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Melasinae

Subfamily of beetles

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Melasinae is a subfamily of false click beetles in the family Eucnemidae.

01Tribes and Genera

BioLib includes eight tribes:

Calyptocerini Muona, 1993
  1. Calyptocerus Guérin-Ménéville, 1843
  2. Otho (beetle) Lacordaire, 1857
Ceballosmelasini Muona, 1993
  1. Ceballosmelasis Cobos, 1965

Dirhagini

Authority: Reitter, 1911

  1. Adelorhagus Horn, 1890
  2. Adelothyreus Chevrolat, 1868
  3. Arganus de Bonvouloir, 1871
  4. Arrhipis Gemminger, 1869
  5. Balistica Motschoulsky, 1861
  6. Buckiella Cobos, 1964
  7. Cafolus de Bonvouloir, 1875
  8. Clypeorhagus Olexa, 1975
  9. Dirrhagofarsus Fleutiaux, 1935 g b
  10. Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 1871 g b
  11. Farsus Jacquelin de Val, 1863
  12. Freyiola Cobos, 1964
  13. Fryanus Fleutiaux, 1902
  14. Golbachia Cobos, 1955 b
  15. Haywardius Cobos, 1958
  16. Melocarvalhosia Cobos, 1957
  17. Microrhagus Dejean, 1833 g b
  18. Porraulacus Fleutiaux, 1896
  19. Prodirhagus Fleutiaux, 1925
  20. Protofarsus Muona, 2000
  21. Quirsfeldia Cobos, 1965
  22. Rhacopus Hampe, 1855
  23. Rhagomicrus Fleutiaux, 1902
  24. Sarfus Fleutiaux, 1925
  25. Sarpedon (beetle) Bonvouloir, 1871 g b
  26. Talerax Sharp, 1877
  27. Weyrauchiella Cobos, 1972

Epiphanini

Authority: Muona, 1993

  1. Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 1829 i c g b
  2. Hylis Des Gozis, 1886 g b
Hylocharini Jacquelin du Val, 1859
  1. Hylochares Latreille, 1834 g b

Melasini

Authority: Leach, 1817

  1. Compsocnemis de Bonvouloir, 1875
  2. Isorhipis Boisduval & Lacordaire, 1835 g b
  3. Melasis Olivier, 1790 g b
Neocharini Muona, 1993
  1. Neocharis Sharp, 1877
Xylobiini Reitter, 1911
  1. Agalba Broun, 1893
  2. Basilewskydia Cobos, 1959
  3. Bioxylus Fleutiaux, 1923
  4. Cedraderus Leschen & Gimmel, 2023
  5. Paraxylophilus Cobos, 1965
  6. Proxylobius Fleutiaux, 1900
  7. Saproxylobius Leiler, 1990
  8. Xylophilus Mannerheim, 1823 i c g b
  9. Xylotho Lucht, 1990

Other data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Isorhipis obliqua
Isorhipis obliqua
Xylophilus sp.
Xylophilus sp.
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