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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
137
4461
21671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
120
4009
18605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
66
2317
9828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cleroidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark-gnawing, Bark-gnawing Flower Beetles
7
97
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelyridae
Leach, 1815
Malachite Beetles, Soft-wing flower beetles
42
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
42 Genera with 201 Species
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Anthocomus Erichson, 17847SpeciesTaxom
Anthomalachius2SpeciesTaxom
Apalochrus Erichson, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Aplocnemus Stephens, 200723SpeciesTaxom
Ascolhedybius Wittmer, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Astylus Laporte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Attalus Erichson, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Axinotarsus Motschoulsky, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Brachemys Abeille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cerapheles Mulsant, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Ceratistes Fischer von ..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Charopus Erichson, 17906SpeciesTaxom
Clanoptilus Motschoulsky, 184014SpeciesTaxom
Collops Erichson, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Colotes Erichson, 20086SpeciesTaxom
Cordylepherus Evers, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cradytes Casey, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtosus Motschoulsky, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Danacaea Agassiz, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Danacea Laporte de C..., 200624SpeciesTaxom
Dasytes Paykull, 1963Metallic flower beetles33SpeciesTaxom
Dasytidius Schilsky, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolaius Champion, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Divales Laporte de C..., 17903SpeciesTaxom
Dolichosoma Stephens, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Ebaeus Erichson, 185114SpeciesTaxom
Falsomelyris Pic, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Hoppingiana Blaisdell, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hypebaeus Kiesenwetter, 17875SpeciesTaxom
Malachius Fabricius, 179019SpeciesTaxom
Malthacodes Waterhouse, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Mauroania Majer, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Micrinus Mulsant & Rey, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Nepachys Thomson, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Paratinus Abeille de P..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pelochrus Mulsant, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Perisphinctus Schilsky, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Protapalochrus Evers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sphinginus Mulsant, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceble Thomson, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Trichochrous Motschoulsky, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Troglops Erichson, 18404SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
201 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fasciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) fenestratus Linder, 1864
Anthocomus (Anthocomus) rufus Herbst, 1784
Anthocomus (Celidus) coccineus (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Anthocomus rufus Herbst, 1784
Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris Fabricius, 1781Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle
Anthocomus (Celidus) humeralis Morawitz, 1861
Anthocomus (Neotrotus) bipunctatus Harrer, 1784
Anthomalachius spinosus Erichson, 1840
Anthomalachius strangulatus Abeille de P..., 1885
Apalochrus femoralis Erichson, 1840
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) cylindricus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) quercicola Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) virens Suffrian, 1843
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) albipilis Kiesenwetter, 1863
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) alpestris Kiesenwetter, 1861
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) calidus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) chalconatus Germar, 1817
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) coeruleatus Rosenhauer, 1856
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) cylindricus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) impressus Marsham, 1802
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) integer Baudi di Selve, 1873
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) jejunus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Aplocnemus nigricornis nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) pectinatus Küster, 1850
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) quercicola Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) ramicornis Kiesenwetter, 1863
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) raymondi Deville, 1908
