Melanchiton

Melanchiton is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 50 described species in Melanchiton, found in Africa.[1][2]

Melanchiton
Melanchiton rectangulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Licininae
Tribe: Oodini
Subtribe: Melanchitonina
Genus: Melanchiton
Andrewes, 1940

Species

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
  1. "Melanchiton Andrewes, 1940". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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