Capsus

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Capsus
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Capsus ater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Miridae
Subfamily:
Mirinae
Tribe:
Mirini
Genus:
Capsus

Fabricius, 1803

Capsus is a genus of mirid bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. [1]

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Species

Current and extinct species: [2] (Dagger, †, indicates extinct.)

Species formerly classified as Caspus

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References

  1. ↑ Schuh, R. T. (2002–2013). "References for genus Capsus Fabricius, 1803". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).
  2. ↑ Schuh, R. T. (2002–2013). "Family: Miridae". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).
  3. ↑ Henry, Thomas J.; Wheeler, A. G. Jr. (1988). "Family Miridae Hahn, 1833 (= Capsidae Burmeister, 1835). The Plant Bugs". In Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C. (eds.). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 251–507. ISBN   978-0-916846-44-2.
  4. ↑ Hillert, Oliver; Jäckel, Barbara; Plate, Hans-Peter (2002). "Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur 1839)(Heteroptera, Miridae)–ein interessanter Nützling im biologischen Pflanzenschutz (Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur 1839)(Heteroptera, Miridae)– an interesting beneficial insect for biological protection of plants)". Gesunde Pflanzen (in German). 54 (3/4): 66–73. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0345.2002.02001.x. S2CID   43346934.


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