Melandryidae

family of beetles
Taxon taxon Q1091223
Melandryidae
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Melandryidae

Summary

Melandryidae is a taxon[1]. Melandryidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melandryidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melandryidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Melandryidae is classified within Tenebrionoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Melandryidae is Melandryidae[6].
  • Melandryidae's Commons category is recorded as Melandryidae[7].
  • Melandryidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melandryidae[8].
  • Melandryidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False darkling beetles'}[9].
  • Melandryidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナガクチキムシ科'}[10].
  • Melandryidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Тенелюбы'}[11].
  • Melandryidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '長朽木蟲科'}[12].
  • Melandryidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zwamspartelkevers'}[13].
  • Melandryidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'vedborere'}[14].
  • Melandryidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '长朽木甲科'}[15].

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Classification

Melandryidae's scientific name is Melandryidae[6]. Melandryidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Melandryidae is classified within Tenebrionoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False darkling beetles'}[9], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナガクチキムシ科'}[10], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Тенелюбы'}[11], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '長朽木蟲科'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zwamspartelkevers'}[13], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'vedborere'}[14].

Identifiers

Melandryidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 173723[16]. Melandryidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 219420[17]. Melandryidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 386[18]. Melandryidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4741[19]. Melandryidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 114452[20].

Why It Matters

Melandryidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2] Melandryidae has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Melandryidae is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → family
    Parent taxon → Tenebrionoidea
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'hu', 'lt', 'lv',
    Gnd id → 4243548-1
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