Orchesia Explained

Orchesia is a genus of false darkling beetles in the family Melandryidae. There are about 19 described species in Orchesia.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Orchesia:

• Orchesia blandula Brancsik, 1874

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• Orchesia canaliculata (Alekseev & Bukejs, 2015)

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• Orchesia castanea Melsheimer, 1846

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• Orchesia cultriformis Laliberte, 1967

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• Orchesia fasciata (Illiger, 1798)

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• Orchesia fusiformis Solsky, 1871

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• Orchesia gracilis Melsheimer, 1846

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• Orchesia grandicollis Rosenhauer, 1847

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• Orchesia keili Roubal, 1933

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• Orchesia luteipalpis Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1857

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• Orchesia maculata Mulsant & Godart, 1856

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• Orchesia micans (Panzer, 1794)

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• Orchesia minor Walker, 1837

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• Orchesia ornata Horn, 1888

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• Orchesia ovata Laliberte, 1967

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• Orchesia rasnitzyni Nikitsky, 2011

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• Orchesia rennelli Gressitt & Samuelson, 1964

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• Orchesia turkini Alekseev & Bukejs, 2012

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• Orchesia undulata Kraatz, 1853

^gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. Lyal . Chris H. C.. Newton . Alfred F.. Reid . Chris A. M.. Schmitt . Michael. Ślipiński . S. Adam. Smith . Andrew B. T.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
• Book: Kubisz . Daniel. Iwan . Dariusz. Tykarski . Piotr. 2014. Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. 978-83-935107-9-5.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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