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Malachite Beetles Lat. “Malachiinae“
subfamily of family “Soft-winged Flower Beetles“
1 subfamily, 6 species

Malachiinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae.

Hierarchy

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Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous.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.

Malachiinae at Fauna Europaea Data related to Malachiinae at Wikispecies Media related to Malachiinae at Wikimedia Commons “Malachiinae”. The Encyclopedia of Life.

Ancestry Graph

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