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Melanoxanthus
As recorded: Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 1833
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Elateridae
- Collected by
- Dybas, H.S.
- Type status
- Type
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melanoxanthus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.
2026-05-30
Queen St + South St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
(c) Calista Fails, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Nightcap NSW 2480, Australia
(c) Matt Saunders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-10
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2025-07-09
Currey Road, Mahadev Palav Marg, BDD Chawl, Parel, BDD Chawl, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012, India
(c) Shambhavi Chavan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-30
MCM Nature Discovery Villa (Stephen's Place), Fraser's Hill, Malaysia
(c) dhfischer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-26
Jalan Girdle, Bukit Fraser, 49000 Bukit Fraser, Pahang, Malaysia
(c) 57Andrew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Melanoxanthus. BPBM 2523. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37534836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/enttyp/2523.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37534836 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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