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Melanactes

Description

Melanactes is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about five described species in Melanactes.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4754856https://www.gbif.org/species/4754856
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)232687https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=232687
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Melanactes
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroideaLeach 1815
familyElateridaeLeach 1815
genusMelanactesLeconte 1854
Scientific NameMelanactes Leconte, 1854
Name Published InTrans. Amer. Phil. Soc., (N. S.) 10
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Melanactesgenusbelongs to Elateridaestated with evidenceWickham, 1908
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (50%)
First Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. F. Wickham. 1908. New fossil Elateridae from Florissant. American Journal of Science, Series 4 26:76-78
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanactes

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Melanactes cockerelli
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
137.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Melanactes piceus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Melanaetes Schwarz, 1906GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Melanaetes

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1854Melanactes Leconte
1908Melanactes Wickham

References

Wickham H. F. (1908) New fossil Elateridae from Florissant, American Journal of Science, Series 4 26, 76-78
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., (N. S.) 10 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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