Black Corsair

Melanolestes picipes

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae

Melanolestes picipes, known generally as the black corsair or black May beetle-eater, is a species of corsair in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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