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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Melinesthes Kraatz, 1880
is a synonym of Genus Mimesthes Marseul, 1872
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs
832
15408
Genera
Species
TribeGoliathini
Griffith & Pidgeon, 1832
100
2372
Genera
Species
SubtribeCoryphocerina
Burmeister, 1842
73
1539
Genera
Species
GenusMelinesthes
Kraatz, 1880
24Species
Subnodes of Melinesthes Kraatz, 1880
SpeciesMelinesthes algoensis Westwood, 1842
SpeciesMelinesthes atricollis Janson, 1885  ⇒ Melinesthes umbonata
SpeciesMelinesthes calvipes Janson, 1885  ⇒ Anisorrhina algoensis
SpeciesMelinesthes conradsi Schauer, 1935
SpeciesMelinesthes elongata Bates, 1881
SpeciesMelinesthes exilis Janson, 1882
SpeciesMelinesthes flavipennis Westwood, 1841
SpeciesMelinesthes hamula Janson, 1885  ⇒ Anisorrhina algoensis
SpeciesMelinesthes jocquei Allard, 1988
SpeciesMelinesthes lequeuxi Allard, 1988  ⇒ Melinesthes elongata
SpeciesMelinesthes manowensis Schürhoff, 1933
SpeciesMelinesthes murphyi Allard, 1988
SpeciesMelinesthes roggemani Krikken, 1987
SpeciesMelinesthes scheini Basilewsky, 1956
SpeciesMelinesthes serripes Janson, 1885  ⇒ Anisorrhina serripes
SpeciesMelinesthes simillima Kraatz, 1880  ⇒ Melinesthes umbonata
1Subspecies
SpeciesMelinesthes soror Antoine, 2009
1Subspecies
SpeciesMelinesthes touroulti Antoine, 2009
SpeciesMelinesthes umbonata Gory & Percheron, 1833
2Subspecies
SpeciesMelinesthes viticollis Kraatz, 1880  ⇒ Melinesthes umbonata


Distribution of Melinesthes Kraatz, 1880
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Algeria


Angola


Benin


Botswana


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cameroon


Cape Verde


Central African Republic


Chad


Comoros


Democratic Republic of the Congo


Djibouti


Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Ethiopia


Gabon


Gambia


Ghana


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


Ivory Coast


Kenya


Lesotho


Liberia


Libya


Madagascar


Malawi


Mali


Mauritania


Mauritius


Morocco


Mozambique


Namibia


Niger


Nigeria


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa
4 Species
Rwanda


São Tomé and Príncipe


Senegal


Seychelles


Sierra Leone


Somalia


Somaliland


South Sudan


Sudan


Tanzania
2 Species
Togo


Tunisia


Uganda


Zambia


Zimbabwe
3 Species


Links, sources and further information
Melinesthes at gbif.org
Melinesthes at gbif.org
Melinesthes at irmng.org