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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
851
2246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
737
1898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
38
428
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
21
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
12
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
12 Genera with 57 Species
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 186228SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Cephalogonia Wollaston, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloncus Westwood, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Colotes Erichson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1838Metallic flower beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichophron Kiesenwetter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Fortunatius Evers, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Gietella Constantin &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melyrosoma Wollaston, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
57 Species
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) sculpturatus Wollaston, 1862
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) vestitus Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Antholinus) sericans Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Attalus) aenescens Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) angustifrons Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) anthicoides Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) bandamae Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) betancuriensis Evers, 1960
Attalus (Attalus) chrysanthemi Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) columbi Evers, 1960
Attalus (Attalus) crispus Lindberg, 1953
Attalus (Attalus) euphorbiae Escalera, 1921
Attalus (Attalus) fernandezi Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) gomerensis Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) laevicollis Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) mascae Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) monticola Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) ornatissimus Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) ovatipennis Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) pallidior Escalera, 1921
Attalus (Attalus) pallipes Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) palmensis Lindberg, 1950
Attalus (Attalus) pardoalcaldei Plata, 1990
Attalus (Attalus) pellucidus Wollaston, 1854
Attalus (Attalus) pini Evers, 1971
Attalus (Attalus) ruficollis Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) rugifrons Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) subaenescens Escalera, 1921
Attalus (Attalus) subopacus Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) tuberculatus Wollaston, 1862
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Cephalogonia cerasina Wollaston, 1862
Cephalogonia fortunata Evers, 1986
Cephalogonia gautardi Abeille, 1881
Cephalogonia satanas Escalera, 1921
Cephalogonia scurra Evers, 1986
Cephaloncus (Traugliscolus) capito Westwood, 1863
Cephaloncus (Traugliscolus) lindbergi Evers, 1961
Colotes (Pseudodipnis) alutaceus Wollaston, 1862
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) alticola Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) canariensis Lindberg, 1950
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) inexspectatus Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) israelsoni Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) lanzarotensis Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) nigricornis Brullé, 1838
Dolichophron hartungi Wollaston, 1862
Fortunatius chamaeleon Escalera, 1921
Fortunatius jubilatus Evers, 1971
Fortunatius jucundus Wollaston, 1862
Fortunatius mencey Evers, 1971
Fortunatius metallicus Wollaston, 1862
Fortunatius posticus Wollaston, 1862
Gietella fortunata Constantin &..., 1987
Melyrosoma costipenne Wollaston, 1862
Melyrosoma flavescens Wollaston, 1862
Melyrosoma hirtum Wollaston, 1862
Troglops silo Erichson, 1840

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Canary Islands
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
7
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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