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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
60
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
32
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
32 Genera with 8 Species
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Apsicondylops Wittmer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Apterodasytes Champion, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Ascolhedybius Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Astylus Laporte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Attalusinus Leng, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyattalus Wittmer, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Calosotis Redtenbacher, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloncus Westwood, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalicorus Erichson, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Colotrema Wittmer, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Colpometopus Abeille, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 0Metallic flower beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dasytophasis Champion, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Dinometopus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucerapheles Champion, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Gelacondylops Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Illops Erichson, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Lusingattalus Pic, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Microjulistus Reitter, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Nepachys Thomson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradinometopus Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelochroides Wittmer, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelochrus Mulsant, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Penhedybius Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Philhedonus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolocondylops Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginopalpus Pic, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Youngatroglops Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
8 Species
Apsicondylops endroedyi
Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard, 1843Astylus beetle
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) gonocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes opacus
Malachius niger
Malachius rufifrons
Melyris (Melyris) viridis Fabricius, 1775
Troglops marginatus Waltl, 1835

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
26
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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