Miridae - Science topic

This study investigated the occurrence of insects associated to the cultivation of orchid Dendrobium phalaenopsis Fitzg. in nurseries in Bahia State. The analyses were performed through Dominance indices (D), Shannon-Weiner diversity (H’), Margalef and Pielou’s Equitability (J’), while the Pearson correlation analysis was used to verify the correla...

The objective of this study was to conduct a survey of Miridae species associated with canola in southern Brazil. Collections were carried out with an entomological net in an experimental area of Embrapa Trigo, in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul state, cultivated with canola during 2019. Thirteen species of Miridae were collected, the most abundant...

The Miridae (plant bugs), belonging to the order Hemiptera and suborder Heteroptera (true bugs), is one of the most species-rich families of insects, with more than 11.300 described species. However, fossil evidence for the family is limited primarily to Cenozoic amber specimens and a few poorly preserved compression fossils from the Cretaceous per...

We address issues of faunistic studies on Korean true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) and critically review the literature records on recently (2011–2024) reported species. Furthermore, 18 species in 11 families are newly reported from Korea: Cimicomorpha—Anthocoridae: Elatophilus (Elatophilus) nipponensis Hiura, 1966, Temnostethus (Temnostethus) gra...

The encapsulation of essential oils (EOs) in nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) represents an innovative and advanced approach to improve their stability and efficacy. This study evaluated, for the first time, the toxicity of Foeniculum vulgare EO (FVO), its main component, and nanoformulation (FVO-NLC) on Phthorimaea absoluta and their side effe...

The orthotyline plant bug genus Zanchius Distant, 1904 is taxonomically reviewed from Vietnam for the first time with the description of a new species, Zanchius tuehang Kim & Jung, sp. nov. Detailed descriptions and diagnoses of the species are provided, along with a key to the Vietnamese Zanchius species, supported by illustrations and photographs...

This study was conducted between 2022-2023 to identify pests in the seed alfalfa fields of the Central Anatolia Region. For this purpose, survey studies were carried out in TİGEM (General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises) fields in Konya and Eskişehir provinces and survey studies were carried out monthly in each province. Survey studies were...

The first record of Excentricus planicornis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) for Hungary is reported. Details about the distribution and biology of the species are summarised from the literature.

A male specimen of Bothynotus pilosus was attracted to light and photographed in the central part of the Netherlands in the Province of Gelderland in June 2024. It represents the first record of this species in the country since 1966, when a male was captured also in a light trap. Details about earlier records in the Netherlands and its life histor...

The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris Palisot de Beauvois (Hemiptera: Miridae), is an economically important pest of row crops worldwide. Ten isolates of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) were evaluated against the third instar nymphal stage of the tarnished plant bug and its generalist preda...

Lygus pratensis (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an agricultural pest widely distributed across Europe, China, North Africa, the Middle East, and India. The population of L. pratensis has increased in recent years due to the prolonged reproductive period, high productivity, and strong adaptability of adult L. pratensis, along with other factors s...

[A contribution to the distribution of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Poland-VI]. This paper continues a series of publications on the distribution of true bugs in Poland. It includes new faunistic data for 304 true bug species, including some rarely collected: Aradus ribauti (Aradidae), Coranus aethiops, C. woodroffei (Reduviidae), Corythuc...

Seasonal incidence of tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis antonii Sign. infesting tamarind was studied at fortnightly intervals during June 2020-May 2021 by sweep method at KVK, Chintamani. The population of tea mosquito bug started infesting tamarind during August 2020. The bugs were active on tamarind until January 2021 at varied levels of intensity and...

To explore the spatiotemporal niche characteristics and changing regularities of insect communities under lamps in a semi-arid region, this paper analyzed Levins' niche breadth index and the Pianka niche overlap index of 10 orders and 19 selected common families or superfamilies of insect communities under lamps from April to September 2018 at six...

To explore the spatiotemporal niche characteristics and changing regularities of insect communities under lamps in a semi-arid region, this paper analyzed Levins’ niche breadth index and the Pianka niche overlap index of 10 orders and 19 selected common families or superfamilies of insect communities under lamps from April to September 2018 at six...

