Biology:Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus

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Short description: Species of true bug

Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus
Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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]

Subspecies

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

  • Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus (Uhler, 1893)
  • Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus (Stål, 1874)

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q10580531 entry