Comprende las siguientes especies:^[2]​

• Melanchiton abacetoides (Burgeon, 1935)
• Melanchiton aberrans (Chaudoir In Oberthur, 1883)
• Melanchiton aethiops Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton aterrimus (Laferte-Senectere, 1853)
• Melanchiton atratus (Klug, 1833)
• Melanchiton basilewskyi Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton brevipennis Jeannel, 1948
• Melanchiton burgeoni Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton camerunus Straneo, 1978
• Melanchiton carbonatus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton clarkei Straneo, 1978
• Melanchiton congoensis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton decorsei (Alluaud, 1916)
• Melanchiton ebeninus (Erichson, 1843)
• Melanchiton elongatus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton guineensis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton hulstaerti (Burgeon, 1935)
• Melanchiton impressifrons Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton intermedius (Peringuey, 1896)
• Melanchiton iridescens (Chaudoir, 1876)
• Melanchiton kenyensis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton kivuensis (Burgeon, 1935)
• Melanchiton laevisulcis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton latithorax Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton leleupi Straneo, 1978
• Melanchiton longelytratus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton longulus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton lucidulus (Boheman, 1848)
• Melanchiton mandibularis (Burgeon, 1935)
• Melanchiton marginatus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton mecynonotus (Alluaud, 1916)
• Melanchiton meridionalis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton motoensis (Burgeon, 1935)
• Melanchiton nairobianus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton niloticus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton opacus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton orientalis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton parallelus (Chaudoir In Oberthur, 1883)
• Melanchiton pinguis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton proximoides Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton proximus (Peringuey, 1926)
• Melanchiton pugnator (Peringuey, 1899)
• Melanchiton quadraticollis Jeannel, 1948
• Melanchiton rectangulus (Chaudoir In Oberthur, 1883)
• Melanchiton rhodesianus Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton rufipes Straneo, 1978
• Melanchiton senegalensis (Straneo, 1943)
• Melanchiton sjoestedti Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton somalicus (Straneo, 1943)
• Melanchiton transvaalensis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton trapezicollis Straneo, 1950
• Melanchiton vorax Straneo, 1968
• Melanchiton zanzibaricus Straneo, 1950

• Melanchiton en ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus
• Carabidae of the World