The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs belonging to the suborder Heteroptera; it includes over 10,000 known species, and new ones are being described constantly. Most widely known mirids are species that are notorious agricultural pests that pierce plant tissues, feed on the sap, and sometimes transmit viral plant diseases. Some species however, are predatory.
Eccritotarsus catarinensis is a species of plant bug from Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is a sap-feeding mirid that removes a considerable amount of chlorophyll from water hyacinth.
Stenotus binotatus is a species of plant bug, originally from Europe, but now also established across North America and New Zealand. It is 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long, yellowish, with darker markings on the pronotum and forewings. It feeds on various grasses, and can be a pest of crops such as wheat.
Capsus is a genus of mirid bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Dicyphus hesperus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is a generalist predator of other insects and also feeds on plant tissues. It is native to North America and has been used there in biological control of agricultural pests, especially whitefly on tomatoes.
Creontiades dilutus, commonly known as the green mirid, is a member of the bug family Miridae. This insect is considered a "generalist" feeding on over 100 plant species, and is also a major economic pest on several important agricultural crops.
Plagiognathus arbustorum is a species of insects in the family Miridae, the plant bugs.
Pilophorus walshii is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America. This species is known to feed on Honey locust foliage.
Lygus elisus, known generally as the pale legume bug or lucerne plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.
Lopidea instabilis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Lopidea is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 90 described species in Lopidea.
Taedia hawleyi, known generally as the hop plant bug or hop redbug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Lopidea media is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Lopidea marginata is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lopidea lateralis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Plagiognathus blatchleyi, or Blatchley's mirid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Polymerus basalis, the red-spotted aster mirid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Lopidea ampla is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Tropidosteptes quercicola, the oak catkin mirid, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Lopidea nigridia is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
