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| Melasis buprestoides | |
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| Melasis bupestroides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Eucnemidae |
| Subfamily: | Melasinae |
| Tribe: | Melasini |
| Genus: | Melasis |
| Species: | M. buprestoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Melasis buprestoides | |
Melasis buprestoides is a species of false click beetles native to Europe. [2] [3]
The species name buprestoides (from the beetle genus Buprestis, and Ancient Greek ειδής eidēs, "like") refers to the species' body shape. [4] Linnaeus's original name for the beetle was Elater buprestoides. The genus name Melasis (from Ancient Greek μέλας mélas, "black") refers to the black color of the member species' body. [5]
