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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
6369
15204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
6362
15200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
550
6238
14996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
367
5101
13161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
106
1912
5679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1643
4831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
55
972
2671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
5
52
135
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, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Carphurus Erichson, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1799Metallic flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18997SpeciesTaxom
Flabellolaius Wittmer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19217SpeciesTaxom
Listrus Motschoulsky, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Simoderus Abeille de P..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Troglolaius Wittmer, 19093SpeciesTaxom


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
 


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