Melanotelus villosulus

Melanotelus villosulus
Melanotelus villosulus, Botswana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Subfamily: Lygaeinae
Genus: Melanotelus
Species:
M. villosulus
Binomial name
Melanotelus villosulus
(Stål, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Lygaeosoma villosulus (Stal, 1855)
  • Lygaeus villosulus Stal, 1855

Melanotelus villosulus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae, found in Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Melanotelus villosulus". Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Melanotelus villosulus (Stål, 1855)". Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  3. ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "Lygaeoidea Species File". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  • Citizen science observations for Melanotelus villosulus at iNaturalist
  • Media related to Melanotelus villosulus at Wikimedia Commons