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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
106
1920
5716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1643
4865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
55
967
2661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
5
51
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
9
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
9 Genera with 21 Species
Balanophorus MacLeay, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Carphurus Erichson, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1799
Metallic flower beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Flabellolaius Wittmer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Listrus Motschoulsky, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Simoderus Abeille de P..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Troglolaius Wittmer, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
21 Species
Balanophorus victoriensis Lea, 1909
Carphurus excisus Lea, 1921
Carphurus pallidifrons Lea, 1909
Carphurus triimpressus Lea, 1909
Carphurus wilsoni Lea, 1929
Dicranolaius bellulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Red and blue beetle
Dicranolaius cinctus Redtenbacher, 1867
Dicranolaius concinicornis Blackburn, 1888
Dicranolaius cyanocephalus Lea, 1899
Dicranolaius rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1877
Dicranolaius villosus Lea, 1899
Flabellolaius mirocerus Lea, 1917
Helcogaster bifoveiceps Lea, 1929
Helcogaster bilobus Lea, 1909
Helcogaster ceraticeps Lea, 1921
Helcogaster melas Lea, 1921
Helcogaster oxyteloides Lea, 1921
Helcogaster triangulifer Lea, 1921
Simoderus effeminatus Lea, 1921
Troglolaius armicollis Lea, 1909
Troglolaius sculptus Lea, 1909

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Victoria
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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