Genus Taedia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

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 Mirinae

Tribe Mirini

Genus Taedia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Paracalocoris Distant 1883

Explanation of Names

Taedia Distant 1883

Numbers

27 spp. in our area(1) (none in the northwest, 19 in e. NA, 9 in sw. US), ~200 total(2)

Range

Americas, mostly the Neotropics(2)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Schuh, R.T. 2002-2013. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).

Contributed by Ron M. on 27 November, 2008 - 4:42pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, v belov, onegunah
Last updated 13 August, 2021 - 9:16pm

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