title: Melanospilus
text: # Melanospilus
  
  Melanospilus is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles or paussines in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: The genus is considered to belong to the subtribe Ceratoderina and all members are thought to be myrmecophiles. The ant host Paratrechina longicornis is known for M. bensoni.
  
  * Melanospilus andrewesi (Desneux, 1905) (Sri Lanka and India)
  * Melanospilus bensoni Westwood, 1847 (Pakistan and India)
  * Melanospilus borneensis (Reichensperger, 1938) (Indonesia and Borneo)
  * Melanospilus chitwanensis Nagel, 2018 (Nepal)
  * Melanospilus hamaticornis (van de Poll, 1890) (Indonesia)
  * Melanospilus yamasakoi (Maruyama, 2009) (China and Laos)
  