Melyridae (Leach 1815), Malachite Beetles ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Family

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Taxonomy of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles, Soft-Winged Flower Beetle, Soft-winged flower beetles, Solf-winged flower beetles

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	592 62779 813516	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	274 54416 687671	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938	154 35097 374025	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Cleroidea Latreille, 1802 Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles	24 1213 10634	Families Genera Species
Family	Melyridae Leach, 1815 Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles	497 5625	Genera Species

Subnodes of Melyridae Leach, 1815

Subfamily	Amalthocinae Majer, 2002 ⇒ Amalthocini	0 0	Genera Species
Subfamily	Chaetosomatinae Rauthcr, 1930	3 11	Genera Species
Subfamily	Danaceinae C.G. Thomson, 1859 ⇒ Danaceini	5 42	Genera Species
Subfamily	Dasytinae Laporte, 1840 Soft-wing flower beetles	114 2097	Genera Species
Subfamily	Malachiinae Leach, 1817 Soft-wing flower beetles	202 3223	Genera Species
Subfamily	Melyrinae Leach, 1815	24 197	Genera Species
Subfamily	Pagurodactylinae Constantin, 2001 ⇒ Pagurodactylini	0 0	Genera Species
Genus	Abeillea Sahlberg, 1908	0	Species
Genus	Acletus LeConte, 1852	0	Species
Genus	Afroebaeus Evers, 1989	0	Species
Genus	Alexeus Tshernyshev, 1995 ⇒ Troglocollops	0	Species
Genus	Aliattalus Tshernyshev, 2021	1	Species
Genus	Allodanacaea Liberti, 1985 ⇒ Danacea	0	Species
Genus	Allodipnis Abeille, 1890 ⇒ Colotes	0	Species
Genus	Alymeris Casey, 1895	0	Species
Genus	Amanicollops Pic, 1908	0	Species
Genus	Anexodes Abeille, 1900	0	Species
Genus	Anthoxenus Motschoulsky, 1845 ⇒ Dasaytes	0	Species
Genus	Aphyctus Jacquelin du Val, 1860	5	Species
Genus	Aplocnemius Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Aplocnemus	0	Species
Genus	Apterostylus Pic, 1919 ⇒ Astylus	0	Species
Genus	Arabotroglops Tshernyshev, 2022	1	Species
Genus	Arthracanthrus	0	Species
Genus	Arthrobrachys Gemminger & Harold, 1869	0	Species
Genus	Asiocarphurus Wittmer, 1981	0	Species
Genus	Atelestodes Abeille de Perrin, 1890 ⇒ Brachemys	1	Species
Genus	Attalogonia Wittmer, 1976 ⇒ Attalus	3	Species
Genus	Australolaius Tshernyshev, 2021	0	Species
Genus	Brevecarphurus Pic, 1950	0	Species
Genus	Calachromus	1	Species
Genus	Calchas Klug, 1850	0	Species
Genus	Carphurotroglops Pic, 1917	0	Species
Genus	Caulautes Abeille de Perrin, 1891 ⇒ Colotes	0	Species
Genus	Celidius Mulsant & Rey, 1867 ⇒ Anthocomus	0	Species
Genus	Ceralliscus Bourgeois, 1894	0	Species
Genus	Chalcoaploceble ♰ Tshernyshev, 2012 ⇒ Aploceble	0	Species
Genus	Chalcomorphus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Chalicocorus Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Chalicorus	0	Species
Genus	Chalicoroides Champion, 1922	0	Species
Genus	Cladapalochrus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Colbothis Gistl, 1848 ⇒ Dasytes	0	Species