Este trabajo tiene como finalidad presentar una lista preliminar de la composición taxonómica con comentarios sobre las características biológicas y ecológicas, de las Heteroptera presentes en un ecosistema pastoril de la localidad de Santa Catalina, Jujuy, Argentina. Se presenta una lista preliminar de 17 especies pertenecientes a tres infraórdene...

Dicyphus cerastii Wagner (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important predator in horticultural crops. This study provides the first data on biological traits like development, survival, and reproduction for this species. We investigated how host (tomato, tobacco, and Cape gooseberry) and temperature (15.0, 20.0, 25.0 ± 1 °C) influenced nymphal development...

Two little-known genera, Mimofulvius Schmitz, 1978 and Rhinophrus Hsiao, 1944, are reported from Thailand for the first time. A new species of Mimofulvius, M. castaneus sp. nov., is described, and the male of the type species of the genus, M. pentatomus Schmitz, 1978, is documented for the first time. A key to species of Mimofulvius is given. Habit...

The predatory function and numerical responses of natural enemy insects are critical for evaluating their biological control potential, particularly in understanding pest suppression mechanisms and ecological adaptability. Here, we examined the predation capacity of Tytthus chinensis Stål (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Sogatella furcifera eggs under labor...

In a laboratory experiment, Carpoglyphus lactis was evaluated as food for nymphs and adults of the predatory bug Macrolophus pygmaeus. The storage mite was kept in a freezer at -15°C for no more than one month before feeding the predators. The control bugs were fed with grain moth eggs. As a result, the storage mite turned out to be an unfavorable...

Although pesticides have been proposed as one of the main causes of insect decline, there are still few studies assessing their effects on non-target species under field conditions. Here we investigated the effects of the neonicotinoid insecticide Mospilan®SG (active ingredient acetamiprid) on plant bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae), a dominant group of...

Helopeltis cinchonae is an emerging pest of tea and causes severe damage to tea plantations in China. The female of H. cinchonae has been reported to produce a sex pheromone consisting of two components, hexyl (3R)-3-acetoxybutyrate and (5R)-1-acetoxy-5-butyroxyhexane, and lures containing the synthetic compounds have been shown to attract male H....

The Tea Mosquito Bug (TMB), Helopeltis spp. (Miridae: Hemiptera), is a highly destructive pest that significantly threatens plantation and fruit crops across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. With a wide host range, Helopeltis spp. infests various economically vital crops such as tea, cashew, pomegranate, guava, neem and cocoa. Both nymph...

The prolonged use of pyrethroid insecticides for controlling the plant bug Lygus pratensis has led to upward resistance. This study aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms and potential regulatory pathways associated with lambda-cyhalothrin resistance in L. pratensis. In this study, we constructed a regulatory network by integrating transcriptom...

The polyphagous Lygus hesperus Knight is a serious pest on many crops in the western USA, including California’s central coast. Although L. hesperus adults can cause damage to broccoli and cauliflower, symptoms from their interactions with these plants are not fully characterized. Characterizing the feeding and ovipositional damage will help in the...

Falconia incaica is a plant bug commonly found on Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), a plant species widely cultivated in the American tropics to extract its seed oil. Heavily infested leaves exhibit feeding damage from these plant bugs, having the leaves whitish-yellow spots on their dorsal surface. The adults and nymphs are mostly located on the u...

Gryllofulvius Taszakowski gen. nov., a new remarkable genus of the subfamily Cylapinae, tribe Fulviini, is described from Madagascar. The new species Gryllofulvius gibbosus Taszakowski gen. et sp. nov. is documented with photographic images, SEM micrographs of the selected body parts, and female genitalic structures. The stridulatory device (emboli...

A total of 810 specimens were examined in this study, and 74 species from five subfamilies within the family Miridae were recorded in Çankırı. Additionally, Anapus kirschbaumi Stål, 1858, Malacotes abeillei Ribaut, 1932, Globiceps (Kelidocoris) monticolus Linnavuori, 2006, and Myrmecophyes (Plumiger) nasutus Drapolyuk, 1989 were identified as new r...

Prior to 2010, Lygus lineolaris Palisot de Beauvois was a minor pest in North Carolina cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., but became one of the top pests by 2017. This insect was already a persistent pest in other US cotton-producing regions. Initial work focused on addressing near-term management needs and documenting locally relevant ecology and popu...

