Plant Bugs (Miridae)

Abstract

The Miridae, or plant bugs, with more than 1,300 genera and 11,130 described species, represent the largest and most diverse family of Heteroptera. Although many plant bugs are phytophagous and may cause serious damage to crops, a great many are predatory and may be important in biological control programs. In the Neotropics, about 561 genera and more than 3,400 species are included in seven of the world's eight recognized subfamilies. In this chapter, we give an overview of the classifi cation, general life history, and economic importance and provide identifi cation keys to the Neotropical subfamilies and tribes. For each subfamily, we present a brief diagnosis, an overview of the respective tribes and subtribes, and key literature.

New genus and two new species of Hyaliodini from the Philippines (Miridae, Deraeocorinae)

“…The two taxa represent new species and together with a new genus, possess a suite of diagnostic morphological features that readily differentiate them from other mirid diversity. Both species possess the pretarsus with the basal tooth on the claw, the smooth and punctate dorsal surface of the thorax and hemelytron that are consistent with the subfamily (Ferreira et al 2015). The Deraeocorinae comprise the tribes Clivinemini, Deraeocorini, Hyaliodini, Saturniomirini, Surinamellini, and Termatophylini.…”

“…Within the eight currently recognized subfamilies and more than 11,130 species (Schuh 2013; Ferreira et al 2015), only about 150 species are described from the Philippines (Schuh 2013). The island’s known diversity, however, explodes with a focused descriptive effort.…”

A new species of Carvalhomiris from Colombia with an assessment of its phylogenetic position (Heteroptera, Miridae, Orthotylinae)

“…Miridae are the most diversified family of Heteroptera with more than 11,000 described species (Ferreira et al 2015, Wheeler and Krimmel 2015, Henry 2017). In the Neotropics, taxonomic efforts to reveal the family’s diversity were carried out most notably by José Candido de Melo Carvalho and colleagues (Carvalho and Froeschner 1987, 1990, 1994, Henry and Wheeler 1995).…”

Especies De Miridae (Hemiptera) Registradas en Algunos Cultivos Tropicales en Chanchamayo Y Satipo. Junín – Perú

“…Muchos son fitófagos y pueden causar daños muy graves en los cultivos y una gran parte son depredadores que podrían tener importancia en programas de control biológico, de allí que el registro de las especies presentes en un lugar determinado es de importancia en el manejo de plagas de los cultivos. Se consideran en la Región Neotropical al menos 561 géneros y más de 3 400 especies, incluidas en 7 de 8 subfamilias reconocidas en el mundo (Ferreira et al, 2015). En el Perú, Vergara & Raven (1989) registraron en el Museo de Entomología de la Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, 53 especies de 32 géneros agrupadas en 6 subfamilias, como resultado de la ejecución de un proyecto cuyo objetivo fue la determinación de las especies Miridae con la colaboración del Dr. José C.M.…”