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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2279
7495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2058
6394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
54
1243
3620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
69
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
34
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
34 Genera with 131 Species
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Amecocerus Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthocomus Erichson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Asydates Casey, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 195110SpeciesTaxom
Attalusinus Leng, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachemys Abeille, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18237SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhadus Fall, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dasytastes Casey, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Dasytellus Casey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1895Metallic flower beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Dolichophron Kiesenwetter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Enallonyx Wolcott, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Endeodes LeConte, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Eschatocrepis LeConte, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudasytes Casey, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Fortunatius Evers, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gietella Constantin &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Hapalorhinus LeConte, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ifnidius de la Escalera, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Listropsis Blaisdell, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Listrus Motschoulsky, 017SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 187410SpeciesTaxom
Mecomycter Horn, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Mectemycor Majer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Microlipus LeConte, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelecophora Dejean, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhadalus LeConte, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Sydatopsis Casey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tanaops LeConte, 05SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceble Thomson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Trichochrous Motschoulsky, 189541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
131 Species
Anthocomus pusillus
Asydates explanatus Casey, 1895
Asydates rufiventris Casey, 1895
Attalus (Attalus) chrysanthemi Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) hariensis Evers, 1960
Attalus (Attalus) ochraceus Lindberg, 1950
Attalus (Attalus) panurgus Evers, 1991
Attalus (Attalus) rostratus (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Attalus neglectus Marshall, 1946
Attalus (Attalus) subopacus Wollaston, 1862
Attalus intermedius Marshall, 1953
Attalus morulus LeConte, 1852
Attalus santarosae Marshall, 1951
Attalus tucsonensis Marshall, 1951
Attalusinus submarginatus LeConte, 1852
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) spinipennis Germar, 1824
Collops bipunctatus Say, 1823Two-spotted Melyrid
Collops cribrosus LeConte, 1852
Collops discretus Fall, 1912
Collops quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1798Four-Spotted Collops
Collops tricolor Say, 1823
Collops versatilis Fall, 1912
Collops vittatus Say, 1823Two-lined collops
Dasyrhadus impressicollis Fall, 1910
Dasytastes bicolor Casey, 1895
Dasytastes dispar Casey, 1895
Dasytastes otiosus Casey, 1895
Dasytastes remissus Casey, 1895
Dasytellus inconspicuus Casey, 1895
Dasytes (Anthoxenus) griseus Küster, 1849
Dasytes (Dasytes) tardus Schaufuss, 1872
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) obscurus Gyllenhal, 1813
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) lanzarotensis Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dasytes (Metadasytes) fusculus Illiger, 1801
Dasytes constrictus Lewis, 1895
Dasytes dissimilis Casey, 1895
Dasytes expansus Casey, 1895
Dasytes fastidiosus Casey, 1895
Dasytes lineellus Casey, 1895
Dasytes macer Casey, 1895
Dasytes minutus Casey, 1895
Dasytes nitens Casey, 1895
Dolichophron hartungi Wollaston, 1862
Endeodes basalis LeConte, 1852
Endeodes collaris LeConte, 1853
Endeodes insularis Blackwelder, 1932
Eudasytes amplus Casey, 1895
Eudasytes ursinus Casey, 1895
Fortunatius metallicus Wollaston, 1862
Gietella fortunata Constantin &..., 1987
Hypebaeus apicalis Say, 1825
Hypebaeus bicolor LeConte, 1852
Ifnidius petricola Plata & Evers, 1987
Listrus amplicollis
Listrus annulatus
Listrus balteellus
Listrus confusus Casey, 1895
Listrus densicollis
Listrus extricatus
Listrus famelicus
Listrus fidelis
Listrus fulvipilosus
Listrus incertus
Listrus interstitialis
Listrus maculosus
Listrus montanus
Listrus pardalis
Listrus subaeneus
Listrus tritus
Listrus variegatus
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius acutipennis Fall, 1901
Malachius auritus LeConte, 1852
Malachius bakeri Fall, 1910
Malachius blaisdelli Hopping, 1939
Malachius immurus H. F. Wickham, 1916
Malachius macer Horn, 1874
Malachius mirandus LeConte, 1859
Malachius mixtus Horn, 1872
Malachius treventii Horn, 1874
Mecomycter omalinus G. Horn, 1882
Mectemycor seticeus
Mectemycor strangulatus
Sydatopsis longicornis
Tanaops abdominalis LeConte, 1859
Tanaops ignitus Fall, 1917
Tanaops lobulatus Marshall, 1955
Tanaops neglectus
Tanaops sierra
Trichoceble memnonia Kiesenwetter, 1861
Trichochrous agrestis Casey, 1895
Trichochrous apicalis Casey, 1895
Trichochrous barbarae Casey, 1895
Trichochrous brevis Casey, 1895
Trichochrous compactus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous crinifer Casey, 1895
Trichochrous curticollis Casey, 1895
Trichochrous cuspidatus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous discipulus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous fallax Casey, 1895
Trichochrous femoralis
Trichochrous fimbriatus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous fraternus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous hystrix Casey, 1895
Trichochrous indigens Casey, 1895
Trichochrous innocens Casey, 1895
Trichochrous insignis Casey, 1895
Trichochrous irrasus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous lobatus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous lucidus
Trichochrous mucidus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous nubilatus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous politus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous prominens Casey, 1895
Trichochrous propinquus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous pruinosus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous quadricollis
Trichochrous rusticus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous separatus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous sexualis Casey, 1895
Trichochrous sinuosus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous sobrinus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous sonomae Casey, 1895
Trichochrous stricticollis
Trichochrous subcalvus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous suffusus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous tectus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous testaceus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous transversus Casey, 1895
Trichochrous vilis
Trichochrous villosus Casey, 1895

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
20
89
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
14
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



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