Melaenus
Appearance
Melaenus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Melaeninae |
Genus: | Melaenus Dejean, 1831 |
Melaenus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are two described species in Melaenus.[1][2]
Species
[edit]These two species belong to the genus Melaenus:
- Melaenus elegans Dejean, 1831 (Africa)
- Melaenus piger (Fabricius, 1801) (India and Sri Lanka)
References
[edit]- ^ "Melaenus Dejean, 1831". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.