Malachius aeneus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Melyridae |
Genus: | Malachius |
Species: | M. aeneus |
Binomial name | |
Malachius aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Malachius aeneus, the scarlet malachite beetle, is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. [1] [2] [3] The beetle was introduced to North America in 1852, and is now widespread. The larvae are frequently found near cereal crops and are known predators of Brassicogethes aeneus in Great Britain. [4]
Corylophidae is a family of minute hooded beetles, sometimes called minute fungus beetles, in the superfamily Coccinelloidea. There are about 18 genera and at least 120 described species in Corylophidae. They feed on microfungi such as molds, and are often found associated with bark, as well as in leaf litter and other decaying vegetation. In older literature, the family name was often given as Orthoperidae.
Crataraea is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There is at least one described species in Crataraea, C. suturalis.
Melyridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea.
Berdura is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There is at least one described species in Berdura, B. excisula.
Temnoscheila is a genus of bark-gnawing beetles in the family Trogossitidae, historically often misspelled as "Temnochila". There are about 19 described species in Temnoscheila.
Eusphalerum is a genus of ocellate rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least 130 described species in Eusphalerum.
Grynocharis is a genus of bark-gnawing beetles in the family Lophocateridae. There are at least four described species in Grynocharis.
Habrocerus capillaricornis is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae.
Habrocerus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about eight described species in Habrocerus.
Hadroplontus litura, the Canada thistle stem weevil, is a species of minute seed weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.
Hadroplontus is a genus of minute seed weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least two described species in Hadroplontus.
Heterocerus fenestratus is a species of variegated mud-loving beetle in the family Heteroceridae.
Mycetoporini is a tribe of crab-like rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 20 described species in Mycetoporini.
Myllocerus undecimpustulatus, known generally as the Sri Lanka weevil or yellow-headed ravenous weevil, is a species of oriental broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It damages crops and is resistant to controls. It has spread.
Myllocerus is a genus of oriental broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 330 described species in Myllocerus.
Olibrus is a genus of shining flower beetles in the family Phalacridae. There are at least 30 described species in Olibrus.
Malachiini is a large tribe of soft-winged flower beetles in the family Melyridae.
Ellescini is a tribe of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 3 genera and about 18 described species in Ellescini.
Scymnobius timberlakei is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Mauroniscidae is a family of cleroid beetles, formerly included in the family Melyridae. There are presently five or six genera and roughly 30 described species in Mauroniscidae, all of which are native to the Americas. Almost nothing is known about their biology.