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Melanoxanthus

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Melanoxanthus
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Melanoxanthus
Genus recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Australia Species List, Canada Species List, Tanzania Species List, North Pacific Species List, NCBI, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Melanoxanthus Dejean 1833
Genus recognized by GBIF classification
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz 1833
Genus recognized by GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Elater melanocephalus Fabricius 1781
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Elater Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanoxanthus
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records France, NMNH type specimens, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Simpson et al 2020, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Melanoxanthus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Melanoxanthus (this page)
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus (Fabricius 1781)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Alaus
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Drasterius
Eopenthes
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Melanotus
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Simodactylus

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Melanoxanthus (this page)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Alaus
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Drasterius
Eopenthes
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Melanotus
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Simodactylus

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Melanoxanthus (this page)
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus (Fabricius 1781)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Alaus
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Drasterius
Eopenthes
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Melanotus
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Simodactylus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Melanoxanthus (this page)
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus (Fabricius 1781)
Abelater
Abrotus
Acheonus
Adelocera
Adocetus
Aeolus
Ageratus
Agriotes
Agrypnus
Alaus
Anchastus
Anepismus
Anoixis
Archaeolus
Artinama
Babuskaya
Biadelater
Bilineariselater
Brachylacon
Campsosternus
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Clavelater
Codemus
Compsoderus
Conoderus
Cretoelaterium
Cryptagriotes
Cryptocardius
Cryptocoelus
Ctenicera
Curtelater
Dacnitus
Desmatinus
Desmatus
Diaraphes
Elater
Elateridium
Elaterina
Elaterites
Elaterophanes
Elatron
Eopenthes
Eopyrophorus
Gemelina
Glyphonyx
Graciolacon
Gripecolous
Holopleurus
Horistonotus
Hypnomorphoides
Hypnomorphus
Hypolithus
Ischnodes
Lacon
Lanelater
Lapidiconides
Lapidostenus
Limonius
Lithocoelus
Litholacon
Lithomerus
Lithoptychus
Ludiophanes
Macropunctum
Megapenthes
Melanactes
Melanotus
Mercata
Micragrypnites
Micrelaterium
Mimelater
Mionelater
Necrocoelus
Negastrioides
Orthoraphes
Ovivagina
Oxygonus
Paradesmatus
Paragrypnites
Parahypnomorphus
Paralithomerus
Paraprotagrypnus
Plagioraphes
Platyelater
Plesiorhaphes
Pollostelater
Prodrasterius
Protagrypnus
Protocardiophorus
Protoquasimus
Pseudocardiophorites
Pyrophorus
Semiotus
Silicernius
Simodactylus
Sinolithomerus
Stenelytron
Tetraraphes
Turonelater
10 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Elateridae
Melanoxanthus Dejean 1833 (this page)
Melanoxanthus adamsoni (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus arcuatus Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus argus Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus bellulus Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus bellus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus caledonicus (Fleutiaux 1891)
Melanoxanthus contractus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus convexus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus cracens Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus divergens Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus doriae Candeze 1878