The management of Meloidogyne spp. in tomato crops presents significant challenges for sustainable agriculture. This study evaluates the potential of Nesidiocoris tenuis , Macrolophus pygmaeus, and (Z) -3-hexenyl propanoate—two zoophytophagous mirid species and one of the herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) they trigger—to induce systemic res...

The susceptibility of the predators Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae) to garlic (Allium sativum L.) bulb extract, chili (Capsicum frutescens L.) fruit extract, onion (Allium cepa L.) infusion and Bordelaise broth was investigated in the laboratory. These products were tested at the rate of...

Insect sex pheromones have been widely used in integrated pest control due to their efficiency, non-toxicity, specificity, and environmental sustainability. They are considered a key component of green pest management techniques. Polymerus pekinensis is a phytophagous plant bug on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in East Asia. This study used gas chrom...

Tea plants Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze consume substantial quantities of water and nutrients during the flowering period, which can adversely affect the yield and quality of tea plants. Therefore, the effects of thidiazuron, carbaryl, ethephon, and lime sulphur on flower buds and flower abscission in tea plants were investigated. The photosynt...

THE FIRST RECORD OF THE GENUS Taedia Distant, 1883 (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE: MIRINAE: MIRINI) IN VENEZUELA The plant bug species Taedia signata Carvalho & Gomes, 1971 and Taedia jurgiosa (Stål, 1862) (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini) represents the first record of the genus Taedia Distant, 1883 from Venezuela. An individual of each species...

In this study, we report the genus Myiomma from the Korean peninsula for the first time, with the description of a new species Myiomma koreana sp. nov. A morphological diagnosis for the genus is provided, accompanied by images of the dorsal habitus and female and male genital structures. Additionally, a key is presented for the identification of th...

The tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Hemiptera: Miridae), is a devastating piercing-sucking pest in tropical tea plantations. The Hainan Dayezhong (HNDYZ) is a large-leaf tea cultivar widely cultivated around the Hainan tea region in South China. However, information regarding the feeding damage of H. theivora on the HNDYZ tea plan...

Faunistic data of 107 species belonging to the family Miridae Hahn, 1833 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) for the area of Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula) are compiled. In that territory 48 species and 1 subspecies are reported for the first time. Unpublished records of another 29 species are also provided. The data on the remaining 29 species and one subspe...

The present article enlists the predators and parasitoids of the woolly aphids (Eriosomatinae: Aphididae: Hemiptera) infesting different food plants and their distribution in various states and union territories of India. These predators belong to five orders of the class Insecta: Coleoptera (family Coccinellidae), Dermaptera (Family Forficulidae),...

Possession of stridulatory devices (serrated forewing edge and metafemoral plectra) is suggested as a useful taxonomic character for classification of the complex group comprising Creontiades Distant, 1883, Megacoelum Fieber, 1858, Orientomiris Yasunaga, 1997 and an additional superficially similar taxon which is provisionally called the Orientomir...

Shibhonia buxanthi gen. & sp. nov., living on Buxus hildebrandtii (senior synonym of Buxanthus pedicellatus) (Buxales: Buxaceae) on Socotra Island (Yemen) is described and illustrated. The new taxon is the sixth species of Miridae recorded from the island and the first endemic genus of this family. Due to the complex of its characters, it belongs t...

The genus Dicyphus Fieber, 1858 (Miridae: Bryocorinae: Dicyphini) comprises small plant bugs well known for their zoophytophagous diet and predatory activity, making them useful in biological control. Despite their importance in plant protection, many species remain difficult or impossible to identify. This is the case of both species Dicyphus (Dic...

An entomological survey carried out in June 2024 in the Lérins archipelago, on the islands of Saint-Honorat and Saint-Féréol, yielded 25 species of Heteroptera. Among these species, Mimocoris rugicollis (A. Costa, 1853) (Heteroptera, Miridae) is new in mainland France.

A record is made of the presence for the first time in La Parroquia Osuna Rodríguez of the city of Merida, Merida State, Venezuelan Andes region, of the plant bug species Proba vittiscutis (Stål, 1860) (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini). One individual was captured on Turnera diffusa Willd. (Turneraceae).

