Melanotus punctosus

Melanotus punctosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Elateroidea
Family:	Elateridae
Genus:	Melanotus
Species:	M. punctosus
Binomial name
	Melanotus punctosus; (Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
	Melanotus foliatus Vats & Chauhan, 1991; Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) haemorrhous Candèze, 1860; Melanotus punctorotundus Vats & Chauhan, 1991;

Melanotus punctosus, is a species of click beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Hawaii.[1][2]

Description

Body length is about 12 to 18 mm. Adult beetle is entirely black in color and shiny. Antennae and legs are ferruginous brown. Head with narrow eyes. Pronotum longer than broader. In male, aedeagus with long median lobe and basally broad parameres.[3] Pronotum has heterogeneous punctations.[4]

References

"Additions and notes to the Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Hawaiian Islands1" (PDF). Science Letters - researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
"A New Species of Melanotus (Eschscholtz, 1829) With Notes on Other Species of the Genus From Pakistan (Coleoptera: Elateridae)" (PDF). Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 43(3), pp. 581-585, 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
"Biodiversity of click beetles (Elateridae) of Tandojam" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(2): 2808-2814. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
"Two new species of the genus Melanotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae; Melanotinae) from Pakistan" (PDF). Zootaxa 3101: 47–52 (2011). Retrieved 2021-08-05.

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[1] "Additions and notes to the Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Hawaiian Islands1" (PDF). Science Letters - researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

[2] "A New Species of Melanotus (Eschscholtz, 1829) With Notes on Other Species of the Genus From Pakistan (Coleoptera: Elateridae)" (PDF). Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 43(3), pp. 581-585, 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

[3] "Biodiversity of click beetles (Elateridae) of Tandojam" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(2): 2808-2814. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

[4] "Two new species of the genus Melanotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae; Melanotinae) from Pakistan" (PDF). Zootaxa 3101: 47–52 (2011). Retrieved 2021-08-05.