''Meladema'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s in family

Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae, from the Ancient Greek word δυτικός (''dystikos''), meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species l ...

. It contains the following species (among others):Dytiscidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012. * ''

Meladema coriacea Meladema coriacea is a species of beetles belonging to the family Dytiscidae. Description ''Meladema coriacea'' can reach a length of about . The color of the body is shiny black. These water beetles have oval, flattened streamlined bodies ad ...

'' Laporte, 1835 * ''

Meladema imbricata ''Meladema imbricata'' is a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae. It is endemic to Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta ...

'' (Wollaston, 1871) * ''

Meladema lanio ''Meladema lanio'' is a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; org ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775)

References

Dytiscidae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Dytiscidae {{Dytiscidae-stub