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Checklist of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
for Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
643
11825
35784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
639
11810
35753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
614
11665
35378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
9246
28594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
3132
10203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
2877
9260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
50
1745
5040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
43
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
11 Genera with 16 Species
Ablechrus Waterhouse, 06SpeciesTaxom
Anthocomus Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Attalomimus Wittmer, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Charopus Erichson, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Trichochrous Motschoulsky, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
16 Species
Ablechrus caravellae Constantin, 2012
Ablechrus moulini Constantin, 2017
Ablechrus nigrocaeruleus Gorham, 1898
Ablechrus puertoricanus
Ablechrus testaceomimus
Attalomimus martiniquensis Constantin, 2012
Attalus (Abrinus) amictus Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Abrinus) pictus Kiesenwetter, 1850
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Charopus pallipes Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) arnaizi Pardo, 1966
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) albifrons Fabricius, 1775
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) brisouti Mulsant & Rey, 1867
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
10
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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