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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3632
16165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
110
3187
13997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
63
1971
8031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
6
70
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
15
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
15 Genera with 171 Species
Attalus Erichson, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Balanophorus MacLeay, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Carphurus Erichson, 192945SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1921Metallic flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 189919SpeciesTaxom
Flabellolaius Wittmer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 058SpeciesTaxom
Hypattalus Blackburn, 189923SpeciesTaxom
Intybia Pascoe, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Laius Guérin-Ménév..., 19144SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neocarphurus Lea, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Simoderus Abeille de P..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Troglolaius Wittmer, 19093SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
171 Species and 2 Subspecies
Attalus kaimon Nakane, 1987
Balanophorus concinnus Lea, 1921
Balanophorus mastersii W. J. MacLeay, 1872
Balanophorus victoriensis Lea, 1909
Carphurus angustatus Lea, 1895
Carphurus apicalis W. J. MacLeay, 1872
Carphurus apiciventris Lea, 1895
Carphurus armiceps Lea, 1929
Carphurus armicollis Lea, 1929
Carphurus atricapillis Lea, 1909
Carphurus azureipennis W. J. MacLeay, 1872
Carphurus basiventris Lea, 1895
Carphurus bifoveatus Lea, 1895
Carphurus compsus Lea, 1921
Carphurus cribratus Lea, 1921
Carphurus cyaneipennis W. J. MacLeay, 1872
Carphurus elegans Lea, 1909
Carphurus elongatus W. J. MacLeay, 1872
Carphurus excisus Lea, 1921
Carphurus fasciculatus Lea, 1909
Carphurus gallinaceus Lea, 1921
Carphurus incurvipennis Lea, 1929
Carphurus invenustus Lea, 1902
Carphurus latipennis Lea, 1895
Carphurus lepidus Lea, 1895
Carphurus longicollis Lea, 1895
Carphurus longus Lea, 1895
Carphurus macrops Lea, 1921
Carphurus maculicollis Lea, 1921
Carphurus nigrivarius Lea, 1929
Carphurus nigrofasciatus Lea, 1921
Carphurus opacipennis Lea, 1921
Carphurus pallidifrons Lea, 1909
Carphurus pallidipennis W. J. MacLeay, 1872
Carphurus pallidipennis pallidipennis
Carphurus pictipes Lea, 1895
Carphurus pisoniae Lea, 1921
Carphurus pravus Lea, 1909
Carphurus purpureipennis Lea, 1921
Carphurus sagittifer Lea, 1929
Carphurus simulator Lea, 1909
Carphurus spinipennis Lea, 1921
Carphurus strigicollis Lea, 1909
Carphurus tricolor Lea, 1921
Carphurus triimpressus Lea, 1909
Carphurus uncinatus Lea, 1909
Carphurus variipennis Lea, 1909
Carphurus vigilans Lea, 1909
Carphurus wilsoni Lea, 1929
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Dasytes subellipticus Lea, 1921
Dicranolaius acervatus Lea, 1917
Dicranolaius bellulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Red and blue beetle
Dicranolaius c-pupureus
Dicranolaius c-purpureus Lea, 1914
Dicranolaius cavicornis Lea, 1909
Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Dicranolaius concinicornis Blackburn, 1888
Dicranolaius cyanocephalus Lea, 1899
Dicranolaius flavonotatus Lea, 1917
Dicranolaius janthinipennis Lea, 1921
Dicranolaius major Blackburn, 1889
Dicranolaius orthodoxus Lea, 1909
Dicranolaius planiceps Lea, 1899
Dicranolaius rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1877
Dicranolaius sinus Lea, 1899
Dicranolaius sordidus Lea, 1917
Dicranolaius tarsalis Lea, 1909
Dicranolaius vflavus Lea, 1929
Dicranolaius villosus Lea, 1899
Flabellolaius mirocerus Lea, 1917
Helcogaster abdominalis Lea, 1929
Helcogaster affinis Lea, 1929
Helcogaster apicicornis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster apiciniger Lea, 1929
Helcogaster atriceps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster bifoveiceps Lea, 1929
