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Melba (beetle)
2026-11-15 17:37:12 · The Daily Ledger
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
References
Further reading
Pselaphinae
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Staphylinidae genera
