Melanospilus Explained

Melanospilus is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles or paussines in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:^[1] 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.^[2]

• 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)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Melanospilus Westwood, 1847 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .
2. Book: Flanged Bombardier Beetles of Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae), with nomenclatural and taxonomic notes and descriptions of new species. Nagel, Peter . 249-282. Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya VI. Hartmann, M.. M.V.L. Barclay . J. Weipert. 2018.
3. A New Species of the Genus Merismoderus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae) from Laos, with a Revised Key of the Genus and a New Combination. Maruyama, Munetoshi . Esakia. 49. 107-109. 2009.