| Melanotus | |
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| Melanotus castanipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Tribe: | Ampedini |
| Genus: | Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829 |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Melanotus is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are close to 800 described species in Melanotus, found worldwide. [1] [2] [3]
The following are among the nearly 800 described Melanotus species:
Agrypnus is a genus of click beetle.
Harpalus is a genus of ground beetle first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,200 species. The beetles are predatory, but sometimes feed on strawberries. They can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil although preferences differ between species.
Gyrinus is a genus of small aquatic whirligig beetles in the family Gyrinidae native to the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, North Africa, Asia and Australia.
Hydroporus is a genus of water beetles native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Lanelater is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Athous is a genus of click beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.
Hemicrepidius is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Sphenophorus is a genus of weevils, often known as billbugs, in the family Curculionidae, and tribe Sphenophorini. Eleven species of billbugs infest managed turfgrass in North America.
Lacon is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae and the subfamily Agrypninae.
Glyphonyx is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 50 described species in Glyphonyx.
Agrypninae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 130 genera and more than 430 described species in Agrypninae.
Megapenthes is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 30 described species in Megapenthes.
Ampedus is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are currently 461 recognized species of Ampedus beetles. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, but is found mostly in the Holarctic region, primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia. The oldest known fossil from this genus was found in Eocene Baltic amber, estimated to be from 38.0 to 33.9 million years ago.
Mulsanteus is a genus in the click beetle family Elateridae. There are at least more than 90 described species in Mulsanteus.
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