Melanocephalus

Melanocephalus (fem.: melanocephala; n.: melanocephalum) is an epithet often used as the second word of a binomial name. It derives from Greek words meaning 'black-headed'. It is used in the names of the following species:

Mammals

• Black-headed uakari, Cacajao melanocephalus

Birds

• Arabian partridge, Alectoris melanocephala
• Black turnstone, Arenaria melanocephala
• Black-headed berryeater, Carpornis melanocephala
• Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
• Black-headed grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
• Black-headed heron, Ardea melanocephala
• Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
• Black-headed oriole, Icterus melanocephalus
• Black-headed parrot, Pionites melanocephala
• Black-headed trogon, Trogon melanocephalus
• Black-headed weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus
• Black-throated barbet, Tricholaema melanocephala
• Chatham Island bellbird, Anthornis melanocephala
• Mediterranean gull, Larus melanocephalus
• Noisy miner, Manorina melanocephala
• Red-backed fairywren, Malurus melanocephalus
• Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
• Spectacled whitestart, Myioborus melanocephalus
• Spot-breasted plover, Vanellus melanocephalus
• Western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus

Reptiles

• Black-headed python, Aspidites melanocephalus
• Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
• Black-headed bushmaster, Lachesis melanocephala
• Black-headed dwarf chamaeleon, Bradypodion melanocephalum

Fish

• Redtail filefish, Pervagor melanocephalus
• Largesnout goby, Awaous melanocephalus

Insects

Beetles

• Calathus melanocephalus, a ground beetle
• Cercyon melanocephalus, a beetle
• Cyclocephala melanocephala, a beetle
• Dermestes melanocephalus, a beetle
• Dromius melanocephalus, a ground beetle
• Galeruca melanocephala, a leaf beetle
• Lasioderma melanocephalum, a beetle
• Paramecosoma melanocephalum, a beetle
• Parazuphium melanocephalum, a beetle

True bugs

• Arocatus melanocephalus, a lygaeid bug
• Cymus melanocephalus, a lygaeid bug

True files

• Wyeomyia melanocephala, a mosquito

Hymenopterans

• Neivamyrmex melanocephalus, an ant
• Odynerus melanocephalus, a potter wasp
• Tapinoma melanocephalum, an ant

Butterflies and moths

• Sesia melanocephala, a hornet moth

Molluscs

• Krynickillus melanocephalus, a slug

Crustaceans

• Ligia melanocephala, Ligidium melanocephalum or Zia melanocephala, all of which are synonyms of Ligidium hypnorum

Vascular plants

• Blackhead fleabane, Erigeron melanocephalus
• the hawkweed Hieracium melanocephalum

Fungi

• Puccinia melanocephala, a rust

See also

• Animals named as black-legged