Melanoxanthus anticus

Melanoxanthus anticus
Melanoxanthus anticus. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Melanoxanthus
Species: M. anticus
Binomial name
Melanoxanthus anticus
Candèze, 1892

Melanoxanthus anticus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.

This species seems to have wide distribution in Maharashtra (India). Two specimens were collected by Amol Patwardhan at places approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) apart.

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