Melanoxanthus anticus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Genus: | Melanoxanthus |
| Species: | M. anticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoxanthus anticus Candèze, 1892
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This species seems to have wide distribution in Maharashtra (India). Two specimens were collected by Amol Patwardhan at places approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) apart.
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