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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
1857
6218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
90
1677
5290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
51
896
2416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
19
196
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
16
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
16 Genera with 30 Species
Abdera Stephens, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Conopalpus Gyllenhal, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Marolia Mulsant, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
30 Species
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Conopalpus brevicollis Kraatz, 1855
Conopalpus testaceus Olivier, 1790
Dircaea australis Fairmaire, 1856
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Hypulus quercinus Quensel, 1790
Marolia leseigneuri Nicolas, 1977
Marolia variegata Bosc, 1792
Melandrya (Melandrya) barbata Fabricius, 1792Bearded False Darkling Beetle
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Paramelandrya) dubia (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Melandrya barbata Fabricius, 1792
Orchesia (Clinocara) blandula Brancsik, 1874
Orchesia (Clinocara) fasciata Illiger, 1798
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Osphya aeneipennis Kriechbaumer, 1848
Osphya bipunctata Fabricius, 1775
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufipes (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Rushia parreyssii Mulsant, 1856
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
14
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
2
5
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