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Checklist for Subfamily Melandryinae Leach, 1815
and region Finland (Fennoscandia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
7482
34950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
7476
34940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
503
7400
34764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
6263
31371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
1757
7233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
92
1602
6375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
55
858
3163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
189
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
16
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
14
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Finland
14 Genera with 36 Species
Abdera Stephens, 18107SpeciesTaxom
Anisoxya Mulsant, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hypulus Paykull, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Phloiotrya Stephen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Wanachia Schulze, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 17943SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland
36 Species
Abdera (Abdera) biflexuosa (Curtis, 1829)⇒ Pachychila bifida Rosenhauer, 1865
Abdera (Abdera) quadrifasciata Curtis, 1829
Abdera (Carida) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Carida) flexuosa Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Abdera (Wanachia) triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Anisoxya fuscula Illiger, 1798
Dircaea australis Fairmaire, 1856
Dircaea quadriguttata (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Dircaea australis Fairmaire, 1856
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Hypulus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1792
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
Melandrya (Paramelandrya) dubia (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Melandrya barbata Fabricius, 1792
Orchesia (Clinocara) fasciata Illiger, 1798
Orchesia (Clinocara) minor Walker, 1837
Orchesia (Clinocara) undulata Kraatz, 1853
Orchesia (Orchesia) fusiformis Solsky, 1871
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
Phryganophilus (Phryganophilus) auritus Motschulsky, 1845
Phryganophilus (Phryganophilus) ruficollis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Crypsis ruficollis Kaszab, 1946
Rushia parreyssii Mulsant, 1856
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) barbatus Schaller, 1783
Wanachia triguttata Gyllenhal, 1810
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Xylita livida (Sahlberg, 1834)⇒ Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Zilora elongata J. Sahlberg, 1881
Zilora ferruginea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Melandryinae with occurrences in Finland
TribeDircaeini
Kirby, 1837
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHypulini
Gistel, 1848
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelandryini
Leach, 1815
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrchesiini
Mulsant, 1856
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSerropalpini
Latreille, 1829
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXylitini
Thomson, 1864
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeZilorini
Desbrochers des Loges, 1900
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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