Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Adenostomocoris ·
*Arctostaphylocoris ·
*Aurantiocoris ·
*Guentherocoris ·
*Pruneocoris ·
*Vanduzeephylus described in
(1)
Calidroides and
*Chlamyopsallus described in
(2)
Galbinocoris ·
*Hamatophylus ·
Insulaphylus ·
Maculamiris ·
*Quernocoris ·
*Vesperocoris described in
(3)
Crassomiris ·
*Phallospinophylus ·
*Quercophylus ·
*Pygovepres ·
*Rubellomiris ·
*Rubeospineus described in
(4)
Arizonapsallus ·
*Bisulcopsallus ·
*Ceratopsallus ·
*Cercocarpopsallus ·
*Knightopsallus ·
*Salicopsallus ·
*Stictopsallus described in
(5)
Tytthus moved from the Leucophoropterini to Phylini
*sensu lato(6)
Leutiola and
*Ticua described in
(7)
Phylinae re-classified in
(8)Numbers
~2,000 spp. in ~280 genera in our area • the largest heteropteran family, with >11,000 described species in ~1,530 genera worldwide
(9)(10)Size
adults 1.5‒15 mm (some neotropical Restheniini larger)
(11)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
Print References
Carvalho, J.C.M. 1955. Keys to the genera of Miridae of the world (Hemiptera). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 11(2): 1–151.
Carvalho, J.C.M. 1957. A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part I. Subfamilies Cylapinae, Deraeocorinae, Bryocorinae. Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 44: 1–158.
Carvalho, J.C.M. 1958. A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part II. Subfamily Phylinae. Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 45: 1–216.
Carvalho, J.C.M. 1958. A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part III. Subfamily Orthotylinae. Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 47: 1–161.
Carvalho, J.C.M. 1959. A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part IV. Subfamily Mirinae. Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 48: 1–384.
Carvalho, J.C.M. 1960. A catalogue of the Miridae of the world. Part V. Bibliography and General Index. Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 51: 1–194.
Froeschner, R. C. 1949. Contributions to a Synopsis of the Hemiptera of Missouri, Pt. IV Hebridae, Mesoveliidae, Cimicidae, Anthocoridae, Cryptostemmatidae, Isometopidae, Meridae. American Midland Naturalist 42(1): 123-188.
Internet References
The plant bugs of Denmark
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