Melaenus

Melaenus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Melaeninae
Genus:
Dejean, 1831

Melaenus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are two described species in Melaenus.[1][2]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Melaenus:

  • Melaenus elegans Dejean, 1831 (Africa)
  • Melaenus piger (Fabricius, 1801) (India and Sri Lanka)

References

  1. ^ "Melaenus Dejean, 1831". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.


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