Miridae

"Leaf bug" redirects here. For the insect that resembles a leaf, see Phylliidae.

Miridae
Rhabdomiris striatellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Miroidea
Family: Miridae
Hahn, 1831
Type species
Cimex striatus L.
Subfamilies
  1. Bryocorinae Baerensprung, 1860
  2. Cylapinae Kirkaldy, 1903
  3. Deraeocorinae Douglas & Scott, 1865
  4. Isometopinae Fieber, 1860
  5. Mirinae Hahn, 1833
  6. Orthotylinae Van Duzee, 1916
  7. Phylinae Douglas & Scott, 1865
  8. Psallopinae Schuh, 1976
Synonyms

Capsidae Burmeister, 1835

The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Henry, T. J. and A. G. Wheeler, Jr., 1988A. Family Miridae Hahn, 1833 (= Capsidae Burmeister, 1835). The plant bugs, pp. 251--507. In: Henry, T. J. and R. C. Froeschner (eds.), Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill, Leiden.