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Melyridae (soft-winged flower beetle)
Taxonomy
Melyrides was named by Leach (1815). It is extant.
It was corrected as Melyridae by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Robertson et al. (2015), Gimmel et al. (2019), Kolibáč and Huang (2019) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Cleroidea by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Robertson et al. (2015), Gimmel et al. (2019), Kolibáč and Huang (2019) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was corrected as Melyridae by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Robertson et al. (2015), Gimmel et al. (2019), Kolibáč and Huang (2019) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Cleroidea by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Robertson et al. (2015), Gimmel et al. (2019), Kolibáč and Huang (2019) and Cai et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1981 | Melyridae Crowson p. 697 |
1995 | Melyridae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
2011 | Melyridae Bouchard et al. p. 349 |
2015 | Melyridae Robertson et al. p. 770 |
2019 | Melyridae Gimmel et al. |
2019 | Melyridae Kolibáč and Huang p. 145 |
2022 | Melyridae Cai et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Melyridae Leach 1815 [soft-winged flower beetle]
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Subfm. Dasytinae Laporte 1840
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G. Amecocerus Solier 1849
Tr. Danaceini Thomson 1859
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Tr. Amauronioidini Majer 1987
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G. †Protomauroania Tshernyshev 2021
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†Protomauroania chaetophorata Tshernyshev 2021
†Protomauroania mikhailovi Tshernyshev and Perkovsky 2021
Tr. Dasytini Laporte 1840
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G. Dasytes Paykull 1799
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Subg. Dasytes (Mesodasytes) Mulsant and Rey 1868
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†Dasytes (Mesodasytes) ochraceus Tshernyshev 2019
Subfm. Malachiinae Fleming 1821
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Tr. Colotini Abeille de Perrin 1890
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G. Colotes Erichson 1840
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†Colotes constantini Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
†Colotes impexus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
†Colotes sambicus Kubisz 2001
Tr. Malachiini Fleming 1821
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G. †Burmalachius Tshernyshev and Legalov 2023
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†Burmalachius acroantennatus Tshernyshev and Legalov 2023
G. Collops Erichson 1840
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†Collops desuetus Wickham 1914
†Collops extrusus Wickham 1914
†Collops priscus Wickham 1914
G. Malachius Fabricius 1775
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Invalid names: Malachiina Fleming 1821 [empty]
Tr. †Palpattalini Tshernyshev 2020
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G. †Palpattalus Tshernyshev 2016
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†Palpattalus baltiensis Tshernyshev 2016
†Palpattalus eocenicus Tshernyshev 2016
Invalid names: Attalini Abeille de Perrin 1891 [empty]
Subfm. Melyrinae Leach 1815
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available