Helcogaster bilobus Lea, 1909
Helcogaster calodemus Lea, 1929
Helcogaster canaliculatus Lea, 1895
Helcogaster capsulifer Lea, 1921
Helcogaster carinaticeps Lea, 1895
Helcogaster centralis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster ceraticeps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster coelocephalus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster concaviceps Lea, 1895
Helcogaster convexiceps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster fasciatus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster foveiceps Lea, 1895
Helcogaster foveicornis Lea, 1909
Helcogaster frater Lea, 1929
Helcogaster fuscitarsis Lea, 1895
Helcogaster hackeri Lea, 1921
Helcogaster helmsi Lea, 1909
Helcogaster holomelas Lea, 1929
Helcogaster hoplocephalus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster humeralis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster insignicornis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster laterofuscus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster laticeps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster litoralis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster maculiceps Lea, 1909
Helcogaster marginicollis Lea, 1895
Helcogaster medioapicalis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster medioniger Lea, 1929
Helcogaster melas Lea, 1921
Helcogaster modicus Lea, 1929
Helcogaster nigriventris Lea, 1921
Helcogaster obliquiceps Lea, 1909
Helcogaster oxyteloides Lea, 1921
Helcogaster pallidus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster pignerator Lea, 1921
Helcogaster punctilobus Lea, 1909
Helcogaster rhyticephalus Lea, 1909
Helcogaster ruficornis Lea, 1895
Helcogaster seminigripennis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster seticeps Lea, 1929
Helcogaster simpliciceps Lea, 1909
Helcogaster spinicollis Lea, 1909
Helcogaster strigiceps Lea, 1909
Helcogaster thoracicus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster triangulifer Lea, 1921
Helcogaster trifoveatus Lea, 1929
Helcogaster trifoveiceps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster trisinuatus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster ttuberculatus Lea, 1909
Helcogaster tuberculiceps Lea, 1929
Helcogaster tuberculifrons Lea, 1909
Helcogaster varius varius
Hypattalus alphabeticus Lea, 1899
Hypattalus apicipennis Lea, 1915
Hypattalus armipes Lea, 1929
Hypattalus calcaratus Lea, 1909
Hypattalus collaris Lea, 1899
Hypattalus dentipes Lea, 1909
Hypattalus dispar Lea, 1899
Hypattalus flavipes Lea, 1921
Hypattalus flaviventris Lea, 1909
Hypattalus inconspicuus Lea, 1921
Hypattalus longicornis Lea, 1899
Hypattalus mirabilis Lea, 1898
Hypattalus mucronatus Lea, 1909
Hypattalus parvoniger Lea, 1921
Hypattalus pectinicornis Lea, 1929
Hypattalus pulcherrimus Lea, 1899
Hypattalus pulchripennis Lea, 1929
Hypattalus queenslandicus Wilson, 1923
Hypattalus sordidus Lea, 1909
Hypattalus trianguliferus Lea, 1915
Hypattalus tricolor Lea, 1921
Hypattalus violaceus Lea, 1899
Hypattalus viridis Lea, 1899
Intybia filamentaria Lea, 1917
Laius alleni Lea, 1909
Laius filamentarius Lea, 1917
Laius mastersii (WJ Macleay, 1872)⇒ Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Laius minutus Lea, 1914
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Neocarphurus angustibasis Lea, 1921
Neocarphurus basizonis Lea, 1902
Neocarphurus coatesi Lea, 1909
Neocarphurus costipennis Lea, 1921
Neocarphurus impunctatus Lea, 1895
Neocarphurus pilosipennis Lea, 1914
Neocarphurus semiflavus Lea, 1921
Neocarphurus seminiger Lea, 1929
Neocarphurus sobrinus Lea, 1909
Neocarphurus tuberculatus Lea, 1895
Simoderus effeminatus Lea, 1921
Troglolaius armicollis Lea, 1909
Troglolaius armstrongi Wittmer, 1952
Troglolaius sculptus Lea, 1909

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
14
170
Genera
Species

Taxom



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