Melba (beetle) explained

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 Raffray, 1909

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• Melba clypeata (Reitter, 1883)

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• Melba crassipes Raffray, 1908

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• Melba fleutiauxi Raffray, 1890

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• Melba frontalis Raffray, 1908

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• Melba gibbula (Reitter, 1883)

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• Melba maja (Brendel, 1892)

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• Melba parvula (LeConte, 1849)

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• Melba quercae Chandler, 1985

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• Melba simplex (LeConte, 1878)

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• Melba sulcatula Casey, 1897

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• Melba temporalis Raffray, 1909

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• Melba thoracica (Brendel, 1889)

^{i c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. 2011. Frank . J. H.. Ahn . K. J.. ZooKeys. 107. 1–98. 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. 3392188. 22792029. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.