Malachiini is a large tribe of soft-winged flower beetles in the family Melyridae.[1]

Malachiini
Anthocomus equestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Melyridae
Subfamily: Malachiinae
Tribe: Malachiini
Fleming, 1821
Synonyms
  • Polycystophoridae Gistel, 1856
  • Apalochrini Mulsant & Rey, 1867
  • Colotini Abeille de Perrin, 1890
  • Attalini Abeille de Perrin, 1891
  • Ebaeini Portevin, 1931
  • Paratini Portevin, 1931
Malachius aeneus

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References edit

  1. ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88). Pensoft Publishers: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.

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