Biology:Melacoryphus lateralis

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Short description: Species of true bug

Melacoryphus lateralis
Black and red seed bug Melacoryphus lateralis Kern County 2016-06-01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q22285879 entry