Subfamily Orthotylinae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Halticus bractatus - Microtechnites bractatus - female

Unknown spotted true bug - Orthotylus coagulatus

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 Orthotylinae

Explanation of Names

Orthotylinae Van Duzee 1916

Size

4 tribes and ~50 genera in NA(1), 6 tribes with almost 300 genera worldwide(2)(3)

Identification

The Orthotylinae have traditionally been diagnosed by their possession of lamellate, apically divergent parempodia. This type of parempodial structure also occurs in the tribe Pilophorini which is placed in the Phylinae on the basis of the structure of the male genitalia. The male and female genitalia of the Orthotylinae have some structural attributes that offer additional evidence suggesting that the group may be monophyletic. These features include vesical spicules in the male and elaborations of the posterior wall in the female.(4)

Range

Worldwide, especially diverse in S. America and Australia(4)

Works Cited

1.	Systematics, Biodiversity, Biogeography, and Host Associations of the Miridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha) G. Cassis and Randall T. Schuh. 2012. Annual Reviews.

2.	Biodiversity of the Heteroptera Henry T.J. 2009. In: Foottit R.G., Adler P.H., eds. Insect biodiversity: Science and society. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell: 223−263.

3.	BioLib.cz

4.	Plant Bug Planetary Biodiversity Inventory

Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 10 December, 2008 - 8:56am
Additional contributions by v belov, onegunah, jbotz
Last updated 9 October, 2023 - 9:06pm

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