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Checklist for Tribe Melandryini Leach, 1815
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
176
14626
135736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
155
13570
120637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
84
8526
64759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
26
1192
7859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
44
176
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
38
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelandryini
Leach, 1815
4
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
4 Genera with 17 Species
Emmesa Newman, 19289SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18622SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
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
Melandrya (Emmesa) blackmani (Hatch, 1927)⇒ Emmesa blackmani Hatch, 1927
Melandrya (Emmesa) connectens Newman, 1838
Melandrya (Emmesa) labiata (Say, 1824)⇒ Emmesa labiata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Emmesa) stacesmithi Hatch, 1965
Melandrya (Emmesa) testacea (Van Dyke, 1928)⇒ Emmesa testacea testacea testacea Van..., 1928
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Melandrya (Neoemmesa) noveboracensis Hatch, 1927
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia holmbergi Mannerheim, 1852
Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862


Links, sources and further information
Melandryini at artfakta.se
Melandryini at dyntaxa.se