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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1494
4086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1327
3474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
41
832
2116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
31
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
16
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
16 Genera with 70 Species
Amauronia Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomalachius1SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 186235SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Cephalogonia Wollaston, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloncus Westwood, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Colotes Erichson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1838Metallic flower beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichophron Kiesenwetter, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Fortunatius Evers, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Gietella Constantin &..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Ifnidius de la Escalera, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Melyrosoma Wollaston, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
70 Species
Anthomalachius spinosus Erichson, 1840
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) sculpturatus Wollaston, 1862
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) vestitus Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Antholinus) minimus Rossi, 1790
Attalus (Antholinus) sericans Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Attalus) aenescens Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) angustifrons Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) anthicoides Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) bandamae Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) betancuriensis Evers, 1960
Attalus (Attalus) chrysanthemi Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) columbi Evers, 1960
Attalus (Attalus) crispus Lindberg, 1953
Attalus (Attalus) euphorbiae Escalera, 1921
Attalus (Attalus) fernandezi Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) gomerensis Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) laevicollis Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) lusitanicus Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Attalus) maderensis Wollaston, 1854
Attalus (Attalus) mascae Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) monticola Evers, 1961
Attalus (Attalus) oceanicus Evers, 1971
Attalus (Attalus) ornatissimus Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) ovatipennis Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) pallidior Escalera, 1921
Attalus (Attalus) pallipes Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) palmensis Lindberg, 1950
Attalus (Attalus) pardoalcaldei Plata, 1990
Attalus (Attalus) pellucidus Wollaston, 1854
Attalus (Attalus) pini Evers, 1971
Attalus (Attalus) remanei Evers, 1986
Attalus (Attalus) rostratus (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Attalus neglectus Marshall, 1946
Attalus (Attalus) ruficollis Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) rugifrons Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) rugosus Wollaston, 1854
Attalus (Attalus) subaenescens Escalera, 1921
Attalus (Attalus) subopacus Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) tuberculatus Wollaston, 1862
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Cephalogonia cerasina Wollaston, 1862
Cephalogonia fortunata Evers, 1986
Cephalogonia gautardi Abeille, 1881
Cephalogonia satanas Escalera, 1921
Cephalogonia scurra Evers, 1986
Cephaloncus (Traugliscolus) capito Westwood, 1863
Cephaloncus (Traugliscolus) lindbergi Evers, 1961
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) arnaizi Pardo, 1966
Colotes (Pseudodipnis) alutaceus Wollaston, 1862
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) alticola Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) canariensis Lindberg, 1950
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) inexspectatus Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) israelsoni Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) lanzarotensis Palm, 1974
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) nigricornis Brullé, 1838
Dolichophron hartungi Wollaston, 1862
Fortunatius chamaeleon Escalera, 1921
Fortunatius jubilatus Evers, 1971
Fortunatius jucundus Wollaston, 1862
Fortunatius mencey Evers, 1971
Fortunatius metallicus Wollaston, 1862
Fortunatius posticus Wollaston, 1862
Gietella faialensis Menier & Con..., 1988Stone beetle
Gietella fortunata Constantin &..., 1987
Ifnidius atlanticus Evers, 1981
Melyrosoma abdominale Wollaston, 1857
Melyrosoma artemisiae Wollaston, 1854
Melyrosoma costipenne Wollaston, 1862
Melyrosoma flavescens Wollaston, 1862
Melyrosoma hirtum Wollaston, 1862
Troglops silo Erichson, 1840

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubfamilyDanaceinae
C.G. Thomson, 1859
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
10
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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