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Checklist of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
for Kansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
4643
9728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
4637
9721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
520
4494
9410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
329
3699
7734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
103
1426
3066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1253
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
48
736
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
31
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kansas
6 Genera with 7 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1799Metallic flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mecomycter Horn, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Trichochrous Motschoulsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
7 Species
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Collops bipunctatus Say, 1823Two-spotted Melyrid
Collops quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1798Four-Spotted Collops
Collops vittatus Say, 1823Two-lined collops
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Mecomycter omalinus G. Horn, 1882
Trichochrous modestus Casey, 1895

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Kansas
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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