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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
96
1281
2465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
1125
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
48
662
1074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
8 Genera with 8 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1799
Metallic flower beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) basalis Küster, 1849
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) cribrarius Brullé, 1832
Attalus terminalis Say, 1825
Collops quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1798Four-Spotted Collops
Danacea nigritarsis alpina Pic, 1895
Hypebaeus apicalis Say, 1825
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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