Miridae
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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 pla
Eichen Schmuckwanze Rhabdomiris striatellus 2
A typical mirid species, showing cuneus at the tip of the corium
Creontiades dilutus
Lygus
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The genus Lygus includes over 40 species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae. The term lygus bug is used for any member of genus Lygus.
Miridae
…few other Hemiptera, notably the family Anthocoridae, which are not much like the Miridae in other ways. The tarsi almost always have three segments. Lygus bugs (Lygus spp.), including the tarnished and western tarnished plant bugs, are serious pests in the cotton, strawberry, and alfalfa industries. Stenotus…
Lygus pratensis 01
Lygus.pratensis 4..lindsey
Lygus.wagneri..lindsey
Mirid April 2008 1