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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1194
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1045
2166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
58
628
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
5
31
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
6 Genera with 16 Species
Carphurus Erichson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1903Metallic flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Flabellolaius Wittmer, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Hypattalus Blackburn, 19098SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
16 Species
Carphurus punctatus Lea, 1909
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) bourgeoisi Schilsky, 1903
Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Dicranolaius villosus Lea, 1899
Helcogaster decipiens Lea, 1909
Helcogaster effeminatus Lea, 1908
Helcogaster insularis Lea, 1909
Helcogaster maculiceps Lea, 1909
Hypattalus apiciventris Lea, 1921
Hypattalus carteri Lea, 1909
Hypattalus cribripennis Lea, 1921
Hypattalus distortipes Lea, 1909
Hypattalus exilis Lea, 1909
Hypattalus flavoapicalis Lea, 1921
Hypattalus insularis Lea, 1908
Hypattalus montanus Lea, 1909

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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