Biology:Malachiinae

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Short description: Subfamily of beetles

Malachiinae
Malachius-bipustulatus-11-fws.jpg
Malachius bipustulatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Melyridae
Subfamily: Malachiinae
Leach, 1817
Tribes
  • Amalthocini Majer, 2002
  • Attalomimini Majer, 1995
  • Carphurini Champion, 1923
  • Lemphini Wittmer, 1976
  • Malachiini Fleming, 1821
  • Pagurodactylini Constantin, 2001
Synonyms
  • Malachiidae Leach, 1817
  • Attalomimidae Majer, 1995

Malachiinae is a subfamily of beetles of the family Melyridae and having a global distribution.

Description

Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous.

The most common North American species belongs to the genus Collops (C. quadrimaculatus) and is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron.[1]

Selected genera


References

  1. Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 429. Brooks/Cole, 2005.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q205441 entry