Malachiinae is a subfamily of beetles of the family Melyridae and having a global distribution.
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Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous.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.Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 429. Brooks/Cole, 2005.
Selected genera
Ablechrus Afrocarphurus Anthocomus Anthomalachius Apalochrus Apteromalachius Attalus Attalusinus Attalomimus Axinotarsus Balanophorus Brachemys Brachyhedibius Carphuroides Carphuromorphus Carphurus Cephalogonia Cephaloncus Cerapheles Ceratistes Chaetocoelus Charopus Choresine Clanoptilus Collops Colotes Condylops Cordylepherus Cyrtosus Dromanthomorphus Ebaeus Endeodes Falsolaius Fortunatius Haplomalachius Helcogaster Hypebaeus Ifnidius Laius Malachiomimus Malachius Metachoresine Micrinus Microcarphurus Microlipus Neocarphurus Nepachys Nodopus Pelochrus Planasiella Protapalochrus Psiloderes Sphinginus Tanaops Telocarphurus Temnopsophus Transvestitus Troglops Trophimus
References
External links Malachiinae at Fauna Europaea