Melanotus senilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elateroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Familia: Elateridae
Subfamilia: Melanotinae
Tribus: Melanotini
Genus: Melanotus
Subgenus: Melanotus (Melanotus)
Species: Melanotus senilis
Subspecies: M. s. senilis – M. s. yakuinsulanus

Name

Melanotus senilis Candèze, 1865: 47.

• Type locality: Japon [= JAPAN].
• Type: FMNHH

References

Primary references

• Candèze, E. 1865. Élatérides nouveaux. Mémoires couronnés et autres mémoires publiés par l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique 17: 1–63. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cate, P.C., Sánchez-Ruiz, A., Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. 2007. Elateridae, pp. 89–209. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4. Elateroidea – Derodontoidea – Lymexyloidea – Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. 935 pp. ISBN 87-88757-67-6 DOI: 10.1163/9789004260894 (via Wikipedia Library ). Google Books (limited preview available). Reference page.  [see p. 148]

Links

• Melanotus (Melanotus) senilis – Taxon details on Index to Organism Names (ION). Accessed: 16 May 2026.
• Melanotus senilis – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG). 16 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• 日本語: クロクシコメツキ