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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6472
18489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
511
6460
18472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
490
6393
18333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
5175
15651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1952
6655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1717
5502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
51
953
3164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
17
219
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Italy
10 Genera with 15 Species
Abdera Stephens, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Marolia Mulsant, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 17831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Italy
15 Species
Abdera (Abdera) biflexuosa (Curtis, 1829)⇒ Pachychila bifida Rosenhauer, 1865
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Hypulus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1792
Hypulus quercinus Quensel, 1790
Marolia leseigneuri Nicolas, 1977
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) dubia Schaller, 1783
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Rushia parreyssi Mulsant, 1856
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in South Italy
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
2
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