| Melisodera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Psydrinae |
| Tribe: | Moriomorphini |
| Subtribe: | Moriomorphina |
| Genus: | Melisodera Westwood, 1835 |
Melisodera is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are at least two described species in Melisodera. [1] [2]
These two species belong to the genus Melisodera:
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