NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Cydninae
  Family - Cydnidae
  Superfamily - Pentatomoidea
  Infraorder - Pentatomomorpha
  Suborder - Heteroptera
  Order - Hemiptera
  Superorder - Paraneoptera
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Melanaethus anthracinus
      Species - Melanaethus cavicollis
      Species - Melanaethus crenatus
      Species - Melanaethus noctivagus
      Species - Melanaethus pensylvanicus
      Species - Melanaethus planifrons
      Species - Melanaethus punctatissimus
      Species - Melanaethus robustus
      Species - Melanaethus subglaber
      Species - Melanaethus subpunctatus
      Species - Melanaethus uhleri