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Black Corsair (Melanolestes picipes)

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Melanolestes picipes
adult male
nymph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Melanolestes
Species:
M. picipes
Binomial name
Melanolestes picipes
(Herrich-schaeffer, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pirates picipes Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Melanolestes picipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Melanolestes picipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • 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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