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Melanoxanthus

genus of insects
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q1592107
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Summary

Melanoxanthus is a monotypic taxon[1]. Melanoxanthus ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melanoxanthus's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Melanoxanthus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Melanoxanthus is classified within Elateridae[5].
  • Melanoxanthus's scientific name is Melanoxanthus[6].
  • Melanoxanthus's Commons category is recorded as Melanoxanthus[7].
  • Melanoxanthus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melanoxanthus[8].
  • Melanoxanthus's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Melanoxanthus is Melanoxanthus[6]. Melanoxanthus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Melanoxanthus belongs to the parent taxon Elateridae[5].

Identifiers

Melanoxanthus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 512361[10]. Melanoxanthus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1859580[11]. Melanoxanthus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 110528[12]. Melanoxanthus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8227707[13]. Melanoxanthus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 186665[14].

Why It Matters

Melanoxanthus ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] Melanoxanthus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → monotypic taxon
    Topic's main category → Category:Melanoxanthus
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Insects (insecta) of the world id: 833053, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274398|batch #274398]]"
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