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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1162
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1025
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
610
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
6 Genera with 6 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1799
Metallic flower beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
6 Species
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Attalus terminalis Say, 1825
Collops quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1798Four-Spotted Collops
Collops tricolor Say, 1823
Collops vittatus Say, 1823Two-lined collops
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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