The polyphagous tarnished plant bug (TPB), Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Hemiptera: Miridae), inflicts substantialdamage to strawberries and to several other valuable crops, impacting both yield quantity and quality. Effective control strate-gies are crucial to mitigate these losses. This study aimed to elucidate TPB host preferences and...

The ant Crematogaster scutellaris, distributed across the western Mediterranean region and east to the west Balkans, is a visual mimicry model for various other organisms, including different other species of ants. It is an ecologically and behaviorally dominant species, foraging through large permanent trails that workers pugnaciously defend by bi...

Ülkemizde son yıllarda ekonomik açıdan önem kazanan bir bitki olan narın önemli entomolojik sorunları bulunmaktadır. Narda bulunan zararlıların tespitine yönelik faunistik çalışmalar mücadele açısından önemli veriler içermektedir. Bu çalışma Diyarbakır ili Dicle ilçesinin nar bahçelerinde bulunan zararlılar ve faydalı türleri tespit etmek amacıyla...

The insecticide susceptibility of Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Hemiptera: Miridae) is being evaluated using shoot and glass-vial assay as described by IRAC. However, the reliability of the assay depends on feeding preference and contact toxicity. Hence, the cocoa pod was used as a substrate to test the susceptibility of H. theivora in comparison...

Orthops is a widely distributed plant bug genus comprising 35 species. Its nominotypical subgenus includes seven species mostly known from the Palearctic, and four of them are widely distributed. Most of them live in sympatry having only little morphological differences. The species limits have never been tested using the molecular data. The aim of...

The use of predatory insects has gained interest for reliable and environmentally safe pest management to control the South American tomato leafminer, Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a pest of tomato crops worldwide. Based on video tracking using EthoVision® software and static feeding multiple-choice tests, we report the...

Agricultural production is a critical asset contributing to the economic development of numerous countries with arid and semi-arid climatic characteristics. In recent years, however, the world has witnessed significant losses in agriculture due to the negative impact of pests on crops. Therefore, the accurate assessment impact of agricultural pests...

The orthotyline plant bug genera Pseudoloxopidea Yasunaga, 1999 and Pseudoloxops Kirkaldy, 1905 are reported from Vietnam for the first time based on the discovery of two new species Pseudoloxopidea ruberuniformis sp. nov. and Pseudoloxops clavolineatus sp. nov., along with the record of Pseudoloxops lateralis (Poppius, 1915). Detailed descriptions...

The economic importance of insect pests in agricultural fields and the potential biological control by their natural enemies warrant foundational studies for the development of integrated pest management strategies. An insect survey was conducted in alfalfa (Fabaceae) seed production fields in southern Alberta, Canada, during the bud, flowering, an...

Several broadleaf crops on the Canadian prairies suffer economic damage by Lygus bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae), populations of which are suppressed by parasitoids in the genus Peristenus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). We used three different methods to assess levels of this parasitism for different instars of Lygus collected in southern Alberta, Canada. Sc...

Introduction This study considers concepts and tools of landscape ecology and geographic information systems (GIS) to prioritize insect monitoring in large-scale crops, using the cotton agroecosystem of the Texas Gulf Coast and two plant bug species (Creontiades signatus Distant and Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter) [Hemiptera: Miridae]) as a case...

Caeculisoma pouyani Noei and Kohansal sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on Sphodromerus luteipes Uvarov (Orthoptera: Acrididae), an unidentified Cicadellidae nymph (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) and an unidentified species of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Chahkandan and Zahan villages, Birjand, South Khorasan province, Iran,...

Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith, or fall armyworm (FAW), is a significant pest in maize plants and can reduce crop yields. Synthetic insecticides are still used to control S. frugiperda, but their use harms the environment and non-target organisms and can cause pests to become resistant. For this reason, alternative environmentally friendly techno...

Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) originated in tropical regions but has distended its range and is now common around the world. Even though, it is a zoophytophagous both adults and nymphs predate upon a broad range of insect hosts. It makes a significant contribution in tomato IPM program by feeding on whiteflies, spider mites, caterpillars and leaf mi...

