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Malachiinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Coleoptera

Scientific name
  
Malachiinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Higher classification
  
Melyridae

Lower classifications
  
Axinotarsus, Troglops

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Malachiinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae.

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Description and distribution

Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous.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

Overview of genera

  • Anthocomus
  • Anthomalachius
  • Apalochrus
  • Attalus
  • Axinotarsus
  • Brachemys
  • Cephalogonia
  • Cephaloncus
  • Cerapheles
  • Ceratistes
  • Charopus
  • Clanoptilus
  • Colotes
  • Cordylepherus
  • Cyrtosus
  • Dromanthomorphus
  • Ebaeus
  • Fortunatius
  • Haplomalachius
  • Hypebaeus
  • Ifnidius
  • Malachiomimus
  • Malachius
  • Micrinus
  • Microlipus
  • Nepachys
  • Paratinus
  • Pelochrus
  • Planasiella
  • Protapalochrus
  • Psiloderes
  • Sphinginus
  • Transvestitus
  • Troglops

    • References

    Malachiinae Wikipedia
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