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Taxonomy
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Genus Melanotus

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Coleoptera - Beetles
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon Series Elateriformia
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Elateridae - Click Beetles
Subfamily Elaterinae
Tribe Melanotini
Genus Melanotus

Species americanus - Melanotus americanus
Species castanipes - Melanotus castanipes
Species chiricahuae - Melanotus chiricahuae
Species clandestinus - Melanotus clandestinus
Species communis - Melanotus communis
Species communis-complex - Melanotus communis Complex
Species corticinus - Melanotus corticinus
Species cribricollis - Melanotus cribricollis
Species cribriventris - Melanotus cribriventris
Species decumanus - Melanotus decumanus
Species depressus - Melanotus depressus
Species dichrous - Melanotus dichrous 0
Species dietrichi - Melanotus dietrichi
Species difficilis - Melanotus difficilis
Species gradatus - Melanotus gradatus
Species hyslopi - Melanotus hyslopi
Species ignobilis - Melanotus ignobilis
Species indistinctus - Melanotus indistinctus
Species insipiens - Melanotus insipiens
Species lanceatus - Melanotus lanceatus
Species lanei - Melanotus lanei
Species leonardi - Melanotus leonardi
Species longulus - Melanotus longulus
Species macer - Melanotus macer
Species miscellus - Melanotus miscellus
Species morosus - Melanotus morosus
Species opacicollis - Melanotus opacicollis
Species parallelus - Melanotus parallelus
Species pertinax - Melanotus pertinax
Species pilosus - Melanotus pilosus
Species prasinus - Melanotus prasinus
Species sagittarius - Melanotus sagittarius
Species similis - Melanotus similis
Species spadix - Melanotus spadix
Species taenicollis - Melanotus taenicollis 0
Species tenax - Melanotus tenax
Species testaceus - Melanotus testaceus
Species trapezoideus - Melanotus trapezoideus
Species verberans - Melanotus verberans
No Taxon sagittarius-complex females
No Taxon Melanotus spp. larvae
Species infaustus - Melanotus infaustus 0
Species cribulosus - Melanotus cribulosus 0
Species concisus - Melanotus concisus 0
Species emissus - Melanotus emissus 0
Species piceatus - Melanotus piceatus 0
No Taxon complex M. tenax, M. testaceus, and M. trapezoideus