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Melacoryphus lateralis

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Melacoryphus lateralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Melacoryphus
Species:
M. lateralis
Binomial name
Melacoryphus lateralis
Dallas, 1852
Synonyms
  • Melanocoryphus lateralis
  • Neacoryphus lateralis[1]

Melacoryphus lateralis is a species of true bug, one of several called black-and-red seed bug. Black and fringed with red and gray, some call it the charcoal seed bug, due to its resemblance to a dying ember. Native to the deserts of western North America, they have a tendency to appear in large numbers in the late summer.

References

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  1. ^ Slater, Alex (July 1988). "A New Genus and Two New Species of Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 61 (3). Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society: 308–316. JSTOR 25085006.