Melacoryphus lateralis

Melacoryphus lateralis
Scientific classification
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 is a species of 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.

References

Slater, Alex (July 1988). "A New Genus and Two New Species of Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society. 61 (3): 308–316. JSTOR 25085006.

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[1] Slater, Alex (July 1988). "A New Genus and Two New Species of Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society. 61 (3): 308–316. JSTOR 25085006.