Melanaethus is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are about 15 described species in Melanaethus.
Species
These 15 species belong to the genus Melanaethus:
- Melanaethus anthracinus <small>(Uhler, 1877)</small>
- Melanaethus cavicollis <small>(Blatchley, 1924)</small>
- Melanaethus crenatus <small>(Signoret, 1883)</small>
- Melanaethus externus <small>Froeschner</small>
- Melanaethus mixtus <small>Froeschner</small>
- Melanaethus noctivagus <small>(Van Duzee, 1923)</small>
- Melanaethus pensylvanicus <small>(Signoret, 1883)</small>
- Melanaethus planifrons <small>Froeschner, 1960</small>
- Melanaethus punctatissimus <small>(Signoret, 1883)</small>
- Melanaethus robustus <small>Uhler, 1877</small>
- Melanaethus spinolae <small>(Signoret, 1863)</small>
- Melanaethus subglaber <small>(Walker, 1867)</small>
- Melanaethus subpunctatus <small>(Blatchley, 1926)</small>
- Melanaethus uhleri <small>(Signoret, 1883)</small>
- Melanaethus wolcotti <small>Froeschner & Maldonado</small>
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