Checklist of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
for Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10622
39131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10614
39115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10460
38704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8357
33786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 103
3373
15012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 93
3019
12836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 47
1685
5694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles | 3
45
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Melyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles | 12
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
12 Genera with 16 Species | Amalthocus Fairmaire, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocomus Erichson, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthriboclerus Schenkling, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apalochrus Erichson, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Collops Erichson, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laius Guérin-Ménév..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malachius Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Malgassochaetus Ekis & Menier, 1982 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Malthacodes Waterhouse, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecophora Dejean, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Singularodaemon Pic, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
16 Species | Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781 | Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle | | Anthriboclerus scotti Schenkling, 1922 | | | Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790) | ⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790 | | Laius politus Fairmaire, 1880 | | | Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite beetle | | Malgassochaetus cordicollis Menier & Ekis, 1982 | | | Malgassochaetus crowsoni Ekis & Menier, 1980 | | | Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi Ekis & Menier, 1980 | | | Malgassochaetus pauliani Ekis & Menier, 1980 | | | Malgassochaetus penicillatus Menier & Ekis, 1982 | | | Malgassochaetus quadraticollis Menier & Ekis, 1982 | | | Malgassochaetus sogai Menier, 1991 | | | Malgassochaetus viettei Menier & Ekis, 1982 | | | Malthacodes minor Pic, 1932 | | | Malthacodes minuta Pic, 1906 | | | Pelecophora marginalis Fairmaire, 1880 | |
Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
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