Taxonomy Profile: Melyridae (Leach 1815)

Melyridae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
solf-winged flower beetles []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melyridae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Coleoptera
beetles |
besouro |
coléoptères |
Suborder : Polyphaga
Infraorder : Cucujiformia
Superfamily : Cleroidea
Family : Melyridae
solf-winged flower beetles |
Melyridae Direct Children(s):
Melyrinae
(Leach 1815)
Rhadalinae
(LeConte 1861)
Gietellinae
(Constantin and Menier 1987)
Dasytinae
(Laporte 1840)
Malachiinae
(Fleming 1821)
Amalthocinae
(Majer 2002)
Pagurodactylinae
(Constantin 2001)
Melyridae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Melyridae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Lawrence, J. F., and A. F. Newton, Jr. / Pakaluk, James, and Stanislaw Adam Slipinski, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1995-01-01 / 1995-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson, vol. 2
Page(s):
779-1006
Publisher:
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN
Publication Place:
Warszawa, Poland
ISBN/ISSN:
83-85192-34-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Melyridae
Melyridae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melyridae: Comments