Melandryidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Melandryidae
Subfamiliae (2): Melandryinae - Osphyinae

Overview of genera (48 + 2†)

Abdera – Allopterus – Allorchesia – Amblyctis – Anisoxiella – Anisoxya – Axylita – Bonzicus – Bryanella – Conopalpus – Ctenoplectron – Cuphosis – Dircaea – Dircaeomorpha – Dolotarsus – Doxozilora – Enchodes – Euryzilora – Hylobia – Hypulus – Ivania – Lederina – Lyperocharis – Marolia – Mecorchesia – Melandrya – Microscapha – Mikadonius – Mimendircaea – Mimoserropalpus – Mystes – Neogonus – Neorchesia – Nipponomarolia – Orchesia – Osphya – Perakianus – Phloiotrya – Phryganophilus – Rushia – Sallumia – Scotochroa – Scotochroides – Serropalpus – Spilotus – Stenoxylita – Talayra – Wanachia – Xylita – Zilora – †Archaeoserropalpus – †Pseudocuphosis

Name

Melandryidae Leach, 1815

References

Leach, W.E. 1815. Entomology [pp. 57–172]. In: Brewster, D. (Ed). Brewster’s Edinburgh Encyclopedia. Volume IX [part I]. W. Blackwood, J. Waugh, etc., Edinburgh, 764 pp. BHL Reference page.
Bukejs, A. & Alekseev, V.I. 2015. First record of Microscapha LeConte from Baltic amber with description of a new species and list of fossil Melandryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Zootaxa 4012(2): 351–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4012.2.5 Preview (PDF). Reference page.
Lawrence, J.F. 1991: Melandryidae (Tenebrionoidea) (=Serropalpidae). Pp. 505-508 in: Lawrence, J.F. (coordinator) Order Coleoptera, in: Stehr, F.W. (ed.) Immature insects, 2. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Iowa, USA.
I.Löbl & A.Smetana (eds). 2008 Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark
ISBN 87-88757-84-6, p. 64
Nikitsky, N.B.; Pollock, D.A. 2010: 11.6. Melandryidae Leach, 1815. Pp. 520-533 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755
Tamutis, V., Ferenca, R. & Pollock, D.A. 2019. Faunistic review of Tetratomidae and Melandryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) in Lithuania with an annotated checklist of the species. Zootaxa 4668(2): 183–206. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.2.2 Reference page.

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Vernacular names

English: False darkling beetles
日本語: ナガクチキムシ科
русский: Тенелюбы
中文: 長朽木蟲科

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