Melanactes
| Melanactes | |
|---|---|
| Melanactes piceus, Oklahoma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Tribe: | Oxynopterini |
| Genus: | Melanactes LeConte, 1854 |
Melanactes is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about six described species in Melanactes, found in North America.[1][2][3]
Species
These six species belong to the genus Melanactes:
- Melanactes cockerelli Wickham, 1908
- Melanactes consors LeConte, 1853
- Melanactes densus LeConte, 1853
- Melanactes morio (Fabricius, 1798)
- Melanactes piceus (DeGeer, 1774)
- Melanactes puncticollis (LeConte, 1852)
References
- ^ "GBIF, Melanactes". Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ "BugGuide.net, Melanactes genus Information". Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Melanactes Leconte, 1854". Retrieved 2025-10-26.
External links
- Citizen science observations for Melanactes at iNaturalist
- Media related to Melanactes at Wikimedia Commons