''Osphya'' is a genus of
false darkling beetle
Melandryidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. Members of the family are found worldwide, with around 420 species in 60 genera. Larvae and adults are generally associated with rotting wood and wood-decomposing fungi.
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s in the family
Melandryidae
Melandryidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. Members of the family are found worldwide, with around 420 species in 60 genera. Larvae and adults are generally associated with rotting wood and wood-decomposing fungi.
Gen ...
. There are about seven described species in ''Osphya''.
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus ''Osphya'':
* '' Osphya aeneipennis'' Kriechbaumer, 1848 g
* '' Osphya bipunctata'' (Fabricius, 1775) g
* '' Osphya formosana'' Pic, 1910 g
* '' Osphya lutea'' b
* '' Osphya trilineata'' Pic, 1910 g
* '' Osphya vandalitiae'' (Kraatz, 1868) g
* '' Osphya varians'' (LeConte, 1866) g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Melandryidae
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