Taxonomic Revision of Family Malachiidae (Coleoptera) in Egypt 2-Genera:Attalus, Attalusinus, Brachyattalus, Callotroglops, Cephalonicus, Clanoptilus, Ebaeus and Hypebaeina.

The present taxonomic revision of the family Malachidae (Genera: Attalus, attalusinus, brachyattalus, Callotroglops, Cephalonicus, Clanoptilus, Ebaeus and Hypebaeinais basedmainly on the materials, represented in the main reference insect collections in Egypt and/or materials collected during the field survey. Diagnostic characters of the genera and species based on the external morphological characters of the adults. Synonyms, taxonomical notes, local and world distribution of each species are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]