Species
GenusLongemelandrya
Pic, 1953
0Species
GenusLongicrusa
Tihelka et al., 2019
1Species
GenusMadelinia
Alekseev & Pankowski, 2020
2Species
GenusMecroscapha
Horn, 1893
0Species
GenusMystaxis
Horn, 1888
0Species
GenusMystaxus
Kugelann, 1792
0Species
GenusNagakuchikius
Toyoshima & Ishikawa, 2000
1Species
GenusOrchestera
Guillebeau, 1887
  ⇒ Orchesia
0Species
GenusOsphia  ⇒ Osphya
0Species
GenusParamelandrya
Nikitsky, 2002
0Species
GenusParamikadonius
Nomura, 1959
0Species
GenusPelecophorus
Berthold in Latreille, 1827
  ⇒ Pelecophora
0Species
GenusPerakiantis  ⇒ Perakianus
1Species
GenusPhloetrya  ⇒ Phloiotrya
0Species
GenusPhryganophilodes
Mirishima, 1988
0Species
GenusPseudomelandrya
Nikitsky, 2002
0Species
GenusPseudophryganophilus
Nikitsky, 2002
0Species
GenusPseudozilora
Nomura, 1959
  ⇒ Spilotus
0Species
GenusQuasianisoxya
Alekseev, 2015
1Species
GenusSerropalpimorpha
Pic, 1917
  ⇒ Phloiotrya
0Species
GenusXylitella
Reitter, 1911
1Species

Synonyms
Serropalpidae (Thomson, 1864)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Melandryidae
GermanDüsterkäfer, Schwarzkäfer
EnglishFalse Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
DutchSpringkevers
DanishSvampespringere
SwedishBrunbaggar
NorwegianVedborere


Distribution and Species lists of Melandryidae Leach, 1815
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Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
4 Genera  6 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
3 Genera  6 Species
Australia
14 Genera  32 Species
Austria
16 Genera  39 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bahamas
5 Genera  5 Species
Belarus
9 Genera  16 Species
Belgium
8 Genera  17 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
9 Genera  25 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  2 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
27 Genera  53 Species
Chile
6 Genera  20 Species
China
20 Genera  36 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  1 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  1 Species
Croatia
5 Genera  6 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
15 Genera  30 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
15 Genera  37 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
15 Genera  38 Species
Finland
16 Genera  38 Species
France
19 Genera  46 Species
Gabon
4 Genera  4 Species
Georgia
6 Genera  7 Species
Germany
15 Genera  38 Species
Greece
5 Genera  8 Species
Guatemala
6 Genera  13 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
3 Genera  1 Species
Hungary
8 Genera  8 Species
Iceland
8 Genera  12 Species
India
13 Genera  22 Species
Indonesia
7 Genera  8 Species
Ireland
4 Genera  11 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
17 Genera  44 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
37 Genera  96 Species
Laos
5 Genera  5 Species
Latvia
7 Genera  11 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
7 Genera  10 Species
Luxembourg
7 Genera  19 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  3 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  5 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
10 Genera  15 Species
Moldova
3 Genera  3 Species
Mongolia
2 Genera  2 Species
Montenegro
4 Genera  4 Species
Morocco
3 Genera  3 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  2 Species
Nepal
2 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
12 Genera  25 Species
New Zealand
9 Genera  29 Species
Nicaragua
6 Genera  3 Species
Niger
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
16 Genera  37 Species
Panama
10 Genera  10 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  5 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
4 Genera  4 Species
Philippines
4 Genera  6 Species
Poland
16 Genera  40 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  7 Species
Romania
2 Genera  3 Species
Russia
23 Genera  44 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
5 Genera  6 Species
Slovakia
15 Genera  27 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
3 Genera  1 Species
Spain
14 Genera  20 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
22 Genera  51 Species
Switzerland
16 Genera  30 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
11 Genera  15 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
3 Genera  3 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  4 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
2 Genera  3 Species
United Kingdom
18 Genera  37 Species
USA
30 Genera  74 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  3 Species
Vietnam
7 Genera  11 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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