Melaenus

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

Last updated March 08, 2026

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

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

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[catlife-1] "Melaenus Dejean, 1831". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-19.

[Lorenz2021-2] Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-03-04.

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