Species Melanactes piceus

Classification

Black patent leather click beetle - Melanactes piceus

Fun click beetle ID!!!! - Melanactes piceus

Large Black Click Beetle - Melanactes piceus

Extra large click beetle - Melanactes piceus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Elateroidea (Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles)

Family Elateridae (Click Beetles)

Subfamily Prosterninae

Tribe Oxynopterini

Genus Melanactes

Species piceus (Melanactes piceus)

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 21 June, 2006 - 3:45pm

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