Melanospilus
| Melanospilus | |
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| M. bensoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Paussinae |
| Genus: | Melanospilus Westwood, 1847[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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Merismoderus | |
Melanospilus is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles or paussines in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:[2] The genus is considered to belong to the subtribe Ceratoderina and all members are thought to be myrmecophiles. The ant host Paratrechina longicornis is known for M. bensoni.[3]
- (Westwood, 1847)
- (Reichensperger, 1938)
- Nagel, 2018
- (Van de Poll, 1890)
- (Maruyama, 2009)[4]
References[]
- ^ Westwood, J.O. (1847). "Description of a new species of Paussidae from India". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 5: 22–24.
- ^ "Melanospilus Westwood, 1845b: 130". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 21 Jul 2011.
- ^ Nagel, Peter (2018). "Flanged Bombardier Beetles of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae), with nomenclatural and taxonomic notes and descriptions of new species". In Hartmann, M.; M.V.L. Barclay; J. Weipert (eds.). Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya VI. pp. 249–282.
- ^ Maruyama, Munetoshi (2009). "A New Species of the Genus Merismoderus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae) from Laos, with a Revised Key of the Genus and a New Combination" (PDF). Esakia. 49: 107–109.
Categories:
- Paussinae
- Carabidae stubs