Melanoxanthus fasciatus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus gourvesi Chassain 2001
Melanoxanthus grandis (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus hermosus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1943)
Melanoxanthus instabilis (Fairmaire 1849)
Melanoxanthus insularis (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus lariversi Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus lepidus Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus lienhuachihnus Arimoto 2011
Melanoxanthus luteus Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus matsudai Arimoto 2011
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus (Fabricius 1781)
Melanoxanthus minor Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus montanus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus mumfordi (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus nanus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus nigripennis Fleutiaux 1928
Melanoxanthus obscurus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus paeninsularis Chassain 2001
Melanoxanthus picturatus Fauvel 1904
Melanoxanthus picturus Schenkling 1927
Melanoxanthus remotus (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus rotundicollis (Fleutiaux 1891)
Melanoxanthus sannio Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus silus Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus silvestris (Van Zwaluwenburg 1932)
Melanoxanthus similis Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus simplex Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus taiwanus Arimoto 2011
Melanoxanthus varians Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus venustus Van Zwaluwenberg
Melanoxanthus yushiroi Suzuki 1999
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter 1858
Adelocera Latreille 1829
Adrastus Eschscholtz 1829
Aeoloderma Fleutiaux 1928
Aeoloides Schwarz 1906
Aeolosomus Dolin 1982
Aeolus Eschscholtz 1829
Agriotes Eschscholtz 1829
Agrypnus Eschscholtz 1829
Alaus Eschscholtz 1829
Anchastus Le Conte 1853
Anostirus C. G. Thomson 1859
Aplotarsus Stephens 1830
Arctapila Candèze 1891
Calais Laporte de Castelnau 1836
Calambus Thomson 1859
Campylomimus J. Muller 1960
Campylomorphus Jacquelin du Val 1860
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz 1829
Cebrio Olivier 1790
Chalcolepidus
Cidnopus Thomson 1859
Conoderus Eschscholtz 1829
Crepidius Candèze 1859
Crepidophorus Mulsant & Guillebeau 1853
Ctenicera Latreille 1829
Cyathodera Blanchard 1841
Dacnitus Sharp 1908
Dalopius Eschscholtz 1829
Denticollis Piller & Mitterpacher 1783
Diacanthous Reitter 1905
Dicronychus Brullé 1832
Dima Charpentier 1825
Drapetes Dejean 1821
Drasterius Eschscholtz 1829
Eanus Le Conte 1861
Ectamenogonus Buysson 1894
Ectinus Eschscholtz 1829
Elater Linnaeus 1758
Elaterium Westwood 1854
Elathous Reitter 1890
Elatichrosis Hyslop 1921
Eopenthes Blackburn & Sharp 1885
Euphemus Laporte 1836
Fleutiauxellus Méquignon 1930
Haterumelater Ohira 1968
Heteroderes Latreille 1834
Horistonotus Candèze 1860
Hypnoidus Dillwyn 1829
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter 1858
Hypolithus Eschscholtz 1829
Idiotarmon Binaghi 1940
Idotarmonides Agaev 1985
Ischnodes Germar 1844
Isidus Mulsant & Rey 1875
Itodacne
Lacon Laporte 1838
Limoniscus Reitter 1905
Limonius Eschscholtz 1829
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter 1858
Megacentrus Heer 1852
Megapenthes Kiesenwetter 1858
Megathous Reitter 1905
Melanotus Eschscholtz 1829
Metanomus Buysson 1887
Microcoleus Hong 1982
Monelasmus Candèze 1863
Mulsanteus Gozis 1875
Negastrius C. G. Thomson 1859
Neohypdonus Stibick 1971
Neopristilophus Buysson 1894
Nothodes Le Conte 1861
Odontoderus Schwarz 1894
Orithales Kiesenwetter 1858
Oxygonus Le Conte 1863
Panspaeus Sharp 1877
Paracardiophorus Schwarz 1895
Paraphotistus Kishii 1966
Pittonotus Jacquelin du Val 1860
Podeonius Kiesenwetter 1858
Poemnites Buysson 1894
Porthmidius Germar 1847
Priopus Hope 1840
Propsephus Hyslop 1921
Prosternon Latreille 1834
Pseudanostirus Dolin 1964
Quasimus Gozis 1886
Reitterelater Platia & Cate 1990
Selatosomus Stephens
Semiotus Eschscholtz 1829
