Melanactes
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| Melanactes | |
|---|---|
| Melanactes piceus, Oklahoma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Tribe: | Oxynopterini |
| Genus: | Melanactes LeConte, 1854 |

Melanactes is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about six described species in Melanactes, found in North America.[1][2][3]