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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1486
3685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1311
2877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
52
731
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
20
153
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
16
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
16 Genera with 20 Species
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroides Mank, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
20 Species
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Scotochroides antennatus Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Southern Ontario
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
15
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
1
1
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