Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848) is a animal in the Reduviidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848)

Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848)

Melanolestes picipes, the black corsair, is a reduviid corsair species found across four global regions.

Family
Genus
Melanolestes
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848)

Melanolestes picipes, commonly known as the black corsair or black May beetle-eater, is a species of corsair belonging to the family Reduviidae. This species can be found in Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Reduviidae Melanolestes

More from Reduviidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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