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;

Melacoryphus lateralis pronounced (mela-co-lorf-ith ladder-a-lith) a species of Hemiptera, or 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. The Melacoryphus lateralis are close relatives of the small milkweed bug, another black-and-orange insect and are also very durable being able to survive being stomped on. Body sizes range from 0.06 inches (1.5 mm) up to 4.7 inches (12 cm).

References

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

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