Mordella melaena is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1824.[1][2]

Mordella melaena
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M. melaena
Binomial name
Mordella melaena
Germar, 1824

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  1. ^ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 9 August 2015
  2. ^ "Monograph of the Family Mordellidae (Coleoptera) of North America, North of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 39 (2): 241. 1946-06-01. doi:10.1093/aesa/39.2.241a. hdl:2027.42/56307. ISSN 1938-2901.