Genus Melacoryphus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Melacoryphus lateralis (Dallas) - Melacoryphus lateralis

Melacoryphus lateralis? - Melacoryphus lateralis

Male, Melacoryphus lateralis? - Melacoryphus lateralis - male

Female, Melacoryphus rubicollis? - Melacoryphus rubicollis - female

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

Explanation of Names

Melacoryphus Slater 1988

Numbers

7 spp. in our area, 11 total(1)

Size

5-9 mm(2)

Range

mostly nearctic, with 3 spp. ranging into so. Mexico(2)

Remarks

A very difficult area in lygaeoid systematics. M. rubicollis has been often misidentified as M. lateralis, which is a widespread common species in the central and w. US. The sympatric lateralis has more extensive red coloration extending along the sides of the corium and on the pronotum. Brailovsky has described a bunch of species that may be M. lateralis, as it is very variable." (M.H. Sweet, pers. comm. to =v=)

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. (3)

Works Cited

1.	Dellapé P.M., Henry T.J. (2016) Lygaeoidea species file. Version 5.0

2.	A Genus Level Revision of Western Hemisphere Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) with Keys to Species Alex Slater. 1992. University of Kansas Science Bulletin.

3.	A new genus and two new species of Lygaeinae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Slater, A. 1988. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 61(3): 308-316.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 23 February, 2009 - 2:23pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 14 April, 2023 - 1:51pm

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