Biology:Melaenus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Melaenus
Scientific classification e
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

These two species belong to the genus Melaenus:

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13829389 entry