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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
4583
12066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
1336
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
1181
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
51
682
1220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
4
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Washington
6 Genera with 7 Species
Anthocomus Erichson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Listrus Motschoulsky, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichochrous Motschoulsky, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
7 Species
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Attalus morulus LeConte, 1852
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Listrus olympianus Blaisdell, 1921
Listrus quadricollis Hatch, 1962
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Trichochrous musculus Hatch, 1962

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in Washington
SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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