Sericus Eschscholtz 1829
Simodactylus Candèze 1859
Sinopyrophorus
Stenagostus Thomson 1859
Stenelytron Handlirsch 1906
Synaptus Eschscholtz 1829
Tetralobus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville 1828
Tetrigus Candeze 1857
Yezohypnoidus
Zorochros Thompson 1858
333 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Coleoptera Linnaeus 1758
Polyphaga Emery 1886
Elateriformia Crowson 1960
Elateroidea Leach 1815
Elateridae Leach 1815
Melanoxanthus (this page)
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus (Fabricius 1781)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Agrypninae Candèze 1857
Alaus
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorinae Candèze 1859
Cardiophorus
Cebrioninae Latreille 1802
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Denticollinae Stein & Weise 1877
Diminae Candèze 1863
Drasterius
Elateridae Children
Elaterinae Leach 1815
Eopenthes
Hemiopinae Fleutiaux 1941
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Lissominae Laporte 1835
Melanotus
Negastriinae Nakane & Kishii 1956
Oxynopterinae Candèze 1857
Physodactylinae Lacordaire 1857
Pityobiinae Hyslop 1917
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Semiotinae Jacobson 1913
Simodactylus
Tetralobinae Laporte 1840
Thylacosterninae Fleutiaux 1920

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Elaterinae
Melanoxanthus (this page)
unclassified Melanoxanthus
Abelater
Adrastus
Agriotella
Agriotes
Alestrus
Ampedus
Anchastelater
Anchastus
Anoplischius
Aphanobius
Ascesis
Brachygonus
Campylomorphus
Chatanayus
Dalopius
Dolerosomus
Ectamenogonus
Ectinoides
Ectinus
Elater
Gamepenthes
Glyphonyx
Haterumelater
Hayekpenthes
Idolus
Ischiodontus
Ischnodes
Kometsukia
Lanecarus
Ludioschema
Megapenthes
Mulsanteus
Neopenthes
Neopsephus
Nipponoelater
Ophidius
Orthostethus
Panspaeus
Parabetarmon
Parallelostethus
Parasilesis
Podeonius
Porthmidius
Procraerus
Reitterelater
Sadoganus
Sericus
Silesis
Simodactylus
Subathous
Synaptus
Tomicephalus
unclassified Elaterinae
Vuilletus
Xanthopenthes

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Melanoxanthus (this page)
Melanoxanthus abdominalis
Melanoxanthus abyssinus
Melanoxanthus acutifrons
Melanoxanthus adamsoni
Melanoxanthus agranulosus
Melanoxanthus alluaudi
Melanoxanthus almaca
Melanoxanthus ambiguus
Melanoxanthus angularis
Melanoxanthus anticus
Melanoxanthus approximatus
Melanoxanthus archeducalis
Melanoxanthus arcuatus
Melanoxanthus ardjoenicus
Melanoxanthus argus
Melanoxanthus ater
Melanoxanthus atripennis
Melanoxanthus aurantiacus
Melanoxanthus basalis
Melanoxanthus bella
Melanoxanthus bellulus
Melanoxanthus biarctus
Melanoxanthus bicinctus
Melanoxanthus bicolor
Melanoxanthus bifasciatus
Melanoxanthus biligatus
Melanoxanthus bilineatus
Melanoxanthus bilunatus
Melanoxanthus bimaculatus
Melanoxanthus binus
Melanoxanthus bipartitus
Melanoxanthus bistellatus
Melanoxanthus bitriplex
Melanoxanthus butuanus
Melanoxanthus caledonicus
Melanoxanthus carinulatus
Melanoxanthus cinnamomeus
Melanoxanthus circumcinctus
Melanoxanthus columbinus
Melanoxanthus comes
Melanoxanthus comosus
Melanoxanthus comptus
Melanoxanthus confusus
Melanoxanthus consimilis
Melanoxanthus contracta
Melanoxanthus convexa
Melanoxanthus cracens
Melanoxanthus crucifer
Melanoxanthus cuneatus
Melanoxanthus cuneiformis
Melanoxanthus cuneolus
Melanoxanthus cylindricus
Melanoxanthus decemguttatus
Melanoxanthus decemmaculatus
Melanoxanthus decemnotatus
Melanoxanthus decimus
Melanoxanthus dilaticollis
Melanoxanthus dimidiatus
Melanoxanthus discoidalis
Melanoxanthus dissitus
Melanoxanthus divergens
Melanoxanthus dohrni
Melanoxanthus dolosus
Melanoxanthus doriae
Melanoxanthus ducalis
Melanoxanthus elongatus
Melanoxanthus epitrotus
Melanoxanthus exclamationis
Melanoxanthus exiguus
Melanoxanthus eximius
Melanoxanthus exitiosus
Melanoxanthus fasciata
Melanoxanthus ferrugineus
Melanoxanthus festivus
Melanoxanthus festucalis
Melanoxanthus filiformis
Melanoxanthus finitimus
Melanoxanthus flavangularis
Melanoxanthus flavangulus
Melanoxanthus flavidus
Melanoxanthus flavipes
Melanoxanthus flavithorax
Melanoxanthus flavocinctus
Melanoxanthus flavosignatus
Melanoxanthus fleutiauxi
Melanoxanthus florensis
Melanoxanthus fractus
