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) Explanation of Names Miridae is from the name of the type genus, Miris Fabricius, 1794. Miris is perhaps from Latin mirus- "wonderful". ( The Century Dictionary (1) says "etymology dubious"!) Numbers 1,930 species in 223 genera in United States and Canada (2)Size adult body length 2-15 mm Identification The unique characteristic of mirids is special setae called trichobothria diposed on the middle and hind femora. Other characteristics are the lack of ocelli and the possession of cuneus. However, these two characteristics are not enough to define mirids since some other heteropterans such as Cnemodus species in Rhyparochromidae have no ocelli, and bed bugs also have cuneus. In addition, the Isometopine mirids have ocelli. (Edited by WonGun Kim)
Other defining characteristics include a crease (the cuneus) about two-thirds of the way down the front wing (the main defining characteristic), usually long, thin antennae (Lygaeids and Coreids usually have shorter, thicker antennae), and slender, delicate legs [this list paraphrased from a comment by Eric Eaton]. Food Some members of the family are plant feeders; others are predatory. Remarks Family MIRIDAE
Tribe Bryocorini
Tribe Dicyphini
Genera Campyloneura, Cyrtopeltis, Dicyphus, Engytatus, Macrolophus, Miomonalonion, Nesidocoris, Tupiocoris, Usingerella
Tribe Eccritotarsini
Genera Caulotops, Cyrtocapsus, Halticotoma, Hesperolabops, Pycnoderes, Pycnoderella, Sixeonotopsis, Sixeonotus, Sysinas
Genera Cylapus, Fulvius, Peritropis
Tribe Clivinemini
Genera Bothynotus, Clivinema, Largidea
Tribe Deraeocorini
Genera Conocephalocoris, Deraeocapsus, Deraeocoris, Diplozona, Eurychilopterella, Hesperophylum, Klopicoris, Strobilocapsus
Tribe Hyaliodini
Genera Hyaliodes, Paracarniella, Stethoconus
Tribe Surinamelini
Genus Corticoris, Diphleps, Lidopus, Myiomma, Wetmorea
Genera Barberiella, Closterocoris, Cyphopelta, Dacerla, Heidemanniella, Mexicomiris, Paradacerla, Paraxenetus
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
Genera Oncerometopus, Opistheurista, Platytylus, Prepops
Genera Acetropis, Actinocoris, Autumnimiris, Chaetofoveolocoris, Chaetomiris, Collaria, Dolichomiris, Leptopterna, Litomiris, Megaloceroea, Mimoceps, Pithanus, Porpomiris, Stenodema, Teratocoris, Trigonotylus
Genera Anapus, Halticus, Labops, Myrmecophyes, Orthocephalus
Genera Acaciacoris, Aoplonema, Apachemiris, Argyrocoris, Ballella, Blepharidopterus, Brachynotocoris, Brooksetta, Ceratocapsus, Cyrtorhinus, Daleapidea, Diaphnidia, Dichaetocoris, Ephedrodoma, Guerrerocoris, Fieberocapsus, Hadronema, Heterocordylus, Heterotoma, Hyalochloria, Ilnacora, Ilnacorella, Jobertus, Labopella, Labopidea, Lopidea, Lopidella, Mecomma, Noctuocoris, Orthotylus, Pamillia, Paraproba, Parthenicus, Pilophoropsis, Presidiomiris, Pseudoloxops, Pseudopsallus, Pseudoxenetus, Renodaeus, Reuteria, Saileria, Scalponotatus, Schaffneria, Sericophanes, Slaterocoris, Squamocoris, Texocoris
Genera Coquillettia, Cyrtopeltocoris, Orectoderus, Phoradendrepulus, Teleorhinus
Genera Amblytylus, Americodema, Asciodema, Atractotomus, Beckocoris, Brachyceratocoris, Campylomma, Cariniocoris, Chlamydatus, Compsidolon, Coniferocoris, Conostethus, Criocoris, Europiella, Gonoporomiris, Hambletoniola, Hoplomachidea, Hoplomachus, Hyalopsallus, Icodema, Keltonia, Knigntomiroides, Knightopiella*(*introduced in (3)), Larinocerus, Lepidargyrus, Lineatopsallus, Lopus, Macrotylus, Maurodactylus, Megalocoleus, Megalopsallus, Monosynamma, Nevadocoris, Nicholia, Occidentodema, Oligotylus, Oncotylus, Phoenicocoris, Phyllopidea, Phylus, Phymatopsallus, Piceophylus, Pinomiris, Pinophylus, Plagiognathus, Plesiodema, Pronotocrepis, Psallovius, Psallus, Pseudatomoscelis, Ranzovius, Reuteroscopus, Rhinacloa, Rhinocapsus, Semium, Spanagonicus, Sthenarus, Strophopoda, Tannerocoris, Tuponia, Tuxedo
Genera Alepidiella, Pilophorus, Sthenaridea
See Also Scentless Plant Bugs (family Rhopalidae) have ocelli and lack a cuneus Print References The Century Dictionary, entries for Miridae, Miris (1)
Internet References pinned adult images of one or more species in each of 49 genera (Insects of Cedar Creek, U. of Minnesota)
Miridae home page and searchable Systematic Catalog which also serves as a navigable directory (Plant Bug Planetary Biodiversity Inventory, American Museum of Natural History)
list of North American species and genera, split into two alphabetized sections: A-M, N-Z (nearctica.com) 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 4 December, 2009 - 11:22pm |
