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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region South England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
692
6147
13193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
690
6143
13188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
629
5970
12926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
401
5027
11447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
100
1570
3339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
1354
2685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
48
762
1359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
5
34
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
17
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South England
17 Genera with 26 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Ascolhedybius Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Cerapheles Mulsant, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1801Metallic flower beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Melyris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocarphurus Lea, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South England
26 Species
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus Herbst, 1784
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Cerapheles terminatus Ménétriés, 1832
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) strangulatus (Abeille de P..., 1885)⇒ Anthomalachius strangulatus Abeille de P..., 1885
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Dasytes (Dasytes) niger Linnaeus, 1761
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) gonocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dasytes (Metadasytes) fusculus Illiger, 1801
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Ebaeus (Majerus) thoracicus Fourcroy, 1785
Helcogaster holomelas Lea, 1929
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) albifrons Fabricius, 1775
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Malachius (Protomalachius) scutellaris Erichson, 1840
Neocarphurus seminiger Lea, 1929

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in South England
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
12
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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