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Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Eschscholtz, Johann F. von. 1829. Eintheilung der Elateriden in Gattungen. Entomologisches Archiv 2: 31-35.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Elateridae
genus
Melanotus

Name

Synonyms
Cratonychus Boisduval & Lacordaire, 1835
Cremnostethus Schwarz, 1901
Cremnosthetus Schwarz, 1902
Ctenonychus Dejean, 1833
Ctenonychus Melsheimer, 1845
Dodecactenus Candèze, 1889
Kensaculus Hayek, 1990
Kensakulus Chujo & Ôhira, 1965
Malanotus Ôhira, 1993
Melanotopsis Lewis, 1894
Melantus Ôhira, 1967
Melatonus Ôhira, 1973
Menalotus Eschscholtz, 1832
Natomelus Dolin, 1979
Nishimelanotus Ôhira, 2001
Perimeces Scudder, 1882
Perimecus Dillwyn, 1829
Speniscosomus Miwa, 1934
Sphenicosomus du Buysson, 1894
Spheniscosomus Schwarz, 1892
Homonyms
Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829
Melanotus Pat.
Melanotus Dejean, 1831
Melanotus Gistel, 1834
Common names
kovařík in Czech
kováčik in Slovak
pikisepät in Finnish
pikisepät in Finnish
Щелкуны-чернецы in Russian
クシコメツキ属 in Japanese
梳爪叩甲屬 in Chinese
빗살방아벌레속 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. CoL 2006
  4. Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).
  5. Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).
  6. Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).
  7. Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).
  8. Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).
  9. Lundberg & Gustafsson (1995) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae
  10. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  11. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  12. Quate LW, Thompson SE (1967) Revision of click beetles of genus Melanotus in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 121(3568): 1-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.121-3568.1
  13. as per family
  14. as per family
  15. in Thon, Arch. Entom., 2 (1)
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