Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus

(Stål, 1874)

Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus is a in the Lygaeidae, originally described as Lygaeus pyrrhopterus by Stål in 1874. The comprises two recognized : M. p. pyrrhopterus and M. p. melanopleurus. It is broadly distributed across North and Middle America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus: //ˌmɛl.əˌnoʊˈplɜː.rəs ˌpɪrəˈɒptərʌs//

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Distribution

Continental United States, Mexico, and Canada (Middle America and North America; Nearctic-Neotropical transition zone).

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Subspecies

Two are recognized: Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus (Stål, 1874) and Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus melanopleurus (Uhler, 1893).

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