Dicyphus

Dicyphus
Dicyphus errans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Bryocorinae
Tribe: Dicyphini
Genus: Dicyphus
Fieber, 1858
Synonyms
  • Idolocoris Douglas and Scott, 1865

Dicyphus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae and type genus of the tribe Dicyphini. Records of described Dicyphus species are mostly from the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms.

Nymph of Dicyphus sp.

Species

These 79 species belong to the genus Dicyphus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Role in ecosystems

Majority of mirid bugs species are phytophagous. Some, like D. hesperus, D. hyalinipennis, D. tamanini, by feeding on other insects, display predatory behaviour and are considered beneficial for biological control of crop pests.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dicyphus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. 1 2 "Dicyphus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. 1 2 "Browse Dicyphus". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "Dicyphus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

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