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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
96
1281
2465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
1125
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
48
662
1074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
142
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
13
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
13 Genera with 14 Species
Archaeserropalpus Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Microscapha LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Osphya Illiger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocuphosis Nikitsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Spilotus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
14 Species
Archaeserropalpus cretaceus Nikitsky, 2002
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Hypulus simulator Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Microscapha clavicornis LeConte, 1866
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Osphya varians LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) concolor LeConte, 1866
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) fusca LeConte, 1878
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
Pseudocuphosis tristis Nikitsky, 2002
Spilotus quadripustulatus Melsheimer, 1846
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
12
13
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