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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Jurassic (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
2296
4763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
567
2296
4763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
2106
4458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
1368
2922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
83
549
1062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
379
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
29
150
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
5
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jurassic
4 Genera with 8 Species
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1774Metallic flower beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Micrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jurassic
8 Species
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) obscurus Gyllenhal, 1813
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
Micrinus inornatus Küster, 1846

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Jurassic
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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