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Checklist for Family Melyridae Leach, 1815 (Malachite Beetles)
and region Wales (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
4876
13111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4870
13102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4793
12943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
4054
11605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1219
3304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1082
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
554
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
12
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wales
12 Genera with 28 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Carphurus Erichson, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Cerapheles Mulsant, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1802Metallic flower beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Helcogaster Boheman, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hypattalus Blackburn, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wales
28 Species
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus Herbst, 1784
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Carphurus angustatus Lea, 1895
Carphurus apiciventris Lea, 1895
Carphurus basiventris Lea, 1895
Carphurus bifoveatus Lea, 1895
Carphurus fasciculatus Lea, 1909
Carphurus invenustus Lea, 1902
Carphurus latipennis Lea, 1895
Carphurus lepidus Lea, 1895
Carphurus longicollis Lea, 1895
Carphurus pictipes Lea, 1895
Carphurus pravus Lea, 1909
Cerapheles terminatus Ménétriés, 1832
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dicranolaius planiceps Lea, 1899
Helcogaster decipiens Lea, 1909
Helcogaster pignerator Lea, 1921
Hypattalus calcaratus Lea, 1909
Hypattalus flavipes Lea, 1921
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Wales
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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