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Melasis
Melasis is the type genus of false click beetles of subfamily Melasinae and tribe Melasini. It contains fourteen species, native to North America and parts of Europe, four of which can be found in the Nearctic realm.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Melasis buprestoides
speciesMelasis buprestoides
Melasis pectinicornis
speciesMelasis pectinicornis
Melasis japonica
speciesMelasis japonica
Melasis tsugae
speciesMelasis tsugae
Melasis rufipalpis
speciesMelasis rufipalpis
Melasis rufipennis
speciesMelasis rufipennis
Melasis fermini
speciesMelasis fermini
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89844.