Biology:Melanotus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Melanotus
Melanotus castanipes f.jpg
Melanotus castanipes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Elaterinae
Genus: Melanotus
Erichson, 1829
Melanotus leonardi

Melanotus is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 30 described species in Melanotus.[1][2]

Species

References

Further reading

  • American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. 21 June 2002. 
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1650125 entry