Melanolestes
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Melanolestes is a Nearctic
and Neotropical genus of assassin bug
s (Reduviidae). Nine species are known :
Nearctic
The Nearctic is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones dividing the Earth's land surface.The Nearctic ecozone covers most of North America, including Greenland and the highlands of Mexico...
and Neotropical genus of assassin bug
Reduviidae
Reduviidae is a large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera...
s (Reduviidae). Nine species are known :
- Melanolestes argentinus Berg
- Melanolestes degener Walker
- Melanolestes morio Erichson
- Melanolestes picicornis Stål
- Melanolestes picinus Stål
- Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer)
- Melanolestes goiasensis
- Melanolestes lugens
- Melanolestes minutus