Malachiinae
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| Malachius bipustulatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Subfamily: | Malachiinae Leach, 1817 |
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Malachiinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, 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Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous.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[]
- ^ Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 429. Brooks/Cole, 2005.
External links[]
- Malachiinae at Fauna Europaea
Data related to Malachiinae at Wikispecies
Media related to Malachiinae at Wikimedia Commons- "Malachiinae" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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Categories:
- Melyridae
- Beetle subfamilies
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