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Checklist for Genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 1837
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
144
5891
36717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
127
5232
31409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
21
464
3909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles
1
118
1698
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBuprestidae
Leach, 1815
Flat-headed wood-borers, Flatheaded borers, Jewel beetles
118
1698
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBuprestinae
Leach, 1815
49
1169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelobasini
Bílý, 2000
1
144
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMelobasis
Laporte & Gory, 1837
144Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
1 Genera with 144 Species
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 1936149SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
144 Species and 5 Subspecies
Melobasis (Briseis) conica Laporte & Gory, 1837Fenix lobster
Melobasis (Diceropygus) macleayi (Kerremans, 1892)⇒ Melobasis macleayana Obenberger, 1930
Melobasis (Melobasis) andersoni Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis (Melobasis) apicalis MacLeay, 1872
Melobasis (Melobasis) aurocyanea Carter, 1937
Melobasis (Melobasis) browni Carter, 1937
Melobasis (Melobasis) costata (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Melobasis interstitialis Blackburn, 1900
Melobasis (Melobasis) costifera Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) cruentata Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) cupriceps Kirby, 1818
Melobasis (Melobasis) cyaneipennis Boheman, 1858Banded coral shrimp
Melobasis (Melobasis) empyria Olliff, 1889
Melobasis (Melobasis) fasciata Carter, 1923
Melobasis (Melobasis) fulgurans Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) gloriosa Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis gloriosa cruentata Thomson, 1879
Melobasis gloriosa gloriosa
Melobasis (Melobasis) gratiosissima Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) hypocrita Erichson, 1842
Melobasis (Melobasis) igniceps Saunders, 1876
Melobasis (Melobasis) incerta Kerremans, 1892
Melobasis (Melobasis) innocua Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) interstitialis Blackburn, 1900
Melobasis (Melobasis) intricata (Deyrolle, 1864)⇒ Melobasis fulgurans Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) lathami Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis (Melobasis) macleayana Obenberger, 1930
Melobasis (Melobasis) metallifera (Saunders, 1868)⇒ Melobasis cuprifera Castelnau, 1837
Melobasis (Melobasis) monticola Blackburn, 1892
Melobasis (Melobasis) naias Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis (Melobasis) nervosa Boisduval, 1835
Melobasis (Melobasis) nitidiventris (Kerremans, 1898)⇒ Melobasis thoracica Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis (Melobasis) nobilitata Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) obscurella Thomson, 1879
Melobasis (Melobasis) occidentalis Carter, 1923
Melobasis (Melobasis) propinqua Laporte & Gory, 1837Witch prawn
Melobasis propinqua porteri Hope, 1846
Melobasis propinqua propinqua Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis (Melobasis) purpurascens Fabricius, 1801Western king prawn
Melobasis (Melobasis) sexplagiata Laporte & Gory, 1837Kishi velvet shrimp
Melobasis (Melobasis) splendida Donovan, 1805
Melobasis (Melobasis) uniformis Carter, 1923
Melobasis (Melobasis) viridiceps Saunders, 1876
Melobasis (Melobasis) vittata Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis abnormis Carter, 1923
Melobasis acutula Levey, 2012
Melobasis adusta Levey, 2023
Melobasis aenea Kerremans, 1903
Melobasis amoena Levey, 2012
Melobasis angusta Levey, 2012
Melobasis aurocincta Carter, 1930
Melobasis auronotata (Kerremans, 1898)⇒ Melobasis sexplagiata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis australis Thomson, 1879
Melobasis azureipennis (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Melobasis cyaneipennis Boheman, 1858
