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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
2113
4547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
92
1911
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
1247
2410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
33
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
18
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
18 Genera with 24 Species
Ablechrus Waterhouse, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Amecocerus Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphivectura Blaisdell, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18239SpeciesTaxom
Cradytes Casey, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasytellus Casey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1895Metallic flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eudasytites Wickham, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichopleurus Blaisdell, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hoppingiana Blaisdell, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Listrus Motschoulsky, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 03SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelecophora Dejean, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Semijulistus Schilsky, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichochrous Motschoulsky, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Vecturoides Fall, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
24 Species
Amphivectura monticola Blaisdell, 1934
Collops bipunctatus Say, 1823Two-spotted Melyrid
Collops desuetus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Collops discretus Fall, 1912
Collops extrusus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Collops hirtellus LeConte, 1876
Collops priscus H. F. Wickham, 1914
Collops quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1798Four-Spotted Collops
Collops tricolor Say, 1823
Collops vittatus Say, 1823Two-lined collops
Dasytellus elegantulus Casey, 1895
Dasytes obtusus Casey, 1895
Eudasytites listriformis H. F. Wickham, 1912
Eutrichopleurus miocenus Wickham, 1912
Hoppingiana hudsonica LeConte, 1866
Listrus rubripes
Listrus senilis LeConte, 1852
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius immurus H. F. Wickham, 1916
Malachius rotgeri
Trichochrous funebris Casey, 1895
Trichochrous inaequalis Casey, 1895
Trichochrous miocenus H. F. Wickham, 1912
Trichochrous sparsus Casey, 1895

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Colorado
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
13
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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