MIRIDAE
(capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Capsus
a genus of bugs
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 4 images
Closterotomus
a genus of bugs
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 22 images
DERAEOCORINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 24 images
Deraeocoris
a genus of plant bugs
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 24 images
Heterocordylus
a genus of bugs
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 3 images
MIRINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs and grass bugs
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 		Subfamily 27 subtaxa 167 images 3 ident. refs
ORTHOTYLINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 9 images
Orthotylini
a tribe of capsid bugs
Male (Click to open)
 		Tribe 2 subtaxa 9 images
PHYLINAE
a subfamily of capsid bugs
Female (Click to open)
 		Subfamily 11 subtaxa 31 images 5 ident. refs
Tuponia
a genus of bugs
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 6 images 1 ident. refs
Miridae (unidentified)
Unidentified Capsid, Plant and Grass Bugs
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 		Unidentified 13 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
SuperfamilyMIROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Le Quesne, W. 1984 Draft Keys to Mirid Genera Het News 4.
Nau, B.S. 2010 Heteroptera of the British Isles (2010 version)
Nau, B.S. 2006 *** Heteroptera of the British Isles (2006 version) ***(Superseded)
Nau, B.S. 1985 Identification of some species of mirids and shield-bugs while immature Het News No 5: 3-5.
Skipper, L. Danmarks Blomstertæger www.miridae.dk/
Wagner, E. & Weber, H.H. 1964 *** Heteropteres Miridae ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 67, 590pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 512 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MIRIDAE (capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs)
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