| Melaenus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
These two species belong to the genus Melaenus:
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