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Checklist of Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
for South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1002
31782
192121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
999
31760
192069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
919
31232
189614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
538
24032
155049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9527
64328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8817
57216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
74
5634
31410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
6
94
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
24
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
24 Genera with 28 Species
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E
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P
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Ablechrus Waterhouse, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Amecocerus Solier, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Arthrobrachus Solier, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Astylus Laporte, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Attalogonia Wittmer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18628SpeciesTaxom
Cephalogonia Wollaston, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloncus Westwood, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Charopus Erichson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Condylattalus Wittmer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dasytastes Casey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Engilemphus Wittmer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Fortunatius Evers, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Hylodanacaea Pic, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Lemphus Erichson, 20134SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melyrosoma Wollaston, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Nemacerus Solier, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Paradinometopus Wittmer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Trichochrous Motschoulsky, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tucumanius Pic, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
28 Species
Ablechrus flavipes C. Waterhouse, 1877
Arthrobrachus arquatus Estrada, 2018
Arthrobrachus nigromaculatus Solier, 1849
Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard, 1843Astylus beetle
Astylus trifasciatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Attalogonia guyanensis Constantin, 2013
Attalogonia sergefernandezi Constantin, 2013
Attalus (Attalus) aenescens Wollaston, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) euphorbiae Escalera, 1921
Attalus (Attalus) maderensis Wollaston, 1854
Attalus (Attalus) panurgus Evers, 1991
Attalus (Attalus) pellucidus Wollaston, 1854
Attalus (Attalus) rostratus (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Attalus neglectus Marshall, 1946
Attalus (Attalus) ruficollis Wollaston, 1862
Cephalogonia fortunata Evers, 1986
Cephalogonia satanas Escalera, 1921
Cephaloncus (Traugliscolus) lindbergi Evers, 1961
Charopus flavipes (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Charopus graminicola Dejean, 1833
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Fortunatius chamaeleon Escalera, 1921
Lemphus nitidicollis Gorham, 1886
Lemphus petropolitanus
Lemphus seagi Constantin, 2013
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Melyrosoma artemisiae Wollaston, 1854
Melyrosoma oceanicum Wollaston, 1854

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
5
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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