Genus Pilophorus
Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Superfamily Miroidea
Family Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Subfamily Phylinae
Tribe Pilophorini
Genus Pilophorus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes Alepidia Reuter 1909
Pilophorus is also a genus of lichen
Explanation of Names Pilophorus Hahn 1826 Numbers 43 spp. in our area (1), ~100 total (2)Identification "Sericeous scalelike setae on dorsum arranged in patches on scutellum and usually as transverse bands on the hemelytra, those on thoracic pleuron aggregated in an elongate patch on the posterior margin of mesepimeron and a tiny patch on the posterior margin of the metepisternum, and usually with a patch anterolaterally on abdominal venter" (1)Range holarctic, widespread Habitat on many broad-leaved and coniferous trees; often host-specific, according to plant host specificity of the prey Food most (all?) species are at least in part predaceous, esp. on aphids and other homopterans; plant host specificity may be influenced by the host specificity of the prey (1)Remarks Pilophorus furvus species-group: furvus, heidemanni, nasicus
Pilophorus juniperi species-group: juniperi, laetus
Pilophorus amoenus species-group
Pilophorus crassipes species-group: crassipes, henryi, taxodii, tibialis
Pilophorus americanus species-group: americanus, concolor, diffusus, uhleri
Pilophorus exiguus species-group: cembroides, clavicornis, dislocatus, exiguus, floridanus, fuscipennis, geminus, gracilis, stonedahli
Pilophorus clavatus species-group: balli, brunneus, chiricahuae, clavatus, discretus, explanatus, longisetosus, minutus, neoclavatus, nevadensis, perplexus, salicis, schwarzi, setiger, tomentosus, vicarius, walshii
Species incertae sedis: buenoi
Works Cited | 1. | Revision of the New World Pilophorini (Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae)
Randall T. Schuh & Michael D. Schwartz. 1988. American Museum of Natural History. | |
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 July, 2006 - 11:38am Additional contributions by v belov, onegunahLast updated 21 December, 2023 - 2:17pm |
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