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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3116
6987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3113
6984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3045
6850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
2495
5715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
683
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
589
965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
356
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Montana
10 Genera with 15 Species
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 17932SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1774Metallic flower beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nepachys Thomson, 17611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montana
15 Species
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Attalus (Abrinus) analis Panzer, 1796
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Collops bipunctatus Say, 1823Two-spotted Melyrid
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) pallipes Panzer, 1793
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) gonocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) obscurus Gyllenhal, 1813
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Metadasytes) caeruleus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dasytes cyaneus Baudi di Selve, 1889
Ebaeus (Majerus) thoracicus Fourcroy, 1785
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Nepachys cardiacae Linnaeus, 1761

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Montana
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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