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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
30
340
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
14
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
14 Genera with 29 Species
Anthomalachius1SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Charopus Erichson, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Colotes Erichson, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtosus Motschoulsky, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1868Metallic flower beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Dasytidius Schilsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginus Mulsant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
29 Species
Anthomalachius spinosus Erichson, 1840
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) trinacriensis Ragusa, 1872
Attalus (Antholinus) jocosus Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Attalus) alpinus Giraud, 1851
Attalus (Attalus) lusitanicus Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Attalus) panurgus Evers, 1991
Attalus (Ebaeimorphus) maculicollis Lucas, 1849
Axinotarsus (Tarxinosus) brevicornis Kraatz, 1862
Charopus apicalis Kiesenwetter, 1859
Charopus rotundatus Erichson, 1840
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) rufus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) spinosus (Erichson, 1840)⇒ Anthomalachius spinosus Erichson, 1840
Colotes (Antidipnis) punctatus Erichson, 1840
Colotes (Colotes) maculatus Laporte de C..., 1836
Cyrtosus (Cyrtosus) cyanipennis Erichson, 1840
Danacea (Danacea) distincta Lucas, 1849
Danacea (Danacea) minuta Pic, 1894
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) metallicus Fabricius, 1792
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) productus Schilsky, 1894
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeneiventris Küster, 1850
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) croceipes Kiesenwetter, 1865
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) nigroaeneus Küster, 1850
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) nigrocyaneus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytidius ragusae Prochazka, 1895
Ebaeus (Majerus) humilis Erichson, 1840
Ebaeus alpinus (Giraud, 1851)⇒ Attalus alpinus Giraud, 1851
Sphinginus lobatus Olivier, 1790
Troglops basicollis Fairmaire, 1877

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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