The plant bugs of the Prairie Provinces of Canada: Heteroptera, Miridae (The Insects and Arachnids of Canada)

414 Pages·1980·15.29 MB·English

by  Leonard A Kelton

I-HE INSECTS
AND ARAOHNIDS
OF CANADA

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Errata for
The lnsects and Arachnids of Canada
Part 8. The Plant Bugs of the
Prairie Provinces of Canada
Heteroptera: Miridae
by
Leonard A. Kelton
Biosystematics Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Publication 1703
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THE
INSECTS
AND ARACHNIDS
OF CANADA
FART
B
The
Plant Bugs
of the Prairie Provincbs
Canada
of
HeteroQtera, Miridae
Leonard A. Kelton
Biosystematics Research Institute
Ottawa. Ontario
Research Branch
Agriculture Canada
1703
Publication 1980
@Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1980
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Part l- Collecting, Preparing, and preserving Insects, Mites, and Spiders,
compiled by J. E. H. Martin, Biosystematics Research Institute, oitawa,
1971
.
Part 2. The Bark Beetles of canada and Alaska (coleoptera: Scolytidae),
by D. E. Bright, Jr., Biosystematics Research lnstitute. Ottawa. lij6.
Part 3. The Aradidae of Canada (Hemiptera: Aradidae), by R. Matsuda,
Biosystematics Research Institute. Ottawa. 1917.
ParI 4. The Anthocoridae of Canada and Alaska
(Heteroptera: Anthocoridae), by L. A. Kelton, Biosystematics Research
Institute, Ottawa, 1978.
Part 5. The crab Spiders of canada and Alaska (Araneae: philodromidae
and Thomisidae), by C. D. Dondale and J. H. Redner, Biosvstematics
Research Institute, Ottawa, 1978.
lu.J 0 The Mosquitoes of Canada (Diptera: Culicidae), by D. M. Wood, p
T. Dang, and R. A. Ellis, Biosystematics Research Institute, Ottawa, 1919.
Partie 7 . Genera des Trichoptdres du canada et des Etats adjacents, par F.
Schmid, Institut de recherches biosyst6matiques, Ottawa, l9-g0.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction .. . .... ll
Collecting and preserving specimens t2
Biology . .. l3
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Morphology l4
C lassi fication l5
Key to subfamilies . . .. ......, l5
Subfamily Mirinae lb
Key to tribes of Mirinae.. l6
Tribe Pithanini . . l6
.
Key to genera oi Pithanini 16
Genus Pithanas Fieber. . .... .. l6
Genus Mimoceps Uhler .. ....... 18
Tribe Stenodemini ., 20
Key to genera of Stenodemini . ... .. 20
Genus Actitocorls Reuter ...... 22
Genus Collaria Provancher .... 22
Genus Stenodema Laporte .... 24
Genus Litomiris SIater.. . ....... 29
Genus Leptopterna Fieber ... 3l
Genus Trigonotylus Fieber 34
.
Genus Teratocoris Fieber ...... AA
Tribe Resthenini ... .. . . .. 48
Key to genera of Resthenini ........ 48
.
G enus Op i s t he uris t a Carval ho 48
Genus Prepops Reuter 48
Tribe Mirini 55
Key to genera of Mirini 55
Genus Neurocolpzs Reuter 56
Genus Taedia Distant 51
Genus Tropidosteptes Uhler . ..... . .. 60
G enus N e o b or e I I a Knight /o
Genus Poeci locapszs Reuter 78
Genus Agnocol"is Reuter 80
Genus Capsas Fabricius, 82
Genus Irbisia Reuter ..... 83
Genus Lygidea Reuter 86
Genus Polymerus Hahn 88
Genus P/esiocorrs Fieber o7
Genus Saiignts Kelton....... 99
Genus Orthops Fieber 99
Cenus Lygrzs Hahn . t00
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Genus Platylygus Yan Duzee 135
Genus Pinalitr.i Kelton 139
Genus Dichrooscytus Fieber 141
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Genus Lygocoris Reuter...... 146
Genus Metriorrhynchomiris Kirkaldy ... 162
Genus Stenotls Jakovlev r63
G enus P hy t oc o r i s F all6n 165
Gents Adelphocoris Reuter 184
Cenus Calocoris Fieber 187
Subiamily Orthotylinae 188
Key to tribes of Orthotylinae.. .. .... ... . 188
Tribe Halticini r89
Key to genera of Halticini 189
Genus La bops Burmcislcr 189
Genus Halt icas Hahn..... 194
Tribe Orthotylini 194
Key to genera of Orthotylini . . 196
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G enus C e r a t ocdp.ra.r Reuter 197
Genus Sericorr hanes ReuLer 211
Genus Schaffneria Knight. 212
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Genus S laterocoris Wagner 1l A
Cenus I I natora Reutcr.... 21',7
G enus I I nac o re I I a Knight 221
Gcnus Broofts€1la Kelton 221
Genus Hadronema Uhler 225
Genus Lopidea Uhler 231
Genus Lahopidea Uhler 23'7
G enus La b o p i d i c o I a Kelton 1AA
Gents Noct uocoris Knight 246
Gents Parthericas Reuter. 247
G enus H es pe rocap s us Knight 249
G enus M e I anot r ic hus Reuter 251
Genus Reateria Puton .. 259
Genus Fieberocapsus Carvalho & Southwood 259
Genus Mecomma Fieber 261
Genus Cyrtorhinus Fieber 262
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Genus Diaphnocoris Kelton. 263
Genus Orthotylris Fieber 265
Tribe Pilophorini. .. . 114
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Gem,s Pilophorus Hahn 114
Sublamily Phylinae 279
Key to tribes of Phylinae 280
Tribe Hallodapini 280
Key to genera of Hallodapini 280
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Genus Coqui I lett ia Uhler 280
Genus Orectoderus Uhler 282
Tribe Phylini 289
Key to genera of Phylini.. .. 289
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Gents Icodema Reuter........ 291
G enus Conos tet hus Fieber 293
Cenus Chlamydatus Curtis...... .. 294
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Genus Tytthus Fieber 302
Genus Rft inoc aps u s Uhler 305