Melanoxanthus anticus

Melanoxanthus anticus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.

Melanoxanthus anticus
Melanoxanthus anticus. Mounted specimen
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M. anticus
Binomial name
Melanoxanthus anticus
Candèze, 1892

This species seems to have wide distribution in Maharashtra (India). Two specimens were collected by Amol Patwardhan at places approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) apart.

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