Melanotus niger (Linnaeus, 1758) Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda class Insecta order Coleoptera family Elateridae genus Hemicrepidius species Hemicrepidius niger Name Homonyms Melanotus niger (Linnaeus, 1758) Melanotus niger (Fabricius, 1792)