''Melanopleurus'' (meaning "black side") is a genus of seed bugs in the family

Lygaeidae The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on ...

. There are more than 20 described species in the genus ''Melanopleurus''.

Species

These 21 species belong to the genus ''Melanopleurus'': * '' Melanopleurus amnigena'' (Brailovsky & Barrera, 1984) * '' Melanopleurus aureus'' (Distant, 1893) * '' Melanopleurus barrerai'' Brailovsky, 1979 * '' Melanopleurus belfragei'' (Stal, 1874) (redcoat seed bug) * '' Melanopleurus bicolor'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850) * '' Melanopleurus bistriangularis'' (Say, 1831) * '' Melanopleurus brevis'' Brailovsky, 1975 * '' Melanopleurus complicatus'' Brailovsky, 1975 * '' Melanopleurus dearmasi'' (Alayo, 1973) * '' Melanopleurus fuscosus'' Brailovsky, 1977 * ''

Melanopleurus inflatus ''Melanopleurus'' (meaning "black side") is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are more than 20 described species in the genus ''Melanopleurus''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Melanopleurus'': * ''Melanopleurus ...

'' Brailovsky, 1979 * '' Melanopleurus maculicorium'' Maldonado-Capriles, 1974 * '' Melanopleurus matucanae'' (Brailovsky, 1978) * '' Melanopleurus nubilus'' Brailovsky, 1979 * '' Melanopleurus perplexus'' Scudder, 1981 * '' Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus'' (Stal, 1874) * '' Melanopleurus tenor'' Brailovsky, 1979 * '' Melanopleurus tetraspilus'' Stal, 1874 * '' Melanopleurus vazquezae'' Brailovsky, 1979 * '' Melanopleurus villai'' Brailovsky, 1979 * '' Melanopleurus wygodzinskyi'' (Alayo, 1973)

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