Melba is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 13 described species in Melba.
Species These 13 species belong to the genus Melba:
Melba caviceps Raffray, 1909 g Melba clypeata (Reitter, 1883) i c g Melba crassipes Raffray, 1908 g Melba fleutiauxi Raffray, 1890 g Melba frontalis Raffray, 1908 g Melba gibbula (Reitter, 1883) i c g Melba maja (Brendel, 1892) i c g Melba parvula (LeConte, 1849) i c g b Melba quercae Chandler, 1985 i c g Melba simplex (LeConte, 1878) i c g Melba sulcatula Casey, 1897 i c g b Melba temporalis Raffray, 1909 g Melba thoracica (Brendel, 1889) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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