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.
Miridae
A typical mirid species, showing cuneus at the tip of the corium
Creontiades dilutus
Glossary of entomology terms
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.
When present, elytra of the Staphylinidae are markedly abbreviate.
This fly in the genus Scaptomyza has clearly visible rows of para-sagittal acrostichal bristles on its thorax
the alitrunk of aculeate Hymenoptera comprises the three thoracic segments, plus the propodeum, which strictly speaking, is the first segment of the abdomen.
Distinction between clavate and capitate anatomy of insect antennae
