title: Melanotus
text: # Melanotus
  
  Melanotus is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 30 described species in Melanotus.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Melanotus americanus (Herbst, 1806)
  * Melanotus brunniopacus Kishii, 1989
  * Melanotus castanipes (Paykull, 1800)
  * Melanotus clandestinus (Erichson, 1842)
  * Melanotus communis E. Horak, 1977
  * Melanotus communis-complex
  * Melanotus corticinus (Say, 1823)
  * Melanotus cribricollis Candeze, 1860
  * Melanotus cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
  * Melanotus decumanus (Erichson, 1842)
  * Melanotus depressus (Melsheimer, 1844)
  * Melanotus dichrous (Erichson, 1841)
  * Melanotus dietrichi Quate, 1967
  * Melanotus gradatus LeConte, 1866
  * Melanotus hyslopi Van Zwaluwenburg, 1921
  * Melanotus ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
  * Melanotus indistinctus Quate, 1967
  * Melanotus insipiens (Say, 1825)
  * Melanotus lanceatus Quate & Quate, 1967
  * Melanotus lanei Quate, 1967
  * Melanotus leonardi (LeConte, 1853)
  * Melanotus longulus (LeConte, 1853)
  * Melanotus morosus Candèze, 1860
  * Melanotus opacicollis LeConte, 1866
  * Melanotus parallelus Blatchley, 1920
  * Melanotus pertinax (Say, 1839)
  * Melanotus sagittarius (LeConte, 1853)
  * Melanotus similis (Kirby, 1837)
  * Melanotus spadix (Erichson, 1842)
  * Melanotus taenicollis (LeConte, 1853)
  * Melanotus tenax (Say, 1839)
  * Melanotus testaceus (Melsheimer, 1846)
  * Melanotus trapezoideus (LeConte, 1853)
  * Melanotus verberans (LeConte, 1853)
  