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Family Miridae - Plant Bugs
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)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes Miridae Hahn 1833 (sometimes listed as 1831)
Numbers ~2,000 spp. in ~280 genera in our area • the largest heteropteran family, with >11,000 described species in ~1,530 genera worldwide (1)(2)
Size adults 1.5‒15 mm (some neotropical Restheniini larger) (3)
Identification trichobothria on meso- & metafemora is a feature unique to mirids
Other useful features:
lack of ocelli (ocelli may be absent in other bugs, e.g. Cnemodus or Largidae, yet present in a few mirids ( Isometopinae)
presence of a cuneus (also present among cimicoids, incl. Anthocoridae, Cimicidae, and Microphysidae)
appendages mostly long and thin
Food most are plant feeders, but many are predatory or zoophytophagous
Remarks Overview of our fauna (4):
Family MIRIDAE
Genera Campyloneura · *Cyrtopeltis · Dicyphus · Engytatus · Macrolophus · *Miomonalonion · *Nesidocoris · Tupiocoris · Usingerella
Genera Agaveocoris · *Cyrtocapsus · Halticotoma · Hesperolabops · Pycnoderes · *Pycnoderella · Schaffnerocoris · *Sixeonotopsis · Sixeonotus · *Sysinas
Tribe Cylapini
Tribe Fulviini
Tribe Clivinematini
Tribe Deraeocorini
Genera Conocephalocoris · *Deraeocapsus · Deraeocoris · Diplozona · Eurychilopterella · *Hesperophylum · *Klopicoris
Tribe Hyaliodini
Genera Hyaliodes · *Paracarniella · Stethoconus
Tribe Surinamelini
Tribe Diphlebini
Tribe Myiommini
Genera Corticoris · Lidopus · Myiomma · *Wetmorea
Genera *Adenostomocoris · *Arctostaphylocoris · Atomoscelis · Atractotomus · *Beckocoris · Campylomma · Chlamydatus · *Chlamyopsallus · *Hambletoniola · Knightomiroides · *Larinocerus · *Lattinophylus · Megalopsallus · *Monosynamma · *Nevadocoris · Phoenicocoris · *Pinomiris · *Pruneocoris · Rhinacloa · Spanagonicus · *Tannerocoris
Tribe Exaeretini
Genera Gonoporomiris · *Hyalopsallus · *Tuponia
Subtribe Cremnorrhinina
Subtribe Keltoniina
Subtribe Phylina
Genera *Conostethus · *Icodema · Izyaius · Lepidargyrus · Phylus · Psallus · Sthenarus
Subtribe Oncotylina
Genera Americodema · Arizonapsallus · Asciodema · Bisulcopsallus · *Cariniocoris · Ceratopsallus · Cercocarpopsallus · [i]Compsidolon · *Crassomiris · Delphiphylus · Europiella · *Galbinocoris · Hamatophylus · *Hoplomachus · *Insulaphylus · *Knightopiella · *Knightopsallus · Lineatopsallus · *Maculamiris · Megalocoleus · Occidentodema · Oligotylus · Oncotylus · Parapsallus · Phallospinophylus · Phyllopidea · *Phymatopsallus · *Piceophylus · *Pinophylus · Plagiognathus · Plesiodema · Psallovius · *Pygovepres · *Quercophylus · Quernocoris · Ranzovius · Rhinocapsus · *Rubellomiris · *Rubeospineus · *Salicopsallus · Sthenaropsidea · Stictopsallus · Vanduzeephylus · Vesperocoris
Subtribe Semiina
Genera Alepidiella · Pilophorus · *Sthenaridea
Subtribe Tuxedoina
Adenostomocoris · *Arctostaphylocoris · *Aurantiocoris · *Guentherocoris · *Pruneocoris · *Vanduzeephylus described in (8)
Calidroides and *Chlamyopsallus described in (9)
Galbinocoris · *Hamatophylus · *Insulaphylus · *Maculamiris · *Quernocoris · *Vesperocoris described in (10)
Crassomiris · *Phallospinophylus · *Quercophylus · *Pygovepres · *Rubellomiris · *Rubeospineus described in (11)
Arizonapsallus · *Bisulcopsallus · *Ceratopsallus · *Cercocarpopsallus · *Knightopsallus · *Salicopsallus · *Stictopsallus described in (12)
Tytthus moved from the Leucophoropterini to Phylini *sensu lato(13)
Leutiola and *Ticua described in (14)
Phylinae re-classified in (15)
Internet References
The plant bugs of Denmark (21)
Works Cited 3. | 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. | |
13. | Revision of Leucophoropterini: ... Katrina L. Menard & Randall T. Schuh. 2011. American Museum of Natural History. | |
16. | Heteroptera of Eastern North America W.S. Blatchley. 1926. The Nature Publishing Company. | |
17. | The Plant Bugs of the Prairie Provinces of Canada: Heteroptera, Miridae L.A. Kelton. 1980. Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre Supply and Services Canada. | |
18. | The Hemiptera or sucking insects of Connecticut - Family Miridae (Capsidae) Knight, Harry, H. 1923. State of Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey. | |
19. | The Plant Bugs, or Miridae, of Illinois Knight, Harry, H. 1941. State of illinois. | |
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm Additional contributions by cotinis, Hannah Nendick-Mason, josephfortier, Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, drswanny, JohnMaxwell22, John Schneider, v belov, Harsi S. Parker, onegunah, jbotz, KenW, Arturo SantosLast updated 1 February, 2024 - 10:02pm |
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