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Melanotus

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Melanotus
Melanotus castanipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Elaterinae
Tribe: Ampedini
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Melanotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Melanotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
  • 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.