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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
127
3437
11118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
112
3024
9335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
62
1715
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
7
76
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
33
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
33 Genera with 74 Species
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Anthocomus Erichson, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Anthomalachius1SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Ascolhedybius Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Carphurus Erichson, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Cerapheles Mulsant, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Colotes Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Colotrema Wittmer, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Corydylepherus1SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1888Metallic flower beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Dinometopus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Gelacondylops Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Hypattalus Blackburn, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Microjulistus Reitter, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocarphurus Lea, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Philhedonus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginopalpus Pic, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
74 Species
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus Herbst, 1784
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Anthocomus (Paremballus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthomalachius strangulatus Abeille de P..., 1885
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) virens Suffrian, 1843
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Aplocnemus pini (L. Redtenbacher, 1849)⇒ Aplocnemus impressus Marsham, 1802
Attalus kaimon Nakane, 1987
Attalus morulus LeConte, 1852
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Axinotarsus (Tarxinosus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Carphurus angustatus Lea, 1895
Carphurus apiciventris Lea, 1895
Carphurus basiventris Lea, 1895
Carphurus bifoveatus Lea, 1895
Carphurus fasciculatus Lea, 1909
Carphurus invenustus Lea, 1902
Carphurus latipennis Lea, 1895
Carphurus lepidus Lea, 1895
Carphurus longicollis Lea, 1895
Carphurus pictipes Lea, 1895
Carphurus pravus Lea, 1909
Cerapheles terminatus Ménétriés, 1832
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) strangulatus (Abeille de P..., 1885)⇒ Anthomalachius strangulatus Abeille de P..., 1885
Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) barnevillei Puton, 1865
Collops hirtellus LeConte, 1876
Collops vittatus Say, 1823Two-lined collops
Colotes (Antidipnis) punctatus Erichson, 1840
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Corydylepherus viridis
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Dasytes (Dasytes) niger Linnaeus, 1761
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) gonocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
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 coeruleus DeGeer, 1774
Dasytes cyaneus Baudi di Selve, 1889
Dasytes puncticollis (Reitter, 1888)⇒ Dasytes plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dicranolaius bellulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Red and blue beetle
Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Dicranolaius planiceps Lea, 1899
Dicranolaius villosus Lea, 1899
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Ebaeus (Majerus) pedicularius Fabricius, 1777
Ebaeus (Majerus) thoracicus Fourcroy, 1785
Helcogaster decipiens Lea, 1909
Helcogaster holomelas Lea, 1929
Helcogaster pignerator Lea, 1921
Hypattalus calcaratus Lea, 1909
Hypattalus flavipes Lea, 1921
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) albifrons Fabricius, 1775
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) flavipes Fabricius, 1787Moccas Beetle
Hypebaeus apicalis Say, 1825
Hypebaeus bicolor LeConte, 1852
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) barnevillei (Puton, 1865)⇒ Clanoptilus barnevillei Puton, 1865
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Malachius (Malachius) marginellus (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Malachius (Protomalachius) scutellaris Erichson, 1840
Malachius vulneratus (Abeille, 1891)⇒ Anthomalachius strangulatus Abeille de P..., 1885
Neocarphurus seminiger Lea, 1929
Sphinginus lobatus Olivier, 1790
Troglops cephalotes Olivier, 1790Soft-wing flower beetle

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
26
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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