Melanolestes picipes
Melanolestes picipes, known generally as the black corsair or black May beetle-eater, is a species of corsair in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America.[1][2][3]
Black corsair, Melanolestes picipes
Black corsair, Melanolestes picipes
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Melanolestes |
| Species: | M. picipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-schaeffer, 1848) | |
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References
- "Melanolestes picipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Melanolestes picipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Melanolestes picipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
- McPherson, J. E.; Keffer, S. L.; Taylor, S. J. (1992). "Taxonomic status of Melanolestes picipes and M. abdominalis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 74 (3): 396–403. doi:10.2307/3494832. JSTOR 3494832.
- Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.
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