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Melacoryphus rubrolimbatus
Species
Melacoryphus rubrolimbatus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder
Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily
Lygaeoidea
Family
Lygaeidae (Seed Bugs)
Subfamily
Lygaeinae
Genus
Melacoryphus
Species
rubrolimbatus
(Melacoryphus rubrolimbatus)
Explanation of Names
Melacoryphus rubrolimbatus
Slater 1988
Size
7.5-9.0 mm
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Range
AZ / n. & w. Mex.
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Remarks
not treated in
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Print References
Slater, A. (1988) A new genus and two new species of Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 61(3): 308-316.
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Works Cited
1.
A new genus and two new species of Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae).
Slater, A. 1988. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 61(3): 308-316.
2.
Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States
Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. 1988. Brill Academic Publishers.
Contributed by
Ken Wolgemuth
on 11 January, 2019 - 9:24pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 14 April, 2023 - 1:53pm