Melanotelus villosulus

Melanotelus villosulus
Melanotelus villosulus, Botswana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Lygaeidae
Subfamily:	Lygaeinae
Genus:	Melanotelus
Species:	M. villosulus
Binomial name
Melanotelus villosulus (Stål, 1855)
Synonyms
Lygaeosoma villosulus (Stal, 1855) Lygaeus villosulus Stal, 1855

Melanotelus villosulus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae, found in Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "GBIF, Melanotelus villosulus" . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
2. "Catalogue of Life, Melanotelus villosulus (Stål, 1855)" . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
3. Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "Lygaeoidea Species File" . Retrieved 2024-08-20.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Melanotelus villosulus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Melanotelus villosulus at Wikimedia Commons