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Melanolestes sp.

Melanolestes sp.

Family: Reduviidae
Order: Hemiptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


Melanolestes (meaning "black robber") is a Nearctic and Neotropical genus of assassin bugs (Reduviidae). Nine species are known :

Species: 
  • Melanolestes argentinus Berg, 1879
  • Melanolestes degener (Walker, 1873)
  • Melanolestes goiasensis Coscarón & Carpintero, 1993
  • Melanolestes lugens Coscarón & Carpintero, 1993
  • Melanolestes minutus Coscarón & Carpintero, 1993
  • Melanolestes morio (Erichson, 1848)
  • Melanolestes picicornis (Stål, 1860)
  • Melanolestes picinus Stål, 1872
  • Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1846)

Source: Wikipedia, article Melanolestes sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 3

Foto
Photography ID: 530040
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/16/2023
Roberto Battaglia
Foto
Photography ID: 463734
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/27/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 447239
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/02/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174080816/03/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasRoberto Battaglia
146824527/09/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
140907602/05/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Melanolestes sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.