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) sculpturatus Wollaston, 1862
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) tarsalis C.R. Sahlberg, 1822
Aplocnemus (Ischnopalpus) virens Suffrian, 1843
Aplocnemus chobauti Constantin, 2007
Aplocnemus temperei Constantin, 2007
Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard, 1843Astylus beetle
Attalus (Abrinus) amictus Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Abrinus) analis Panzer, 1796
Attalus (Abrinus) pictus Kiesenwetter, 1850
Attalus (Antholinus) minimus Rossi, 1790
Attalus (Antholinus) sericans Erichson, 1840
Attalus (Antholinus) varitarsis Kraatz, 1862
Attalus (Attalus) alpinus Giraud, 1851
Attalus (Attalus) cyaneus Fabricius, 1792
Attalus (Attalus) panurgus Evers, 1991
Attalus nigrellus LeConte, 1852
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) longicornis Kiesenwetter, 1859
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) marginalis Laporte de C..., 1840
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) pulicarius Fabricius, 1775
Axinotarsus (Axinotarsus) ruficollis Olivier, 1790
Brachemys (Brachemys) brevipennis Laporte de C..., 1836
Brachemys (Brachemys) peragalloi Perris, 1866
Cerapheles lateplagiatus Fairmaire, 1862
Cerapheles terminatus Ménétriés, 1832
Ceratistes dentifrons Erichson, 1840
Charopus concolor Fabricius, 1801
Charopus docilis Kiesenwetter, 1851
Charopus flavipes (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Charopus graminicola Dejean, 1833
Charopus graminicola Dejean, 1833
Charopus madidus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Charopus pallipes Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) abdominalis Fabricius, 1793
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) affinis Ménétriés, 1832
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) ambiguus Peyron, 1877
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) arnaizi Pardo, 1966
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) emarginatus Krauss, 1902
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) geniculatus Germar, 1824
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) marginellus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) parilis Erichson, 1840
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) rufus Olivier, 1790
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) spinipennis Germar, 1824
Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) strangulatus (Abeille de P..., 1885)⇒ Anthomalachius strangulatus Abeille de P..., 1885
Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) barnevillei Puton, 1865
Clanoptilus (Hypoptilus) sardous Erichson, 1840
Collops vittatus Say, 1823Two-lined collops
Colotes (Antidipnis) punctatus Erichson, 1840
Colotes (Colotes) maculatus Laporte de C..., 1836
Colotes (Pseudodipnis) hampei Redtenbacher, 1874
Colotes (Pseudodipnis) javeti Du Val, 1852
Colotes constantini A. G. Kirejt..., 2008
Colotes impexus A. G. Kirejt..., 2008
Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Cyrtosus (Cyrtosus) cyanipennis Erichson, 1840
Cyrtosus (Oogynes) dispar Fairmaire, 1859
Cyrtosus (Oogynes) ovalis Laporte de C..., 1836
Danacaea particeps Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Danacea (Allodanacaea) constantini Liberti, 1985
Danacea (Allodanacaea) wittmeri Liberti, 1985
Danacea (Danacea) ambigua Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Danacea (Danacea) apicipennis Constantin &..., 2006
Danacea (Danacea) aurichalcea Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) coiffaiti Constantin, 1990
Danacea (Danacea) corsica Kiesenwetter, 1871
Danacea (Danacea) denticollis Baudi, 1861
Danacea (Danacea) fransuasae Constantin &..., 2006
Danacea (Danacea) iners Kiesenwetter, 1859
Danacea (Danacea) leonardii Liberti, 1979
Danacea (Danacea) longiceps Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Danacea (Danacea) marginata Küster, 1851
Danacea (Danacea) montivaga Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Danacea (Danacea) morosa Kiesenwetter, 1863
Danacea (Danacea) murina Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) nigripalpis Fiori, 1912
Danacea (Danacea) nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Danacea nigritarsis alpina Pic, 1895
Danacea nigritarsis nigritarsis Küster, 1850
Danacea (Danacea) pallidipalpis Abeille de P..., 1894
Danacea (Danacea) pallipes Panzer, 1793
Danacea sardoa mancinii Pic, 1927
Danacea (Danacea) teresae Constantin &..., 2006
Dasytes (Anthoxenus) griseus Küster, 1849
Dasytes (Anthoxenus) provincialis Abeille de P..., 1907
Dasytes (Anthoxenus) subaeneus (Schönherr, 1817)⇒ Dasytes blaisdelli Pic, 1937
Dasytes (Dasytes) murinus Schilsky, 1894
Dasytes (Dasytes) niger Linnaeus, 1761
Dasytes (Dasytes) pauperculus Laporte de C..., 1840
Dasytes (Dasytes) thoracicus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes thoracicus thoracicus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) alpigradus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) coerulescens Küster, 1852
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) gonocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) grenieri Kiesenwetter, 1871
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) incertus Schilky, 1895
