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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7483
24197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
563
7468
24174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
7367
23955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
5928
20399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2072
8420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1832
6897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
47
1007
3272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
43
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
26
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greece
26 Genera with 117 Species
#ABCDEHMPT
Anthocomus Erichson, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 200727SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Brachemys Abeille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ceratistes Fischer von ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Charopus Erichson, 18855SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 19699SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Colotes Erichson, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtosus Motschoulsky, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Danacaea Agassiz, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 189715SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1937Metallic flower beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Dasytidius Schilsky, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Dasytiscus von Kiesenwe..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Haplomalachius Evers, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 189012SpeciesTaxom
Mauroania Majer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pseudamauronia Pic, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceble Thomson, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
117 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus Herbst, 1784
Anthocomus (Omphalius) creticus Evers, 1994
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) basalis Kuster, 1849
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) cribrarius Brullé, 1832
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) kiesenwetteri Schilsky, 1897
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) limbipennis Kiesenwetter, 1865
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) pertusus Kiesenwetter, 1859
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) quercicola Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) serbicus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) serratus Brullé, 1832
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) virens Suffrian, 1843
Aplocnemus (Diplambe) abietum Kiesenwetter, 1859
Aplocnemus (Holcopleura) caelatus Brullé, 1832
Aplocnemus (Holcopleura) pristocerus Kiesenwetter, 1859
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) basalis Küster, 1849
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) caelatus Brullé, 1832
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) corcyricus Miller, 1866
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) cribrarius Brullé, 1832
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) kiesenwetteri Schilsky, 1897
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) limbipennis Kiesenwetter, 1865
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) pertusus Kiesenwetter, 1859
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) pristocerus Kiesenwetter, 1859
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) pulverulentus Küster, 1850
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) quercicola Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) serratus Brullé, 1832
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) trinacriensis Ragusa, 1872
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) virens Suffrian, 1843
Aplocnemus sahlbergi Mayor, 2007
Attalus (Abrinus) analis Panzer, 1796
Attalus (Antholinus) minimus Rossi, 1790
Attalus (Attalus) dalmatinus Erichson, 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Brachemys (Brachemys) brevipennis Laporte de C..., 1836
Ceratistes dilaticornis Germar, 1824
Charopus apicalis Kiesenwetter, 1859
Charopus concolor Fabricius, 1801
Charopus flavipes (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Charopus graminicola Dejean, 1833
Charopus graminicola Dejean, 1833
Charopus philoctetes Abeille, 1885
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) affinis Ménétriés, 1832
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) ambiguus Peyron, 1877
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) durandi Pardo, 1970
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) geniculatus Germar, 1824
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) spinipennis Germar, 1824
Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) assimilis Erichson, 1840
Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) transadriaticus Evers, 1969
Collops quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1798Four-Spotted Collops
Colotes (Antidipnis) punctatus Erichson, 1840
Colotes (Colotes) maculatus Laporte de C..., 1836
Colotes (Pseudodipnis) obsoletus Erichson, 1840
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Cyrtosus (Oogynes) ovalis Laporte de C..., 1836
Danacaea ganglbaueri Prochazka, 1894
Danacea (Danacea) angelinii Liberti, 2009
Danacea (Danacea) bleusei Pic, 1895
Danacea (Danacea) cervina Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) championi Marseul, 1878
Danacea (Danacea) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1859
Danacea (Danacea) hypoleuca Kiesenwetter, 1859
Danacea (Danacea) latipennis Pic, 1903
Danacea (Danacea) major Pic, 1902
Danacea (Danacea) marginata Küster, 1851
Danacea (Danacea) moreana Pic, 1905
Danacea (Danacea) mutata Pic, 1895
Danacea (Danacea) nigripalpis Fiori, 1912
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) oertzeni Schilsky, 1897
Danacea induta Schilsky, 1897
Dasytes (Anthoxenus) subaeneus (Schönherr, 1817)⇒ Dasytes blaisdelli Pic, 1937
Dasytes (Dasytes) buphtalmus Baudi, 1873
Dasytes (Dasytes) creticus Constantin, 1983
Dasytes (Dasytes) moniliatus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Dasytes (Dasytes) murinus Schilsky, 1894
Dasytes (Dasytes) striatulus Brullé, 1832
Dasytes (Dasytes) tardus Schaufuss, 1872
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) nigrita Kiesenwetter, 1859
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeneiventris Küster, 1850
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dasytes blaisdelli Pic, 1937
Dasytidius ethologus Majer, 1989
Dasytidius indutus aegeicus Liberti, 1986
Dasytidius indutus indutus Kiesenwetter, 1859
Dasytidius nigripes Pic, 1894
Dasytiscus graminis Majer, 1996
Dasytiscus impressicollis Reitter, 1885
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Dolichosoma simile Brullé, 1832
Ebaeus (Majerus) coerulescens Erichson, 1840
Haplomalachius (Flabellomalachius) flabellatus Frivaldzsky, 1835
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) flavicollis Erichson, 1840
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) flavipes Fabricius, 1787Moccas Beetle
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) nodipennis Krynicki, 1832
Hypebaeus bicolor LeConte, 1852
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Malachius (Protomalachius) agenjoi Pardo, 1975
Malachius (Protomalachius) carnifex Erichson, 1840
Malachius (Protomalachius) coccineus Waltl, 1838
Malachius (Protomalachius) graecus Kraatz, 1862
Malachius (Protomalachius) kasosensis Wittmer, 1988
Malachius (Protomalachius) labiatus (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Hypebaeus bicolor LeConte, 1852
Malachius (Protomalachius) pickai Svihla, 1987
Malachius (Protomalachius) rubidus Erichson, 1840
Malachius assimilis Erichson, 1871
Malachius truncaticornis Abeille de P..., 1890
Mauroania picta Kiesenwetter, 1859
Pseudamauronia dancaeoides Reitter, 1885
Trichoceble arbustorum Kiesenwetter, 1859
Trichoceble funera Kiesenwetter, 1859
Trichoceble griseohirta Reitter, 1885
Trichoceble oertzeni Schilsky, 1896
Troglops olympicus Wittmer, 1988

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Greece
SubfamilyDanaceinae
C.G. Thomson, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
8
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
16
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



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