Species Plagiognathus chrysanthemi - Trefoil Plant Bug

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Schuh, R.T. 2001. Revision of New World Plagiognathus Fieber, with comments on the Palearctic fauna and the description of a new genus (Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae). Bulletin of the AMNH, 266: 1-267.

ABSTRACT

The diagnostic features of Plagiognathus are clarified, with characteristics of the male genitalia being used for the first time in diagnosing the Nearctic species. The North American species are revised, with a total of 86 native and 3 introduced species being recognized. Twenty-four species are described as new. Habitus, vesical, and antennal illustrations are provided for all of these species. The Palearctic fauna is discussed; vesical illustrations are provided for 10 of the 24 species placed in Plagiognathus in the most recent catalog.

Full title: Henryognathus thomasi, a new genus and new species of Arctostaphylos-feeding plant bug from western North America (Miridae, Phylinae, Phylini)

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Full Title: Revision, phylogenetic, biogeographic, and host analysis of the endemic western North American Phymatopsallus group, with the description of 9 new genera and 15 new species (Insecta, Hemiptera, Miridae, Phylinae)

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 301

Describes Phymatopsallus spp. as well as new genera, Angelopsallus(1 sp. from Mexico), Arizonapsallus (1 sp. from southern AZ), Bisulcopsallus (7 spp. from south western states of USA), Ceratopsallus (10 spp. from mostly south western states of USA), Cercocarpopsallus (2 spp. from western states of USA), Knightopsallus (1 sp. from southern AZ), Salicopsallus (2 spp. from south western states of USA), Stictopsallus (1 sp. from south western states of USA and Mexico), and Schaffneropsallus (1 sp. from Mexico).

Kelton, L. A., 1964. Revision of the genus Reuteroscopus Kirkaldy 1905 with descriptions of eleven new species (Hemiptera: Miridae). Canadian Entomologist 96: 1421--143.