Melyridae

family of beetles
Taxon taxon Q1189209
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Melyridae

Summary

Melyridae is a taxon[1]. Melyridae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,564 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melyridae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Melyridae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Melyridae belongs to the parent taxon Cleroidea[5].
  • Melyridae's scientific name is Melyridae[6].
  • Melyridae's Commons category is recorded as Melyridae[7].
  • Melyridae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melyridae[8].
  • Melyridae's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[9].
  • Melyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Soft-winged flower beetles'}[10].
  • Melyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Takkukuoriaiset'}[11].
  • Melyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ジョウカイモドキ科'}[12].
  • Melyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мелириды'}[13].
  • Melyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '耀夜螢科'}[14].
  • Melyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bloemweekschilden'}[15].
  • Melyridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '拟花萤科'}[16].

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Classification

Melyridae's scientific name is Melyridae[6]. Melyridae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Melyridae is classified within Cleroidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Soft-winged flower beetles'}[10], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Takkukuoriaiset'}[11], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ジョウカイモドキ科'}[12], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Мелириды'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '耀夜螢科'}[14], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bloemweekschilden'}[15].

Identifiers

Melyridae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82067[17]. Melyridae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 186093[18]. Melyridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 389[19]. Melyridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7838[20]. Melyridae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 113869[21].

Why It Matters

Melyridae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,564 of 195,241).[2] Melyridae has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Melyridae is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cleroidea
    Instance of taxon
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 836831
    Taxon rank family
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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