We provide corrections to 17 recent papers (published since 2013). The following new combination is proposed: Dabessus indicus Kushwaha and Jahan, 2023 = Neojurtina indica (Kushwaha and Jahan, 2023), new combination. The following corrections are provided: Miridae: Tytthus chinensis sensu Al-Anbaki et al. (2023) = Maurodactylus nigrigenis (Reuter,...

The genus Mendozaphylus Carvalho and Carpintero, 1991, endemic to Argentina, is reviewed. Mendozaphylus payuniense new species from Mendoza, M. similaris new species from Salta, and M. volckmannii new species from Neuquén are described as new. The nominal genus Ampimpacoris Weirauch and Schuh, 2010 is synonymized with Mendozaphylus, resulting in th...

Newly confirmed plant bug taxa of the Lygus-complex (Mirinae: Mirini) occurring in the Himalayas-Sundaland-Wallacea region are documented. Four new genera, Chelyolygus, Euphorbialygus, Himalisundacoris and Paralygocoris, are established for fourteen new species from Indonesia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Four known species previously p...

The first record of Isometopus mirificus Mulsant et Rey, 1879 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Isometopinae: Isometopini) from Slovakia is presented. This record also represents the first Slovak record of a member of the subfamily Isometopinae. I. mirificus is a rare northern Mediterranean species living on the bark of deciduous trees, but its bio...

Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus (Fabricius, 1781) (Hemiptera: Miridae: Mirinae) is recorded for the first time from Portugal. An overview of the global distribution of the species is presented and its known Iberian distribution is summarised and mapped.

An updated version of the ‘Checklist of the Italian Fauna’ for the suborder Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) is presented here. The list reflects the state of art of chorological knowledge of both aquatic and terrestrial Italian Heteroptera in November 2020. The checklist records 1395 species-group taxa belonging to 6 infraorders and 48 families. T...

When Macrolophus pygmaeus nymphs were kept in large numbers while fed ad libitum on S. cerealella eggs in the presence of water and plant leaves, their survival was significantly lower at 20–22 °C, in comparison to 24–25 °C and 27–28 °C at all insect densities tested. Development was significantly longer at 20–22 °C. The yield of adults was signifi...

Monalonion velezangeli is a polyphagous hemipteran reported as one of the main pests of economic importance in avocado and coffee crops. This is the first report of M. velezangeli affecting avocado (Persea americana (Mill)) in Ecuador and the first report of cherimoya (Annona cherimola) as a new host plant. The species was identified through classi...

Grain legumes, such as faba bean (Vicia faba L.), are crucial for protein supply and soil fertility enhancement through nitrogen fixation. However, faba bean cultivation is challenged by Lygus plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae), which cause significant crop damage and seed quality loss. This study aimed to evaluate Lygus preferences between faba bean...

Afforestation and reforestation are the main methods of reproduction of pine crops in Belarus. Until now, studies of heteropterofauna in the aspect of the formation of pine crops depending on the method of forest regeneration have not been carried out in Belarus. The article provides data on the taxonomic structure of communities of true bugs in fo...

Simple Summary Lygus pratensis transfers frequently between cotton and different host plants, harms a wide range of crops, possesses a strong dispersal ability, and poses great difficulty in predicting pests, but its flight ability and the factors that affect it are not well understood. We found that Lygus pratensis possesses strong flight ability,...

The ability of Macrolophus pygmaeus to induce systemic resistance in susceptible and Mi1.2 resistant tomato against Meloidogyne spp. was evaluated in pot experiments. The susceptible cv. Roma and the resistant cv. Caramba were exposed to 15 M. pygmaeus nymphs per plant in mesh bags for 48h and then were inoculated with 1 second-stage juvenile (J2)...

Немков В.А., Козьминых В.О. Список клопов национального парка «Бузулукский бор» (Оренбургская область) // Фауна Урала и Сибири. 2024. № 1. С. 13-22. [A list of true bugs of the National Park «Buzuluksky bor» (Orenburg Province)]. - Представлен список 101 вида полужесткокрылых насекомых (Insecta: Heteroptera) из 27 семейств в составе локальной фауны...