Melobasis barkeri Levey, 2018
Melobasis bellula Carter, 1939
Melobasis bicolor (Blackburn, 1891)⇒ Melobasis lathami Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis bimetallica Carter, 1923
Melobasis brevimaculata Levey, 2018
Melobasis brevis Levey, 2012
Melobasis breviserrata Levey, 2018
Melobasis brittoni Levey, 2012
Melobasis buprestoides Obenberger, 1922
Melobasis burnsi Levey, 2012
Melobasis callichloris Kerremans, 1898
Melobasis candens Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis caudata Carter, 1923
Melobasis chrysomelina Théry, 1911
Melobasis conicicollis Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis cupreovittata (Saunders, 1876)⇒ Melobasis vittata Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis cupricollis Kerremans, 1898
Melobasis cuprifera Castelnau, 1837
Melobasis curta Kerremans, 1903
Melobasis derbyensis Blackburn, 1892Flameback coral shrimp
Melobasis difficilis
Melobasis dissimilis Levey, 2018
Melobasis dives Carter, 1923Golden coral shrimp
Melobasis dividua Levey, 2012
Melobasis duplexicolor Levey, 2012
Melobasis elderi Blackburn, 1892
Melobasis epistomalis Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis eximia Levey, 2012
Melobasis fairmairei Kerremans, 1903
Melobasis flavoaenea Levey, 2012
Melobasis flexa Levey, 2012
Melobasis formosa Carter, 1923
Melobasis fortipunctata Levey, 2018
Melobasis fottipunctata
Melobasis goerlingi Levey, 2012
Melobasis hanloni Levey, 2012
Melobasis hesperica Pochon, 1967
Melobasis ignipicta Kerremans, 1900
Melobasis illidgei Carter, 1923
Melobasis impressa (Carter, 1936)⇒ Melobasis abnormis Carter, 1923
Melobasis inflammabilis (Thomson, 1879)⇒ Melobasis vittata Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis iridicolor Carter, 1923
Melobasis jacquelinae Turner & Haw..., 2003
Melobasis janae Levey, 2012
Melobasis kanguluorum Levey, 2012
Melobasis kaszabi Pochon, 1967
Melobasis knowlesi Levey, 2012
Melobasis latecostata Levey, 2018
Melobasis lauta MacLeay, 1888
Melobasis maculata Deyrolle, 1864Brown shrimp
Melobasis marlooensis Carter, 1937Crystal shrimp
Melobasis melanura Kerremans, 1898Bait shrimp
Melobasis meyricki Blackburn, 1887São Paulo shrimp
Melobasis myallae Carter, 1932
Melobasis nigriventris Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis nudipectus Levey, 2012
Melobasis obscurata Obenberger, 1924
Melobasis oculata Levey, 2023
Melobasis ordinata Levey, 2023
Melobasis parvula Carter, 1930Blue shrimp
Melobasis paucipunctata Levey, 2012
Melobasis picticollis Carter, 1923Whiteleg shrimp
Melobasis planithorax Levey, 2018
Melobasis powelli Levey, 2012
Melobasis pretiosa (Blackburn, 1887)⇒ Melobasis sexplagiata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis prisca Erichson, 1842
Melobasis prolongata Obenberger, 1922
Melobasis prominens Obenberger, 1942Kuruma prawn
Melobasis pseudovittata Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis purpurilata Levey, 2012
Melobasis pusilla Carter, 1928Aloha prawn
Melobasis quadrinotata Carter, 1923Eastern king prawn
Melobasis radiola Carter, 1934Tora velvet shrimp
Melobasis rectipilosa Levey, 2012
Melobasis regalis Carter, 1923
Melobasis regalis regalis
Melobasis robusta Carter, 1923
Melobasis rothei Blackburn, 1887
Melobasis scintillans Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis semimarginata Obenberger, 1942
Melobasis septemplagiata Carter, 1923
Melobasis similis Levey, 2012
Melobasis simplex Germar, 1848
Melobasis simulata Levey, 2012
Melobasis smaragdifrons Obenberger, 1922
Melobasis sparsa
Melobasis specularis Levey, 2012
Melobasis spinosa Carter, 1939
Melobasis subconica (Carter, 1923)⇒ Melobasis uniformis Carter, 1923
Melobasis superba Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis terminata (Kerremans, 1898)⇒ Melobasis inflammabilis Thomson, 1879
Melobasis thoracica Blackburn, 1887Caribbean velvet shrimp
Melobasis vertebralis Carter, 1923Humpback prawn
Melobasis victoriae Obenberger, 1942Broad velvet shrimp
Melobasis viridisterna Carter, 1939
Melobasis wannerua Carter, 1936


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