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Checklist of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
for Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
565
7120
15641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
562
7116
15633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
534
6992
15382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
5714
13109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
81
1755
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
1497
2870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
869
1273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
47
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
16
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
16 Genera with 3 Species
Apalochrus Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Apsicondylops Wittmer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Astylus Laporte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloncus Westwood, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Colpometopus Abeille, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1802Metallic flower beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dasytophasis Champion, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dinometopus Gorham, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Gelacondylops Wittmer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Merocondylops Wittmer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Notomalachius Champion, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nudopectinus Evers, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Penhedybius Wittmer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginopalpus Pic, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
3 Species
Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard, 1843Astylus beetle
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Melyris (Melyris) viridis Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
13
0
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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