IRMNG - Melyris Fabricius, 1775

IRMNG taxon details

Melyris Fabricius, 1775

IRMNG_ID

1338798 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1338798)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Melyridae Leach, 1815

Synonymised names

Zygia Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted

Zygitis Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted (Unjustified (?) emendation)

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Species Melyris testaceus Olivier, 1790 accepted as Conopalpus testaceus (Olivier, 1790)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae : sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Officina Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. [xxxii] + 832 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36510
page(s): 58 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Melyris Fabricius, 1775. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1338798 on 2025-03-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (9)

original description Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae : sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Officina Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. [xxxii] + 832 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36510
page(s): 58 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

extant flag source Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

original description (of Zygia Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae : sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Officina Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. [xxxii] + 832 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36510
page(s): 126 [details]

original description (of Zygitis Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'universe et des corps organisés. Palermo: Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/106607
page(s): 110 [details]