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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
675
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
582
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
36
359
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
8 Genera with 18 Species
Balanophorus MacLeay, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Carphurus Erichson, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1799
Metallic flower beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Intybia Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Laius Guérin-Ménév..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neocarphurus Lea, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
18 Species
Balanophorus concinnus Lea, 1921
Carphurus armicollis Lea, 1929
Carphurus atricapillis Lea, 1909
Carphurus macrops Lea, 1921
Carphurus pisoniae Lea, 1921
Carphurus purpureipennis Lea, 1921
Carphurus tricolor Lea, 1921
Dicranolaius c-pupureus
Dicranolaius c-purpureus Lea, 1914
Dicranolaius tarsalis Lea, 1909
Helcogaster fasciatus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster humeralis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster pallidus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster seminigripennis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster trisinuatus Lea, 1921
Laius alleni Lea, 1909
Neocarphurus angustibasis Lea, 1921
Neocarphurus costipennis Lea, 1921

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Cairns
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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