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Checklist for Subfamily Melandryinae Leach, 1815
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
2717
9943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
101
2460
8688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
57
1355
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
19
252
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
12
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
10
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
10 Genera with 26 Species
Abdera Stephens, 18105SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
26 Species
Abdera (Abdera) biflexuosa (Curtis, 1829)⇒ Pachychila bifida Rosenhauer, 1865
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Abdera (Wanachia) triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Hypulus quercinus Quensel, 1790
Melandrya (Melandrya) barbata Fabricius, 1792Bearded False Darkling Beetle
Melandrya (Melandrya) caraboides (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Melandrya dubia Schaller, 1783
Melandrya (Melandrya) dubia Schaller, 1783
Orchesia (Clinocara) fasciata Illiger, 1798
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchesia) micans (Panzer, 1794)⇒ Orchesia marseuli Lewis, 1895
Orchesia (Orchestera) luteipalpis Mulsant & Gu..., 1857
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) rufipes (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya (Phloiotrya) tenuis Hampe, 1850
Phloiotrya vaudoueri (Mulsant, 1856)⇒ Phloiotrya tenuis Hampe, 1850
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810

Subnodes of Melandryinae with occurrences in Benelux
TribeDircaeini
Kirby, 1837
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHypulini
Gistel, 1848
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelandryini
Leach, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOrchesiini
Mulsant, 1856
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSerropalpini
Latreille, 1829
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melandryinae at artfakta.se
Melandryinae at dyntaxa.se
Melandryinae at itis.gov