Checklist of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
for Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 276
1640
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 276
1640
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 262
1593
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 196
1374
2231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 69
660
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 64
571
983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 35
352
561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles | 3
15
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Melyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles | 8
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cairns
8 Genera with 18 Species
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
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