Malachiinae

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Aphanesthes succine Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dicranolaius cinctus Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Malachiinae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhinotia suturalis Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

Malachiinae, also known as the Malachite Beetles or Melyrids, is a subfamily in the family Melyridae (a Soft-winged Flower Beetles group). This group of beetles are usually bi-coloured, such as orange-red, yellow, blue or black. Both adults and larave of the Malachiinae are predators and/or scavengers, with some adults also feeding on pollens.

Within the subfamily Malachiinae, are several genera, including Balanophorus and Carphurus.

CarphurusCarphurus Index Carphurus cyaneipennis Carphurus cyanopterus Carphurus fasciculatus Carphurus frenchi Carphurus longicollis Carphurus pravus

Balanophorus brevipennis

Carphurus cyaneipennis

— see more information on Carphurus cyaneipennis.

Carphurus cyanopterus

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Melyridae
Subfamily: Malachiinae
Genus:
- Balanophorus W.J. Macleay, 1872
- Carphurus Erichson, 1840
- Dicranolaius Champion, 1921
- Flabellolaius Wittmer, 1952
- Helcogaster Boheman, 1858
- Hypattalus Blackburn, 1894
- Laius Guérin-Méneville, 1830
- Neocarphurus Lea, 1899
- Notointybia Liu, Ślipiński & Pang, 2020
- Salsolaius Liu, Ślipiński & Pang, 2021
- Simoderus Abeille de Perrin, 1891
- Thoraxocarphurus Wittmer, 1957
- Troglolaius Wittmer, 1952

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Melyridae
Subfamily: Malachiinae
Genus: Carphurus
Species:
- Carphurus alterniventris Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus angustatus Lea, 1895
- Carphurus apicalis W.J. Macleay, 1872
- Carphurus apiciventris Lea, 1895
- Carphurus armiceps Lea, 1929
- Carphurus armicollis Lea, 1929
- Carphurus armipennis Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus atricapillis Lea, 1909
- Carphurus atronitens Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus azureipennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
- Carphurus balteatus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus basipennis Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus basiventris Lea, 1895
- Carphurus bifoveatus Lea, 1895
- Carphurus blackburni Lea, 1895
- Carphurus brevipennis (Schenkling, 1902)
- Carphurus cervicalis Germar, 1848
- Carphurus collaris Lea, 1921
- Carphurus compsus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus cribratus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus cristatifrons Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus cyaneipennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
- Carphurus cyanopterus (Boheman, 1858)
- Carphurus diophthalmus Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus elegans Lea, 1909
- Carphurus elongatus W.J. Macleay, 1872
- Carphurus excisus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus facialis Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus fasciculatus Lea, 1909
- Carphurus fasciipennis Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus fossor Lea, 1909
- Carphurus frenchi Lea, 1909
- Carphurus gallinaceus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus incurvipennis Lea, 1929
- Carphurus insigniceps Lea, 1922
- Carphurus interocularis Lea, 1921
- Carphurus invenustus Lea, 1902
- Carphurus kurandanus Pic, 1918
- Carphurus laesifrons Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus latipennis Lea, 1895
- Carphurus latus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus lepidus Lea, 1895
- Carphurus longicollis Lea, 1895
- Carphurus longipes Lea, 1909
- Carphurus longus Lea, 1909
- Carphurus macrops Lea, 1921
- Carphurus maculicollis Lea, 1921
- Carphurus maculiventris Lea, 1909
- Carphurus marginiventris Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus micropterus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus myrmecophilus Lea, 1919
- Carphurus nigrivarius Lea, 1929
- Carphurus nigrofasciatus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus nubipennis Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus opacipennis Lea, 1921
- Carphurus pallidifrons Lea, 1909
- Carphurus pallidipennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
- Carphurus philonthoides Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus pictipes Lea, 1895
- Carphurus pisoniae Lea, 1921
- Carphurus pravus Lea, 1909
- Carphurus punctatus Lea, 1909
- Carphurus purpureipennis Lea, 1921
- Carphurus rhagonychinus Fairmaire, 1879
- Carphurus sagittifer Lea, 1929
- Carphurus segmentarius Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus semirufus Lea, 1921
- Carphurus simulator Lea, 1909
- Carphurus spinipennis Lea, 1921
- Carphurus strigicollis Lea, 1909
- Carphurus tachyporoides Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus telephoroides Fairmaire, 1877
- Carphurus testaceipes Lea, 1895
- Carphurus tricolor Lea, 1921
- Carphurus triimpressus Lea, 1909
- Carphurus uncinatus Lea, 1909
- Carphurus variipennis Lea, 1909
- Carphurus venustus Kirsch , 1877
- Carphurus vigilans Lea, 1909
- Carphurus wilsoni Lea, 1929
- Carphurus xanthochrous Fairmaire, 1877
  
  (82 species listed on Atlas of Living Australia at time of writing – 23 Oct 2023)

Footnote & References

Balanophorus brevipennis, maiannebroug observation, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/260555873
Malachiinae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Malachiinae

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