Melanoxanthus francoisi
Melanoxanthus frictus
Melanoxanthus frivolus
Melanoxanthus froggatti
Melanoxanthus fumosus
Melanoxanthus fusus
Melanoxanthus futilis
Melanoxanthus geminatus
Melanoxanthus geminus
Melanoxanthus glyphonides
Melanoxanthus gourvesi
Melanoxanthus gracilis
Melanoxanthus grandis
Melanoxanthus granum
Melanoxanthus guamensis
Melanoxanthus guttulatus
Melanoxanthus haddeni
Melanoxanthus hebridanus
Melanoxanthus hemionus
Melanoxanthus hermosa
Melanoxanthus illustris
Melanoxanthus imitator
Melanoxanthus infuscatus
Melanoxanthus ingridae
Melanoxanthus insignus
Melanoxanthus insolitus
Melanoxanthus insularis
Melanoxanthus jucundus
Melanoxanthus lamottei
Melanoxanthus lansbergei
Melanoxanthus lariversi
Melanoxanthus latemaculatus
Melanoxanthus lateralis
Melanoxanthus lativittis
Melanoxanthus lepidus
Melanoxanthus litura
Melanoxanthus luteicollis
Melanoxanthus luzonicus
Melanoxanthus maculicollis
Melanoxanthus madagascariensis
Melanoxanthus major
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus
Melanoxanthus melanurus
Melanoxanthus minor
Melanoxanthus minutus
Melanoxanthus mirabilis
Melanoxanthus mocquerysi
Melanoxanthus montana
Melanoxanthus mumfordi
Melanoxanthus nana
Melanoxanthus niger
Melanoxanthus nigripennis
Melanoxanthus nigriventris
Melanoxanthus nigrosignatus
Melanoxanthus nitidicollis
Melanoxanthus obscura
Melanoxanthus ornatus
Melanoxanthus pachyderoides
Melanoxanthus paeninsularis
Melanoxanthus palawanensis
Melanoxanthus palliatus
Melanoxanthus partitus
Melanoxanthus parvulus
Melanoxanthus petersoni
Melanoxanthus plagiellus
Melanoxanthus princeps
Melanoxanthus promecus
Melanoxanthus proximus
Melanoxanthus puerulus
Melanoxanthus pusillus
Melanoxanthus quadrilineatus
Melanoxanthus quadrillum
Melanoxanthus quadrinotatus
Melanoxanthus quadripunctatus
Melanoxanthus quadrivittatus
Melanoxanthus quintus
Melanoxanthus ramusculus
Melanoxanthus recreatus
Melanoxanthus remota
Melanoxanthus rhomboidalis
Melanoxanthus rimosus
Melanoxanthus rixosus
Melanoxanthus rotundicollis
Melanoxanthus ruficollis
Melanoxanthus rufinus
Melanoxanthus rufoniger
Melanoxanthus rufotactus
Melanoxanthus ruptus
Melanoxanthus sannio
Melanoxanthus schawalleri
Melanoxanthus schwarzi
Melanoxanthus semiruber
Melanoxanthus semitinctus
Melanoxanthus senegalensis
Melanoxanthus sexguttatus
Melanoxanthus sextus
Melanoxanthus sicardi
Melanoxanthus silus
Melanoxanthus silvestris
Melanoxanthus similatus
Melanoxanthus similis
Melanoxanthus simplex
Melanoxanthus sonani
Melanoxanthus subcylindricus
Melanoxanthus subhumeralis
Melanoxanthus taeniatus
Melanoxanthus terminatus
Melanoxanthus tetraspilotus
Melanoxanthus tricolor
Melanoxanthus tulagi
Melanoxanthus uncinatus
Melanoxanthus unicolor
Melanoxanthus unipunctatus
Melanoxanthus usingeri
Melanoxanthus varians
Melanoxanthus venustus
Melanoxanthus vicinus
Melanoxanthus vitiensis
Melanoxanthus vittatus
Melanoxanthus vittipennis
Melanoxanthus wenzelorum
Melanoxanthus xanthographus
Melanoxanthus yushiroi
Abelater
Adelocera
Adolesches
Adzusa
Aeolosomus
Aeolus
Agriotes
Agrypninae
Agrypnus
Alampoides
Alestrus
Alyctelater
Anthracalaus
Anthracopteryx
Asebis
Australeeus
Austrelater
Austrocalais
Brachylacon
Calopsephus
Campylomimus
Cateus
Chalcolepidus
Chastanus
Chesotraxus
Christinea
Chrostus
Compshelus
Compsoplinthus
Dayakus
Denticollis
Diacanthous
Dipropus
Dolinolus
Echthrogaster
Elastrus
Elathous
Euphemus
Euplinthus
Georgicus
Harminius
Hemicleus
Hemicrepidius
Heteroderes
Hifoides
Hoabinh
Hypdonus
Hypochaetes
Idiotarmon
Idotarmonides
Insuliectinus
Iphis
Itodacne
Julodischema
Lacon
Lampropsephus
Limoniscus
Lithocoelus
Ludigenoides
Luzonicus
Malekula
Melanotus
Mesembria
Monadicus
Monelasmus
Monocrepidus
Mopleonus
Morostominae
Neonomopleus
Nipponodrasterius
Panspoeus
Paraphileus
Parathous
Perissarthron
Physorhinodes
Platianulus
Plectrosternus
Probothrium
Procraerus
Prodrasterius
Proquasimus
Pseudocsikia
Psorochroa
Pyrophorus
Rivulicola
Rymcobites
Saltamartinus
Scutellathous
Sinelater
Singhalenus
Sinoelaterium
Sphaenelater
Taiwanathous
Tarnawskianus
Thoramus
Vesperelater
Warchalowskianus
Wynarka
Xuthelater
Zorochros
533 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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