Melanopleurus belfragei

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Melanopleurus belfragei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Melanopleurus
Species:
M. belfragei
Binomial name
Melanopleurus belfragei
(Stal, 1874)

Melanopleurus belfragei, the redcoat seed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Melanopleurus belfragei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Melanopleurus belfragei". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Melanopleurus belfragei (Stal, 1874)". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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