Melanolestes

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)