El virus rugoso del tomate (ToBRFV) es un Tobamovirus extremadamente infeccioso que está causando importantes pérdidas económicas en los cultivos de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.) a nivel mundial. Su transmisión se produce principalmente por contacto a través de herramientas contaminadas, manos, ropa, roce entre plantas y semillas. Además, existe...

A number of insects are associated with gut symbiotic microorganisms, wherein symbiotic partners play pivotal metabolic roles for each other such as nutrient supplementation, diet degradation, and pesticide detoxification. Despite the ecological and evolutionary importance of gut microbial communities in insects, their diversity and dynamics remain...

In this article, arthropod predators of Aphis (Aphis) gossypii Glover, 1877 (cotton aphid, melon aphid, brinjal aphid etc.) are catalogued along with the host plants of the prey distributed in different states and union territories of India. Predatory arthropods of cotton aphid mostly belong to four orders of class Insecta: Coleoptera (Anthribidae,...

During the fieldworks conducted within the CaBOL project in 2020–2023, 14 new species of Heteroptera belonging to seven families, and a new species of Auchenorrhyncha were collected in Georgia for the first time: Trypetimorpha occidentalis Huang & Bourgoin, 1993 (Tropiduchidae), Dimorphopterus blissoides (Baerensprung, 1859) (Blissidae), Europiella...

The genus Salicarus Kerzhner, 1962 is revised, with differential diagnoses and redescriptions provided for nine species. Three distinct species groups were recognized within the genus: S. nitidus group (S. cavinotum, S. genistae, S. nitidus, S. perpusillus), S. roseri group (S. concinnus, S. roseri, S. urnammu), and S. fulvicornis group (S. halimod...

In this article, the arthropod predators of 10 species/subspecies of Myzus Passerini, 1860 (Aphididae: Hemiptera) are catalogued along with their prey and host plants distributed in different states and union territories of India. Most common specis are Myzus (Myzus) dycei Carver, 1961; Myzus (Myzus) mumecola (Matsumura, 1917); Myzus (Myzus) ornatu...

In this article, arthropod predators of Aphis (Aphis) gossypii Glover, 1877 (cotton aphid, melon aphid, brinjal aphid etc.) are catalogued along with the host plants of the prey distributed in different states and union territories of India. Predatory arthropods of cotton aphid mostly belong to four orders of class Insecta: Coleoptera (Anthribidae,...

Helopeltis bradyi, a pest in tea plantations, is the cause of damage that leads to reduced crop yields. The fungus Lecanicillium lecanii, used as a natural enemy, is an alternative control method studied to suppress the development and population of H. bradyi. This study aimed to determine the pathogenicity of blastospores and conidia on mortality...

Simple Summary This study on Lygus lineolaris, an omnivorous insect pest threatening agriculture in the Neartic region, explores how different diets affect its performance in terms of survivorship, developmental time, and adult weight and length. The results highlight the significant impact of diet source, feeding regime, and the number of diet ite...

The Australian plant bug tribe Austromirini consists of ant-mimetic taxa which are poorly known, with no information of their phylogenetic relationships and ant-mimetic traits. In this study, we examined nearly 1000 ingroup specimens and developed a comprehensive morphological dataset comprising 37 characters, which was analysed both weighted and u...

Odontoplatys bidentulus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842) (Heteroptera: Miridae) in Western Beskidy Mts.]. This note presents the first observation of Odontoplatys bidentulus in the Western Beskidy Mountains. O. bidentulus is a montane species distributed in the Carpathians and the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula. O. bidentulus lives on trees and herbace...

Les auteurs répertorient 367 espèces d’hétéroptères appartenant à 27 familles, dont 10 espèces et une sousespèce endémiques, récoltées lors de prospections réalisées en 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 en Andalousie. Deux Miridae (Malacotes abeillei Ribaut, 1932, Platycranus putoni Reuter, 1879) sont signalés pour la première fois en Espagne. Un autre Mirida...

Two new species of the genus Scirtetellus Reuter, 1890 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae: Halticini) are described as new to science from China: Scirtetellus qinghaiensis sp. nov. and Scirtetellus shanxiensis sp. nov. Detailed morphological description, photographs of the dorsal habitus and male parameres, key to species of Scirtetellus from Chin...