Melba (beetle)

Melba is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 13 described species in Melba.[1][2][3][4]

Melba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Pselaphinae
Supertribe: Euplectitae
Tribe: Trichonychini
Genus: Melba
Casey, 1897

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Melba:

  • Melba caviceps Raffray, 1909 g
  • Melba clypeata (Reitter, 1883) i c g
  • Melba crassipes Raffray, 1908 g
  • Melba fleutiauxi Raffray, 1890 g
  • Melba frontalis Raffray, 1908 g
  • Melba gibbula (Reitter, 1883) i c g
  • Melba maja (Brendel, 1892) i c g
  • Melba parvula (LeConte, 1849) i c g b
  • Melba quercae Chandler, 1985 i c g
  • Melba simplex (LeConte, 1878) i c g
  • Melba sulcatula Casey, 1897 i c g b
  • Melba temporalis Raffray, 1909 g
  • Melba thoracica (Brendel, 1889) i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. "Melba Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. "Browse Melba". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Melba". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. "Melba Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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