Genus	Colpothis Gistl, 1848 ⇒ Dasytes	0	Species
Genus	Condylattalus Wittmer, 1976 ⇒ Attalus	1	Species
Genus	Corydylepherus	1	Species
Genus	Cosmiocomus Küster, 1850	8	Species
Genus	Cryptotarsus Philippi, 1873	1	Species
Genus	Cymbolus Gorham, 1886	1	Species
Genus	Dasutus von Salis, 1807 ⇒ Dasytes	0	Species
Genus	Dermatoma Motschoulsky, 1845	0	Species
Genus	Diaphonus Mulsant, 1867	0	Species
Genus	Diglobicerus Latreille in Cuvier, 1829	0	Species
Genus	Dilatapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2021	0	Species
Genus	Dilatapolochrus Tshernyshev, 2021	1	Species
Genus	Dimorphochalcas Pic, 1919 ⇒ Chalchas	0	Species
Genus	Diplambe Schilsky, 1894 ⇒ Aplocnemus	0	Species
Genus	Dolichomorphus Fiori, 1905 ⇒ Psilothrix	1	Species
Genus	Dolichosomina Reitter, 1911 ⇒ Psilothrix	0	Species
Genus	Donaldia Alluaud, 1898	0	Species
Genus	Dromanthus Gorham, 1882	1	Species
Genus	Ebaeimorphus Abeille de Perrin, 1891 ⇒ Attalus	0	Species
Genus	Ebaeomorphus Pic, 1904	0	Species
Genus	Enodius Laporte, 1836	1	Species
Genus	Eparchium Bernhauer, 1934	0	Species
Genus	Ergenekonia Kocak & Kemal, 2010	0	Species
Genus	Eurdymis	1	Species
Genus	Falsomicrinus Pic, 1951	0	Species
Genus	Flabellapalochrus Pic, 1923	0	Species
Genus	Flabellohedybius Pic, 1917	0	Species
Genus	Flabellolemphus Wittmer, 1976	0	Species
Genus	Flabellomalachius Evers, 1985 ⇒ Haplomalachius	1	Species
Genus	Grammidora	1	Species
Genus	Hapalochrous ⇒ Apalochrus	0	Species
Genus	Hapalochroüs Abeille, 1891	0	Species
Genus	Hapalochrus Gemminger & Harold, 1869 ⇒ Apalochrus	0	Species
Genus	Hapalogluta Thomson, 1859 ⇒ Dasaytes	0	Species
Genus	Haplithrix	0	Species
Genus	Hedonistes Gorham, 1905	0	Species
Genus	Hedybiocephalus Pic, 1903	0	Species
Genus	Helicopus Agassiz, 1846	0	Species
Genus	Helosoma Mannerheim, 1846 ⇒ Elosoma	0	Species
Genus	Heteracrius Kirsch, 1865 ⇒ Astylus	0	Species
Genus	Heterodipnis Peyron, 1877 ⇒ Colotes	0	Species
Genus	Hilleus Pic, 1949 ⇒ Colpometopus	0	Species
Genus	Holcopleura Schilsky, 1894 ⇒ Aplocnemus	0	Species
Genus	Homogynes Abeille de Perrin, 1891	0	Species
Genus	Hypodasytes Mulsant & Rey, 1868 ⇒ Dasaytes	0	Species
Genus	Hypoptilus Mulsant, 1867 ⇒ Clanoptilus	0	Species
Genus	Ischnopalpus Schilsky, 1894 ⇒ Aplocnemus	0	Species
Genus	Laeus Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Laius	0	Species
Genus	Linotoma Motschoulsky, 1845	0	Species
Genus	Lobatomixis Pic, 1915	0	Species
Genus	Macroastylus Pic, 1919 ⇒ Astylus	0	Species
Genus	Majerus Wittmer, 1995 ⇒ Ebaeus	0	Species
Genus	Maurattalus Pardo Alcaide, 1975	0	Species
Genus	Maurocerus Pardo Alcaide, 1971	0	Species
Genus	Mecoglossa Solier in Gay, 1849	0	Species
Genus	Megadeuterus Westwood, 1833	0	Species
Genus	Melyrastylus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Melyridella Champion, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Mendizabalina Pardo Alcaide, 1956	1	Species
Genus	Menovectura Blaisdell, 1931	0	Species
Genus	Mesodasytes Mulsant & Rey, 1868	0	Species
Genus	Metadasytes Mulsant & Rey, 1868	0	Species
