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Melanospilus

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Melanospilus is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles or paussines in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: The genus is considered to belong to the subtribe Ceratoderina and all members are thought to be myrmecophiles. The ant host Paratrechina longicornis is known for M. bensoni.

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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Melanospilus, and connects out to Carabidae, Paussinae and Animalia.

It is catalogued under topics including Paussinae and Taxa named by John O. Westwood.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyCarabidae

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Melanospilus is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles or paussines in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: The genus is considered to belong to the subtribe Ceratoderina and all members are thought to be myrmecophiles. The ant host Paratrechina longicornis is known for M. bensoni. Melanospilus andrewesi (Desneux, 1905) (Sri Lanka and India) Melanospilus bensoni Westwood, 1847 (Pakistan and India) Melanospilus borneensis (Reichensperger, 1938) (Indonesia and Borneo) Melanospilus chitwanensis Nagel, 2018 (Nepal) Melanospilus hamaticornis (van de Poll, 1890) (Indonesia) Melanospilus yamasakoi (Maruyama, 2009) (China and Laos)

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