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]
- Melanospilus andrewesi (Desneux, 1905) (Sri Lanka and India)
- Melanospilus bensoni Westwood, 1847 (Pakistan and India)
- Melanospilus borneensis (Reichensperger, 1938) (Indonesia and Borneo)
- Melanospilus chitwanensis Nagel, 2018 (Nepal)
- Melanospilus hamaticornis (van de Poll, 1890) (Indonesia)
- Melanospilus yamasakoi (Maruyama, 2009) (China and Laos)[4]
| Melanospilus | |
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| M. bensoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Paussinae |
| Genus: | Melanospilus Westwood, 1847[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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Merismoderus | |
References
edit- ^ 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, 1847". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ 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.