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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
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
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
6
58
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
20
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
20 Genera with 52 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17845SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Ascolhedybius Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Cerapheles Mulsant, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Charopus Erichson, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 17933SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1889Metallic flower beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Micrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceble Thomson, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
52 Species
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus Herbst, 1784
Anthocomus (Celidus) coccineus (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Anthocomus rufus Herbst, 1784
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Anthocomus (Neotrotus) bipunctatus Harrer, 1784
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) virens Suffrian, 1843
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) coeruleatus Rosenhauer, 1856
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) virens Suffrian, 1843
Attalus (Attalus) panurgus Evers, 1991
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Cerapheles terminatus Ménétriés, 1832
Charopus flavipes (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Charopus graminicola Dejean, 1833
Charopus graminicola Dejean, 1833
Charopus pallipes Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Danacea (Danacea) aurichalcea Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) pallipes Panzer, 1793
Dasytes (Anthoxenus) subaeneus (Schönherr, 1817)⇒ Dasytes blaisdelli Pic, 1937
Dasytes (Dasytes) niger Linnaeus, 1761
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) alpigradus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) obscurus Gyllenhal, 1813
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dasytes (Metadasytes) caeruleus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dasytes cyaneus Baudi di Selve, 1889
Dasytes (Metadasytes) fusculus Illiger, 1801
Dasytes aerosus (Kiesenwetter, 1867)⇒ Dasytes aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes blaisdelli Pic, 1937
Dasytes cyaneus Baudi di Selve, 1889
Dicranolaius bellulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Red and blue beetle
Dicranolaius orcicornis Lea, 1899
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Ebaeus (Majerus) pedicularius Fabricius, 1777
Ebaeus (Majerus) thoracicus Fourcroy, 1785
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) flavipes Fabricius, 1787Moccas Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Malachius (Malachius) marginellus (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Malachius (Malachius) viridis (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Malachius (Protomalachius) rubidus Erichson, 1840
Micrinus inornatus Küster, 1846
Sphinginus lobatus Olivier, 1790
Trichoceble floralis Olivier, 1790
Trichoceble memnonia Kiesenwetter, 1861
Troglops albicans Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Benelux
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
15
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melyridae at gbif.org
Melyridae at irmng.org
Melyridae at itis.gov
Melyridae at marinespecies.org