The Negro Bugs (30 NA spp) are small, oval, and black with an enlarged
scutellum covering the entire abdomen and are easily mistaken for beetles.
Corimelaena
pulicaria is sometimes abundant on Solidago missouriensis.
Other species of Corimelaena
are likely present. At least three species of Galgupha,
G. atra--shiny black, G. nitiduloides, and
G. aterrima--dull black, occur on the area. They have been
taken in small numbers from a variety of fields, but the species were not
routinely differentiated.