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) lombardus Fiori, 1909
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) moreli Schilsky, 1900
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) obscurus Gyllenhal, 1813
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) subalpinus Baudi, 1873
Dasytes subalpinus subalpinus
Dasytes (Hypodasytes) tristiculus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeneiventris Küster, 1850
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) croceipes Kiesenwetter, 1865
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) iteratus Peyerimhoff, 1925
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) nigrocyaneus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) plumbeus M?ller, 1776
Dasytes (Mesodasytes) virens (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Aplocnemus virens Suffrian, 1843
Dasytes (Metadasytes) caeruleus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dasytes cyaneus Baudi di Selve, 1889
Dasytes (Metadasytes) fusculus Illiger, 1801
Dasytes aerosus (Kiesenwetter, 1867)⇒ Dasytes aeratus Stephens, 1829
Dasytes blaisdelli Pic, 1937
Dasytes cyaneus Baudi di Selve, 1889
Dasytes erratus (Schilsky, 1895)⇒ Dasytes gonocerus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Dasytes vulgaris Nakane, 1963
Dasytidius nigripes Pic, 1894
Dicranolaius bellulus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830Red and blue beetle
Dicranolaius orcicornis Lea, 1899
Divales bipustulatus Fabricius, 1781
Divales cinctus Géné, 1839
Divales quadrimaculatus Olivier, 1790
Dolichosoma lineare P. Rossi, 1792
Dolichosoma simile Brullé, 1832
Ebaeus (Majerus) abietinus Abeille, 1869
Ebaeus (Majerus) appendiculatus Erichson, 1840
Ebaeus (Majerus) ater Kiesenwetter, 1863
Ebaeus (Majerus) battonii Pardo, 1962
Ebaeus (Majerus) coerulescens Erichson, 1840
Ebaeus (Majerus) collaris Erichson, 1840
Ebaeus (Majerus) flavicornis Erichson, 1840
Ebaeus (Majerus) gibbus Drapiez, 1819
Ebaeus (Majerus) glabricollis Mulsant & Rey, 1867
Ebaeus (Majerus) pedicularius Fabricius, 1777
Ebaeus pedicularius pedicularius
Ebaeus (Majerus) rufipes Morawitz, 1861
Ebaeus (Majerus) thoracicus Fourcroy, 1785
Ebaeus alpinus (Giraud, 1851)⇒ Attalus alpinus Giraud, 1851
Falsomelyris granulata Fabricius, 1792
Hoppingiana hudsonica LeConte, 1866
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) albifrons Fabricius, 1775
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) alicianus Du Val, 1859
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) brisouti Mulsant & Rey, 1867
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) flavicollis Erichson, 1840
Hypebaeus (Hypebaeus) flavipes Fabricius, 1787Moccas Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758Scarlet Malachite Beetle
Malachius (Malachius) affinis (Ménétriése, 1832)⇒ Clanoptilus affinis Ménétriés, 1832
Malachius (Malachius) ambiguus Abeille, 1877
Malachius (Malachius) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758Malachite beetle
Malachius (Malachius) elegans Olivier, 1790
Malachius (Malachius) geniculatus (Germar, 1824)⇒ Clanoptilus geniculatus Germar, 1824
Malachius (Malachius) lusitanicus Erichson, 1840
Malachius (Malachius) marginellus (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus marginellus Olivier, 1790
Malachius (Malachius) parilis Erichson, 1840
Malachius (Malachius) spinipennis (Germar, 1824)⇒ Malachius horni Fall, 1917
Malachius (Malachius) strangulatus Abeille, 1885
Malachius (Malachius) viridis (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Cordylepherus viridis Fabricius, 1787
Malachius (Micrinus) inornatus (Küster, 1846)⇒ Micrinus inornatus Küster, 1846
Malachius (Protomalachius) australis Mulsant & Rey, 1867
Malachius (Protomalachius) rubidus Erichson, 1840
Malachius (Protomalachius) scutellaris Erichson, 1840
Malachius auritus LeConte, 1852
Malachius horni Fall, 1917
Malachius rufus (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Clanoptilus rufus Olivier, 1790
Malthacodes minuta Pic, 1906
Mauroania elegans Kiesenwetter, 1867
Micrinus dimorphus Abeille, 1881
Micrinus heteromorphus Abeille, 1869
Micrinus inornatus Küster, 1846
Nepachys cardiacae Linnaeus, 1761
Paratinus femoralis (Erichson, 1840)⇒ Apalochrus femoralis Erichson, 1840
Pelochrus pallidulus Erichson, 1840
Protapalochrus flavolimbatus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Sphinginus coarctatus Erichson, 1840
Sphinginus lobatus Olivier, 1790
Sphinginus lobatus apicalis Perris, 1864
Sphinginus lobatus lobatus Olivier, 1790
Trichoceble floralis Olivier, 1790
Trichoceble memnonia Kiesenwetter, 1861
Troglops albicans Linnaeus, 1767
Troglops cephalotes Olivier, 1790Soft-wing flower beetle
Troglops punctatissima Theobald, 1935
Troglops silo Erichson, 1840

Subnodes of Melyridae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyDanaceinae
C.G. Thomson, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasytinae
Laporte, 1840
Soft-wing flower beetles
13
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMalachiinae
Leach, 1817
Soft-wing flower beetles
26
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelyrinae
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Melyridae at gbif.org
Melyridae at irmng.org
Melyridae at itis.gov
Melyridae at marinespecies.org