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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region England (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
10533
30513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
10526
30505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
740
10258
29944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
456
8410
26271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2633
7159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
104
2307
5945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
56
1313
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
6
52
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
22
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for England
22 Genera with 43 Species
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Anthocomus Erichson, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Ascolhedybius Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Cerapheles Mulsant, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1801Metallic flower beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocarphurus Lea, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for England
43 Species
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus Herbst, 1784
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Attalus kaimon Nakane, 1987
Attalus morulus LeConte, 1852
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Cerapheles terminatus Ménétriés, 1832
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) strangulatus (Abeille de P..., 1885)⇒ Anthomalachius strangulatus Abeille de P..., 1885
Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) barnevillei Puton, 1865
Collops hirtellus LeConte, 1876
Collops vittatus Say, 1823Two-lined collops
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Dasytes (Dasytes) niger Linnaeus, 1761
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) gonocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dasytes (Metadasytes) caeruleus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dasytes cyaneus Baudi di Selve, 1889
Dasytes (Metadasytes) fusculus Illiger, 1801
Dicranolaius bellulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Red and blue beetle
Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Dicranolaius villosus Lea, 1899
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Ebaeus (Majerus) pedicularius Fabricius, 1777
Ebaeus (Majerus) thoracicus Fourcroy, 1785
Helcogaster holomelas Lea, 1929
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) albifrons Fabricius, 1775
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) flavipes Fabricius, 1787Moccas Beetle
Hypebaeus apicalis Say, 1825
Hypebaeus bicolor LeConte, 1852
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Malachius (Protomalachius) scutellaris Erichson, 1840
Neocarphurus seminiger Lea, 1929
Sphinginus lobatus Olivier, 1790
Troglops cephalotes Olivier, 1790Soft-wing flower beetle

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in England
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
17
32
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