Melanchiton is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 50 described species in Melanchiton, found in Africa.
Species
These 53 species belong to the genus Melanchiton:
- Melanchiton abacetoides <small>(Burgeon, 1935)</small>
- Melanchiton aberrans <small>(Chaudoir, 1883)</small>
- Melanchiton aethiops <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton aterrimus <small>(LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851)</small>
- Melanchiton atratus <small>(Klug, 1833)</small>
- Melanchiton basilewskyi <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton brevipennis <small>Jeannel, 1948</small>
- Melanchiton burgeoni <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton camerunus <small>Straneo, 1978</small>
- Melanchiton carbonatus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton clarkei <small>Straneo, 1978</small>
- Melanchiton congoensis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton decorsei <small>(Alluaud, 1916)</small>
- Melanchiton ebeninus <small>(Erichson, 1843)</small>
- Melanchiton elongatus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton guineensis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton hulstaerti <small>(Burgeon, 1935)</small>
- Melanchiton impressifrons <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton intermedius <small>(Péringuey, 1896)</small>
- Melanchiton iridescens <small>(Chaudoir, 1876)</small>
- Melanchiton kenyensis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton kivuensis <small>(Burgeon, 1935)</small>
- Melanchiton laevisulcis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton latithorax <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton leleupi <small>Straneo, 1978</small>
- Melanchiton longelytratus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton longulus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton lucidulus <small>(Boheman, 1848)</small>
- Melanchiton mandibularis <small>(Burgeon, 1935)</small>
- Melanchiton marginatus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton mecynonotus <small>(Alluaud, 1916)</small>
- Melanchiton meridionalis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton motoensis <small>(Burgeon, 1935)</small>
- Melanchiton nairobianus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton niloticus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton opacus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton orientalis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton parallelus <small>(Chaudoir, 1883)</small>
- Melanchiton pinguis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton proximoides <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton proximus <small>(Péringuey, 1926)</small>
- Melanchiton pugnator <small>(Péringuey, 1898)</small>
- Melanchiton quadraticollis <small>Jeannel, 1948</small>
- Melanchiton rectangulus <small>(Chaudoir, 1883)</small>
- Melanchiton rhodesianus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton rufipes <small>Straneo, 1978</small>
- Melanchiton senegalensis <small>(Straneo, 1943)</small>
- Melanchiton sjostedti <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton somalicus <small>(Straneo, 1943)</small>
- Melanchiton transvaalensis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton trapezicollis <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
- Melanchiton vorax <small>Straneo, 1968</small>
- Melanchiton zanzibaricus <small>Straneo, 1950</small>
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