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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
475
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
475
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
460
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
385
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
38
205
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
172
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
22
127
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mainz
5 Genera with 6 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1802Metallic flower beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mainz
6 Species
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Dasytes (Dasytes) niger Linnaeus, 1761
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Mainz
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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