| Phylini | |
|---|---|
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| Phylus coryli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Phylinae |
| Tribe: | Phylini Douglas & Scott, 1865 |
Phylini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae, based on the type genus Phylus . There are at least 440 described species in Phylini. [1] [2]
Auth. Schuh & Menard, 2013
Auth. Douglas & Scott, 1865
Auth. Douglas & Scott, 1865
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.
Macrotylus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 60 described species in Macrotylus.
Phylinae is a subfamily of the plant bug family Miridae. Species of this family are found worldwide.
Tytthus is a genus of insects in family Miridae, the plant bugs. They are carnivorous, feeding upon the eggs of various planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, and thus are important in the biological control of pests. The genus is distributed throughout the Holarctic of the Northern Hemisphere, but species are also found in the tropics, in China, South America, Australia, and the Indo-Pacific.
Orthops is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 30 described species in Orthops.
Plagiognathus longipennis is a species in the family Miridae, in the order Hemiptera . It is found in North America.
Plagiognathus tsugae is a species of plant bugs in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Plagiognathus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 110 described species in Plagiognathus.
Tingini is a tribe of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least 250 genera and 2,400 described species in Tingini.
Stenodemini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 60 described species in Stenodemini.
Xylocoris is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in Xylocoris worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearctic Region, and 6 from the Oriental Region. They occur in various habitats, often found under plant litter and under tree bark where they feed on small arthropods. Certain species inhabit stored food facilities.
Acalypta is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. This genus is closely related to Dictyonota, Kalama and Derephysia: in the tribe Tingini.
Cremnorrhinini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about 50 genera in Cremnorrhinini, all but five in the subtribe Cremnorrhinina.
Anthocorini is a tribe of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are more than 30 described species in Anthocorini.
Ceratocapsini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about 7 genera and at least 80 described species in Ceratocapsini.
Halticini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae.
Restheniini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 4 genera and 30 described species in Restheniini.
Nasocorini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 50 genera in Nasocorini.
Semiini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 30 genera in Semiini.