Malachius aeneus

Malachius aeneus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Melyridae
Genus:	Malachius
Species:	M. aeneus
Binomial name
Malachius aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Malachius aeneus, the scarlet malachite beetle, is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae.[1][2][3] The beetle was introduced to North America in 1852, and is now widespread. The larvae are frequently found near cereal crops and are known predators of Brassicogethes aeneus in Great Britain.[4]

Scarlet malachite beetle, Malachius aeneus

Scarlet malachite beetle, Malachius aeneus

References

1. "Malachius aeneus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
2. "Malachius aeneus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
3. "Malachius aeneus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
4. Majka, Christopher. "New records of Melyridae (Coleoptera) from the Maritime Provinces of Canada" (PDF). The Canadian Entomologist. 137 (3): 325–327.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
• LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
• White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.

External links

• Media related to Malachius aeneus at Wikimedia Commons