Summary ²

Melandryidae or The false darkling beetles is a family of beetles in the large suborder Polyphaga.

SoCal Status ³

Known Species per The California Beetle Database .
Abdera bicinctus
Lederia arctica
Osphya essigi
Osphya lutea
Phloeotrya fusca
Phloeotrya riversi
Prothalpia holmbergi
Rushia californica
Serropalpus substriatus
Zilora hispida
Zilora occidentalis

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Udo Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/14301877371/
2. Adapted by BJ Stacey from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melandryidae
3. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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