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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
154
6620
40223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
139
6058
34560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
75
3710
18410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
24
697
3795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
30
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
30 Genera with 74 Species
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Abdera Stephens, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Amblyctis LeConte, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archaeserropalpus Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cicindelopsis Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 19289SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Microtonus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nipponomarolia Miyatake, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocuphosis Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroides Mank, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 19385SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
74 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abdera (Abdera) bicincta G. Horn, 1888
Abdera bicinctus Horn, 1888
Amblyctis praeses LeConte, 1879
Anisoxya glaucula LeConte, 1856
Archaeserropalpus cretaceus Nikitsky, 2002
Cicindelopsis eophilus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Dircaea fusca (Motschoulsky, 1873)⇒ Phloiotrya fusca LeConte, 1878
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Dircaea tibialis Say, 1824
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Emmesa blackmani Hatch, 1927
Emmesa californica Motschoulsky, 1873
Emmesa colorata Scudder, 1900
Emmesa connectens Newman, 1838
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Emmesa stacesmithi (Hatch, 1962)⇒ 
Emmesa testacea Van Dyke, 1928
Emmesa testacea leeperi Malkin, 1954
Emmesa testacea testacea testacea Van..., 1928
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Hypulus bicinctus (Horn, 1888)⇒ Abdera bicinctus Horn, 1888
Hypulus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1792
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Lederia (Lederia) arctica G. Horn, 1893
Melandrya (Emmesa) blackmani (Hatch, 1927)⇒ Emmesa blackmani Hatch, 1927
Melandrya (Emmesa) stacesmithi Hatch, 1965
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Neoemmesa) noveboracensis Hatch, 1927
Microscapha arctica (Horn, 1893)⇒ Lederia arctica G. Horn, 1893
Microscapha californica (Barrett, 1928)⇒ Lederia arctica G. Horn, 1893
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Microtonus sericans LeConte, 1862
Nipponomarolia californicus Van Dyke, 1928
Orchesia (Orchesia) alphabetica Lea, 1925
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) gracilis Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) ornata G. Horn, 1888
Orchesia (Orchesia) ovata Laliberte, 1967
Osphya essigi Van Dyke, 1928
Osphya luteus G. Horn, 1879
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) concolor LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) fusca LeConte, 1878
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) prona LeConte, 1878
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya riversi LeConte, 1884
Phloiotrya vaudoueri (Mulsant, 1856)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia holmbergi Mannerheim, 1852
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Pseudocuphosis tristis Nikitsky, 2002
Rushia brevicollis Fall & Cocke..., 1907
Rushia californica (Fall & Cocke..., 1907)⇒ Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Rushia longula LeConte, 1866
Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Scotochroa atra LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa basalis LeConte, 1874
Scotochroa buprestoides Kirby, 1837
Scotochroides antennatus Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) obsoletus Haldeman, 1848
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Spilotus quadripustulatus Melsheimer, 1846
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Synchroa quiescens Wickham, 1911
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Xylita testacea Hatch, 1965
Xylita umbrata Motschulsky, 1871
Zilora alabamensis Mank, 1938
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866
Zilora nuda Provancher, 1877
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794
Zilora occidentalis (Mank, 1938)⇒ Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
28
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsphyinae
Mulsant, 1856
1
3
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