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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Cimicomorpha » Miroidea » Plant Bugs (Miridae) » Orthotylinae » Ceratocapsini » Ceratocapsus

Genus Ceratocapsus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Plant Bug - Ceratocapsus Ceratocapsus sp. - Ceratocapsus Plant Bug - Ceratocapsus Red-headed plant bug - Ceratocapsus Miridae - Ceratocapsus apicalis Plant Bug - Ceratocapsus - male Plant bug? - Ceratocapsus Male, Ceratocapsus? - Ceratocapsus juglandis - male
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
Tribe Ceratocapsini
Genus Ceratocapsus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
At least 4 species groups, each deserving generic status. The lutescens group* (23 spp.) will remain here while other groups will be moved to other genera.(1)
*Distinguished by impunctate dorsum (may look finely punctured or alutaceous), the finely pubescent membrane (thickly clothed with simple microsetae which appear as a fine scale-like covering), and male genitalia(1)
Explanation of Names
Ceratocapsus Reuter 1876
Numbers
~70 spp. in our area, ~140 total(2)
Identification
A3 & A4 ~as thick as A2; wings have no distinct pollinose silvery bands(3)
Range
so. Canada to Venezuela (map)
Works Cited
1.Review of the Ceratocapsus lutescens group, with descriptions of seven new species from the eastern United States
Henry, Thomas J. 1979. The Entomological Society of Washington.
2.Schuh, R.T. 2002-2013. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).
3.The Plant Bugs of the Prairie Provinces of Canada: Heteroptera, Miridae
L.A. Kelton. 1980. Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre Supply and Services Canada.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 27 August, 2005 - 10:16am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, onegunah
Last updated 16 November, 2023 - 1:28pm

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