Melanchiton
| Melanchiton | |
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| Melanchiton rectangulus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Licininae |
| Tribe: | Oodini |
| Subtribe: | Melanchitonina |
| Genus: | Melanchiton Andrewes, 1940 |
Melanchiton is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 50 described species in Melanchiton, found in Africa.[1][2]
Species
[edit]These 53 species belong to the genus Melanchiton:
- Melanchiton abacetoides (Burgeon, 1935)
- Melanchiton aberrans (Chaudoir, 1883)
- Melanchiton aethiops Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton aterrimus (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851)
- Melanchiton atratus (Klug, 1833)
- Melanchiton basilewskyi Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton brevipennis Jeannel, 1948
- Melanchiton burgeoni Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton camerunus Straneo, 1978
- Melanchiton carbonatus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton clarkei Straneo, 1978
- Melanchiton congoensis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton decorsei (Alluaud, 1916)
- Melanchiton ebeninus (Erichson, 1843)
- Melanchiton elongatus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton guineensis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton hulstaerti (Burgeon, 1935)
- Melanchiton impressifrons Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton intermedius (Péringuey, 1896)
- Melanchiton iridescens (Chaudoir, 1876)
- Melanchiton kenyensis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton kivuensis (Burgeon, 1935)
- Melanchiton laevisulcis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton latithorax Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton leleupi Straneo, 1978
- Melanchiton longelytratus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton longulus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton lucidulus (Boheman, 1848)
- Melanchiton mandibularis (Burgeon, 1935)
- Melanchiton marginatus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton mecynonotus (Alluaud, 1916)
- Melanchiton meridionalis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton motoensis (Burgeon, 1935)
- Melanchiton nairobianus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton niloticus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton opacus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton orientalis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton parallelus (Chaudoir, 1883)
- Melanchiton pinguis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton proximoides Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton proximus (Péringuey, 1926)
- Melanchiton pugnator (Péringuey, 1898)
- Melanchiton quadraticollis Jeannel, 1948
- Melanchiton rectangulus (Chaudoir, 1883)
- Melanchiton rhodesianus Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton rufipes Straneo, 1978
- Melanchiton senegalensis (Straneo, 1943)
- Melanchiton sjostedti Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton somalicus (Straneo, 1943)
- Melanchiton transvaalensis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton trapezicollis Straneo, 1950
- Melanchiton vorax Straneo, 1968
- Melanchiton zanzibaricus Straneo, 1950
References
[edit]- ^ "Melanchiton Andrewes, 1940". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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