Melacoryphus lateralis

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Melacoryphus lateralis
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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 pronounced (mela-co-lorf-ith ladder-a-lith) a species of Hemiptera, or 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. The Melacoryphus lateralis are close relatives of the small milkweed bug, another black-and-orange insect and are also very durable being able to survive being stomped on. Body sizes range from 0.06 inches (1.5 mm) up to 4.7 inches (12 cm).

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References

  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.