Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus

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

Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in the continental United States, Mexico, and has also been recorded in Canada. [1] [2]

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Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies of Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus [3] :

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References

  1. Henry, Thomas J. (2019-07-22). Catalog of the Heteroptera or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. CRC Press. p. 196. ISBN   978-1-351-07889-4.
  2. Scudder, G.G.E. (December 31, 1985). "Heteroptera New to Canada". Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. 82: 66–67.
  3. "ITIS - Report: Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-30.

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