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Melacoryphus

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Melacoryphus

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Melacoryphus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about 11 described species in Melacoryphus, found in Central and North America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHemiptera
  5. FamilyLygaeidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
26
With media
9
Family
Lygaeidae
Collections
MHNCA, UCSB, UNM, OMNH, DUGWAY, NMMNHS
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Serbia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lygaeinae
Image
Melacoryphus lateralis P1270373a.jpg
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Commons category
Melacoryphus
taxon name
Melacoryphus
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Melacoryphus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about 11 described species in Melacoryphus, found in Central and North America.

thumb|Melacoryphus lateralis

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