Liocoris

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Liocoris
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Liocoris tripustulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Miridae
Subfamily:
Mirinae
Genus:
Liocoris

Fieber, 1858

Liocoris is a genus of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It has only one species.

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In 1955 it was briefly considered as the home of the "Lygus bugs" due to the morphological studies of Leonard A. Kelton, [1] but the decision of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) in 1963 [2] allowed them to stay in genus Lygus . [3] The species that Kenton described in 1955 as Liocoris are now classified as Lygus. [4]

Species

Reclassified

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References

  1. ↑ Kelton, Leonard A. (1955). "Genera and subgenera of the Lygus complex (Hemiptera: Miridae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 87 (7): 277–301. doi:10.4039/ent87277-7.
  2. ↑ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Opinion 667 (1963)
  3. ↑ Henry, Thomas J. & Lattin, J. D. (1987). "Taxonomic status, biological attributes, and recommendations for future work on the genus Lygus (Heteroptera: Miridae)". In Hedlund, R. C. & Graham, H. M. (eds.). Economic Importance and Biological Control of Lygus and Adelphocoris in North America (PDF). (ARS-64). Washington, D.C.: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. pp. 54–68. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Kelton, Leonard A. (1975). "The lygus bugs (genus Lygus Hahn) of North America (Heteroptera: Miridae)". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 95: 1–101. doi:10.4039/entm10795fv.


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