Melanaethus Explained

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 (Uhler, 1877)
• Melanaethus cavicollis (Blatchley, 1924)
• Melanaethus crenatus (Signoret, 1883)
• Melanaethus externus Froeschner
• Melanaethus mixtus Froeschner
• Melanaethus noctivagus (Van Duzee, 1923)
• Melanaethus pensylvanicus (Signoret, 1883)
• Melanaethus planifrons Froeschner, 1960
• Melanaethus punctatissimus (Signoret, 1883)
• Melanaethus robustus Uhler, 1877
• Melanaethus spinolae (Signoret, 1863)
• Melanaethus subglaber (Walker, 1867)
• Melanaethus subpunctatus (Blatchley, 1926)
• Melanaethus uhleri (Signoret, 1883)
• Melanaethus wolcotti Froeschner & Maldonado

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.
• Book: The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. 1982. McPherson . J. E.. Southern Illinois University Press. 978-0809310401.