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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
679
9809
32121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
675
9790
32064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
642
9663
31803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
416
7897
27351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2951
11883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
105
2579
9709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
59
1488
4841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
315
1029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
14 Genera with 20 Species
Abdera Stephens, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Allopterus Broun, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eucinetomorphus Perris, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Marolia Mulsant, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 17942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
20 Species
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Allopterus mayorgai Nel & al., 2005
Conopalpus brevicollis Kraatz, 1855
Eucinetomorphus asturiensis Reitter, 1881
Lederia (Lederina) ehlem von Heyden, 1884
Marolia variegata Bosc, 1792
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) dubia Schaller, 1783
Orchesia (Orchesia) marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Osphya vandalitiae Kraatz, 1868
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufipes (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Rushia parreyssi Mulsant, 1856
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zilora ferruginea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Spain
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
12
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
3
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