Melba (beetle)

Melba is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 13 described species in Melba.

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Melba:

• Melba caviceps <small>Raffray, 1909</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Melba clypeata <small>(Reitter, 1883)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Melba crassipes <small>Raffray, 1908</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Melba fleutiauxi <small>Raffray, 1890</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Melba frontalis <small>Raffray, 1908</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Melba gibbula <small>(Reitter, 1883)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Melba maja <small>(Brendel, 1892)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Melba parvula <small>(LeConte, 1849)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Melba quercae <small>Chandler, 1985</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Melba simplex <small>(LeConte, 1878)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Melba sulcatula <small>Casey, 1897</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Melba temporalis <small>Raffray, 1909</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Melba thoracica <small>(Brendel, 1889)</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>

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