MelanaethusMelanaethus is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are about 15 described species in Melanaethus.SpeciesThese 15 species belong to the genus Melanaethus:Melanaethus anthracinus Melanaethus cavicollis Melanaethus crenatus Melanaethus externus FroeschnerMelanaethus mixtus FroeschnerMelanaethus noctivagus Melanaethus pensylvanicus Melanaethus planifrons Froeschner, 1960Melanaethus punctatissimus Melanaethus robustus Uhler, 1877Melanaethus spinolae Melanaethus subglaber Melanaethus subpunctatus Melanaethus uhleri Melanaethus wolcotti Froeschner & Maldonado