Checklist of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
808
1079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
673
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 43
256
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 40
227
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 19
131
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles | 2
13
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Melyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles | 10
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Peninsula
10 Genera with 5 Species | Cephaloncus Westwood, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalicorus Erichson, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasytes Paykull, 0 | Metallic flower beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasytophasis Champion, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malachius Fabricius, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melyris Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelochrus Mulsant, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinginopalpus Pic, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Troglops Erichson, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
5 Species
Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
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