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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region South Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
1145
3824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
74
973
3209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
43
578
1707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
32
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
6
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Australia
6 Genera with 26 Species
Carphurus Erichson, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Flabellolaius Wittmer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 192113SpeciesTaxom
Hypattalus Blackburn, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Simoderus Abeille de P..., 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
26 Species
Carphurus blackburni Lea, 1895
Carphurus interocularis Lea, 1921
Carphurus micropterus Lea, 1921
Carphurus myrmecophilus Lea, 1919
Dicranolaius albomaculatus Lea, 1921
Dicranolaius bellulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Red and blue beetle
Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Dicranolaius intricatus Lea, 1921
Dicranolaius rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1877
Dicranolaius trifoveicornis Lea, 1921
Flabellolaius mirocerus Lea, 1917
Helcogaster apicicornis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster aterrimus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster basicollis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster excavifrons Lea, 1921
Helcogaster flavipennis Lea, 1921
Helcogaster imperator Lea, 1921
Helcogaster inflatus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster macrocephalus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster medioflavus Lea, 1921
Helcogaster opaciceps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster oxyteloides Lea, 1921
Helcogaster puncticeps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster ventralis Lea, 1921
Hypattalus minutus Lea, 1921
Simoderus flavopictus Lea, 1909

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in South Australia
SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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