Malachiinae

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Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous.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

Selected genera

Ablechrus

Afrocarphurus

Anthocomus

Anthomalachius

Apalochrus

Apteromalachius

Attalus

Attalusinus

Attalomimus

Axinotarsus

Balanophorus

Brachemys

Brachyhedibius

Carphuroides

Carphuromorphus

Carphurus

Cephalogonia

Cephaloncus

Cerapheles

Ceratistes

Chaetocoelus

Charopus

Choresine

Clanoptilus

Collops

Colotes

Condylops

Cordylepherus

Cyrtosus

Dromanthomorphus

Ebaeus

Endeodes

Falsolaius

Fortunatius

Haplomalachius

Helcogaster

Hypebaeus

Ifnidius

Laius

Malachiomimus

Malachius

Metachoresine

Micrinus

Microcarphurus

Microlipus

Neocarphurus

Nepachys

Nodopus

Pelochrus

Planasiella

Protapalochrus

Psiloderes

Sphinginus

Tanaops

Telocarphurus

Temnopsophus

Transvestitus

Troglops

Trophimus

References

External links

Malachiinae at Fauna Europaea

Melyridae

Beetle subfamilies