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Subfamily Mirinae

Lygus unctuosus Lygus Bug nymph - Lygus Bug ID - Prepops insitivus Alfalfa Plant Bug - Adelphocoris lineolatus What plant bug? - Polymerus Mirid 11 - Litomiris Bug 05.22.2009 104 - Stenotus binotatus Neurocolpus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Subfamily Mirinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: Carvalho, 1959
Numbers
4 tribes in North America
Remarks
Subfamily MIRINAE
Tribe Herdoniini
Genera Barberiella, Closterocoris, Cyphopelta, Dacerla, Heidemanniella, Mexicomiris, Paradacerla, Paraxenetus

Tribe Mirini
Genera Adelphocoris, Agnocoris, Allorhinocoris, Bolteria, Calocoris, Camptozygum, Capsus, Closterotomus, Coccobaphes, Creontiades, Dagbertus, Derophthalma, Dichrooscytus, Ectopiocerus, Ganocapsus, Garganus, Gracilimiris, Henrylygus, Irbisia, Knightomiris, Lampethusa, Lygidea, Lygocoris, Lygus, Metriorrhynchomiris, Monalocorisca, Neoborella, Neoborops, Neocapsus, Neolygus, Neurocolpus, Nonlygus, Notholopisca, Orthops, Pachypeltocoris, Phytocoris, Pinalitus, Platylygus, Poecilocapsus, Polymerus, Proba, Pycnocoris, Salignus, Stenotus, Stittocapsus, Taedia, Taylorilygus, Tropidosteptes
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Tribe Resthenini
Genera Oncerometopus, Opistheurista, Platytylus, Prepops

Genera Acetropis, Actinocoris, Autumnimiris, Chaetofoveolocoris, Chaetomiris, Collaria, Dolichomiris, Leptopterna, Litomiris, Megaloceroea, Mimoceps, Pithanus, Porpomiris, Stenodema, Teratocoris, Trigonotylus
Internet References
Systematic Catalog with searchable database and navigable directory (Plant Bug Planetary Biodiversity Inventory, American Museum of Natural History)