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.
Liocoris tripustulatus or the common nettle bug is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.
Notostira elongata is a species of bugs from a Miridae family, subfamily Mirinae. It is found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, various islands.
Orthotylus marginalis is a species of stinkbugs from the Miridae family that can be found throughout Europe. then east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.
Orthotylus moncreaffi is a species of bug in the Miridae family that is can be found in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Spain, the Netherlands, and European part of Turkey.
Capsus is a genus of mirid bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Oncotylus viridiflavus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae. It is found in every country of Central, south Europe and Scandinavia.
Orthops basalis is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina Faroe Islands, Iceland and Cyprus. then east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.
Orthops campestris is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae, that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Faroe Islands, Iceland and African islands such as Canary Islands and Cyprus. and across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia.
Phoenicocoris dissimilis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae that can be found in Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Ukraine.
Phoenicocoris modestus is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Phylinae that is absent in countries such as Albania, Andorra, Azores, Britain I., Canary Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein and all states of former Yugoslavia.
Notostira erratica is a species of bugs from a Miridae family, subfamily Mirinae that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Azores, Benelux, Faroe Islands, Madeira, Malta, and African and Asia ones such as Canary Islands and Cyprus.
Closterotomus norvegicus is a species of bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It can be found feeding on nettle, clover, and cannabis, as well as Compositae, potatoes, carrots and chrysanthemums. They prefer to feed on the flowers, buds and unripe fruit. The species occurs in the Palearctic-British Isles and east across continental Europe to Siberia. It also occurs in the Nearctic as an adventive species. In 1997 it was moved from the genus Calocoris to its current name.
Macrolophus caliginosus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is omnivorous and both preys on insects and feeds on plant tissues. It is used in Europe in the biological control of whitefly in tomatoes grown under glass.
Sybistroma obscurellum is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The specific epithet obscurellum is also sometimes spelled as obscurella or obscurellus, depending on what grammatical gender the genus Sybistroma is interpreted to have.
Phoenicocoris claricornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Phoenicocoris is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about 16 described species in Phoenicocoris.
Phoenicocoris strobicola is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Phoenicocoris rostratus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Nasocorini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 50 genera in Nasocorini.
