Melanospilus
M. bensoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Paussinae
Genus: Melanospilus
Westwood, 1847[1]
Synonyms

Merismoderus

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]

References

  1. ↑ Westwood, J.O. (1847). "Description of a new species of Paussidae from India". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 5: 22–24.
  2. ↑ "Melanospilus Westwood, 1847". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.


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