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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Upper Valais (Valais, Switzerland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
418
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
418
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
71
402
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
352
638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
224
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
195
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
16
115
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
3
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
13
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Valais
13 Genera with 20 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 17932SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1802Metallic flower beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Valais
20 Species
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Attalus (Abrinus) analis Panzer, 1796
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) pallipes Panzer, 1793
Dasytes (Dasytes) niger Linnaeus, 1761
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Ebaeus (Majerus) thoracicus Fourcroy, 1785
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) albifrons Fabricius, 1775
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Malachius (Protomalachius) rubidus Erichson, 1840
Troglops albicans Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Upper Valais
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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