Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829
(a genus of click beetles)

Interactions where Melanotus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva larva may attract synnematum of Polycephalomyces anamorph UK/Ireland Polycephalomyces ramosus an entomogenous fungus Hypocreales: Ophiocordycipitaceae Two rare and interesting entomogenous fungi from south-east England, Moss, M., Spooner, B. & Mitchell, D.W., 2007
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Polycephalomyces ramosus/Polycephalomyces ramosusan entomogenous fungussynnematumPolycephalomyces anamorph Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Elateridae/Melanotus (Zoo.)/Melanotus (Zoo.)a genus of click beetleslarva synnematum of Polycephalomyces anamorph is associated with larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Moss, M., Spooner, B. & Mitchell, D.W., 2007Two rare and interesting entomogenous fungi from south-east EnglandField Mycology Vol 8 (4): 115-118.

Melanotus (a genus of click beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melanotus (a genus of click beetles) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Melanotus villosus
a click beetle
Species 1 trophisms
[Melanotus villosus agg.]
a group of click beetles
Informal 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMelanotus (a genus of click beetles)
SubfamilyMELANOTINAE (a subfamily of click beetles)
FamilyELATERIDAE (click beetles)
SuperfamilyELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melanotus (a genus of click beetles)

Melanotus (a genus of click beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanotus (a genus of click beetles):

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