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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Southeast Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
638
10421
42784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
634
10403
42747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
601
10265
42432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
390
8244
36333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
2925
15620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
2614
13015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
54
1419
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
20
288
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Europe
17 Genera with 27 Species
Abdera Stephens, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Marolia Mulsant, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Neogonus Hampe, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Europe
27 Species
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Dircaea australis Fairmaire, 1856
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Marolia purkynei Maran, 1933
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) dubia Schaller, 1783
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Neogonus (Neogonus) emgei Reitter, 1884
Neogonus (Neogonus) hampei Reitter, 1897
Neogonus (Neogonus) minos Reitter, 1897
Neogonus (Neogonus) plasoni Hampe, 1873
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchestera) luteipalpis Mulsant & Gu..., 1857
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Osphya lehnertae Konvička, 2014
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufipes (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zilora ferruginea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Southeast Europe
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
4
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