Genus	Microastylus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Micromimetes Wollaston, 1862	2	Species
Genus	Mimochalcas Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Morphochalcus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Myrmecospectra Motschoulsky, 1858	0	Species
Genus	Namaquaphasis Wittmer, 1993	0	Species
Genus	Neatelestus Bedel in Heyden, Reitter & Weise, 1906	0	Species
Genus	Neocodylops Wittmer, 1987	0	Species
Genus	Neocondylops Wittmer, 1987	0	Species
Genus	Nevruzia Kocak & Kemal, 2010	1	Species
Genus	Oxylemphus ♰ Wittmer, 1976	0	Species
Genus	Parahenicopus Portevin, 1931	0	Species
Genus	Pecteropus Wollaston, 1854	7	Species
Genus	Pectotibialis Tshernyshev, 2021	1	Species
Genus	Pelecyphora Agassiz, 1846	0	Species
Genus	Pelochrous Abeille de Perrin, 1890	0	Species
Genus	Periebaeus Gorham, 1895	0	Species
Genus	Pristochira Morawitz, 1861	1	Species
Genus	Protodasytes Tihelka, Huang, Perrichot & Cai, 2021	1	Species
Genus	Protomalachius Evers, 1985	0	Species
Genus	Protomauroania Tshernyshev, 2021	2	Species
Genus	Pseudaphyctus Pic, 1896	0	Species
Genus	Pseudoastylus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Pseudocerapheles Pic, 1914	0	Species
Genus	Pseudodasytes Mulsant & Rey, 1868	0	Species
Genus	Pseudodipnis Abeille, 1890	0	Species
Genus	Psilocorse Thomson, 1859	0	Species
Genus	Pygolemphus ♰ Wittmer, 1976	0	Species
Genus	Romattalus Tshernyshev, 2021	1	Species
Genus	Rotamalachius Kono, 1937	1	Species
Genus	Rotomalachius Kono, 1937	0	Species
Genus	Salsolaius Liu, ÅšlipiÅ„ski & Pang, 2021	1	Species
Genus	Scalopterus Motschoulsky, 1859	0	Species
Genus	Setomalachius Majer, 1989	0	Species
Genus	Sphinginafricanus Wittmer, 1994	0	Species
Genus	Spinapalochrus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Spinastylus Pic, 1919	0	Species
Genus	Sulcattalus Pic, 1914	0	Species
Genus	Tarxinosus Pardo Alcaide, 1971	0	Species
Genus	Thoraxocarphurus Wittmer, 1957 ⇒ Brachyhedibius	1	Species
Genus	Tonyattalus Tshernyshev, 2022	1	Species
Genus	Tonycolotes Tshernyshev, 2022	0	Species
Genus	Traugliscolus Pic, 1933	0	Species
Genus	Traugliscus Pic, 1933	0	Species
Genus	Trauglops Abeille, 1890	0	Species
Genus	Trichochroides Blaisdell, 1938	0	Species
Genus	Trichochrus Motschoulsky, 1859	0	Species
Genus	Trithrix Reitter in Heyden, Reitter & Weise, 1906	0	Species
Genus	Trogliscus Peyron, 1877	0	Species
Genus	Troglocollopsoides Wittmer, 1979	0	Species
Genus	Xamerpus Fairmaire, 1886	1	Species
Genus	Xamperus Fairmaire, 1886	0	Species
Genus	Zygia Fabricius, 1775	2	Species

Synonyms

Attalomimidae (Majer, 1995)

Dasytidae (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)

Gietellidae (Constantin & Menier, 1987)

Malachiidae (Leach, 1817)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Melyridae

German	Wollhaarkäfer, Zipfelkäfer
English	Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles, Soft-Winged Flower Beetle, Soft-winged flower beetles, Solf-winged flower beetles
Finnish	Takkukuoriaiset
Norwegian	Børstebiller

Distribution and Species lists of Melyridae Leach, 1815