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Family Miridae - Plant Bugs
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)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes Miridae Hahn 1833 (sometimes listed as 1831) Numbers 1,930 species in 223 genera in our area (1); the largest heteropteran family, with >10,000 described species in ~1,300 genera worldwide (2)(3)Size adults 1.5-15 mm (more in some neotropical Restheniini) (3)Identification The unique characteristic of mirids is special setae ('trichobothria') on middle and hind femora
Other useful features:
lack of ocelli (NB: ocelli may be absent in other bugs, e.g. Cnemodus or Largidae, yet present in a few mirids ( Isometopinae)
cuneus (a crease about two-thirds of the way down the front wing) -- also present in Anthocoridae, Cimicidae, and Microphysidae
antennae mostly long and thin (usually shorter/thicker in Lygaeoidea and Coreoidea)
legs slender, delicate
Food most are plant feeders, but many are predatory or zoophytophagous Remarks Overview of our fauna (4):
Family MIRIDAE
Genera Campyloneura, Cyrtopeltis, Dicyphus, Engytatus, Macrolophus, Miomonalonion, Nesidocoris, Tupiocoris, Usingerella
Genera Caulotops, Cyrtocapsus, Halticotoma, Hesperolabops, Pycnoderes, Pycnoderella, Sixeonotopsis, Sixeonotus, Sysinas
Tribe Cylapini
Tribe Fulviini
Tribe Clivinemini
Genera Ambracius, Bothynotus, Clivinema, Largidea
Tribe Deraeocorini
Genera Conocephalocoris, Deraeocapsus, Deraeocoris, Diplozona, Eurychilopterella, Hesperophylum, Klopicoris, Strobilocapsus(5)
Tribe Hyaliodini
Genera Hyaliodes, Paracarniella, Stethoconus
Tribe Surinamelini
Tribe Diphlebini
Tribe Myiommini
Genera Barberiella, Closterocoris, Cyphopelta, Dacerla, Heidemanniella, Mexicomiris, Paradacerla, Paraxenetus
Genera Adelphocoris, Agnocoris, Allorhinocoris, Apolygus, 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, Pappus(6), Phytocoris, Pinalitus, Poecilocapsus, Polymerus, Proba, Pycnocoris, Salignus, Stenotus, Stittocapsus, Taedia, Taylorilygus, Tropidosteptes
Genera Oncerometopus, Opistheurista, Platytylus, Prepops
Genera Acetropis, Actinocoris, Autumnimiris, Chaetofoveolocoris, Chaetomiris, Collaria, Dolichomiris, Leptopterna, Litomiris, Megaloceroea, Mimoceps, Pithanus, Porpomiris, Stenodema, Teratocoris, Trigonotylus
Genera Acaciacoris, Aoplonema, Apachemiris, Argyrocoris, Ballella, Blepharidopterus, Brachynotocoris, Brooksetta, Cyrtorhinus, Daleapidea, Diaphnidia, Dichaetocoris, Ephedrodoma, Guerrerocoris(8), Fieberocapsus, Hadronema, Heterocordylus, Heterotoma, Hyalochloria, Ilnacora, Ilnacorella, Jobertus, Labopella, Labopidea, Lopidea, Lopidella, Malacocoris, Mecomma, Melymacra, Noctuocoris, Origonema, Orthotylus, Paraproba, Parthenicus, Presidiomiris, Proboscidotylus, Pseudoloxops, Pseudopsallus, Pseudoxenetus, Reuteria, Saileria, Scalponotatus, Slaterocoris, Squamocoris, Texocoris
Genera Cyrtopeltocoris, Phoradendrepulus
Genera Adenostomocoris, Amblytylus, Americodema, Arctostaphylocoris, Arizonapsallus, Asciodema, Atomoscelis, Atractotomus, Aurantiocoris, Beckocoris, Bisulcopsallus, Brachyceratocoris, Calidroides, Campylomma, Cariniocoris, Ceratopsallus, Cercocarpopsallus, Chlamydatus, Chlamyopsallus, Compsidolon, Coniferocoris(9), Conostethus, Coquillettia, Crassomiris, Criocoris, Europiella, Galbinocoris, Gonoporomiris, Guentherocoris, Hamatophylus, Hambletoniola, Hoplomachidea, Hoplomachus, Hyalopsallus, Icodema, Insulaphylus, Izyaius, Keltonia, Knigntomiroides, Knightopiella, Knightopsallus, Larinocerus, Lattinophylus, Lepidargyrus, Leutiola, Lineatopsallus, Lopus, Macrotylus, Maculamiris, Megalocoleus, Megalopsallus, Monosynamma, Nevadocoris, Nicholia, Occidentodema, Oligotylus, Oncotylus, Phallospinophylus, Phoenicocoris, Phyllopidea, Phylus, Phymatopsallus, Piceophylus, Pinomiris, Pinophylus, Plagiognathus, Plesiodema, Pruneocoris, Psallovius, Psallus, Pseudatomoscelis, Pygovepres, Quercophylus, Quernocoris, Ranzovius, Reuteroscopus, Rhinacloa, Rhinocapsus, Rubellomiris, Rubeospineus, Salicopsallus, Semium, Spanagonicus, Sthenaropsidea, Sthenarus, Stictopsallus, Strophopoda, Tannerocoris, Ticua, Tuponia, Tuxedo, Tytthus, Vanduzeephylus, Vesperocoris
Genera Alepidiella, Pilophorus, Sthenaridea
* Proboscidotylus: first NA record in (11)
* Melymacra described in (12)
* Adenostomocoris, Arctostaphylocoris, Aurantiocoris, Guentherocoris, Pruneocoris, and Vanduzeephylus described in (13)
* Knightopiella described in (14)
* Calidroides and Chlamyopsallus described in (15)
* Izyaius described in (9)
* Galbinocoris, Hamatophylus, Insulaphylus, Maculamiris, Quernocoris, and Vesperocoris described in (16)
* Crassomiris, Phallospinophylus, Quercophylus, Pygovepres, Rubellomiris, and Rubeospineus described in (17)
* Arizonapsallus, Bisulcopsallus, Ceratopsallus, Cercocarpopsallus, Knightopsallus, Salicopsallus, and Stictopsallus described in (18)
* Origonema described in (19)
* Lattinophylus described in (20)
* Ambracius: first NA record in (21)
* Tytthus moved from the Leucophoropterini to Phylini sensu lato(22)
* Coquillettia transferred from Hallodapini to Phylini (23)
* Leutiola and Ticua described in (23)Works Cited | 22. | Revision of Leucophoropterini: ...
By Katrina L. Menard & Randall T. Schuh | |
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm Additional contributions by cotinis, Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, JohnMaxwell22, v belov, Harsi S. Parker, onegunahLast updated 11 April, 2012 - 1:52am |
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