Orthotylus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Subfamily: | Orthotylinae |
Tribe: | Orthotylini |
Genus: |
Orthotylus Fieber, 1858 |
Synonyms [1] | |
Allocotus Puton, 1874 |
Orthotylus is a genus of bugs from the family Miridae. [2] [3] There are more than 300 described species worldwide. [4] The sheer number of species has led to the recognition of subgenera and groups, some of which may be promoted to genus level. [5] Yamsunaga recognized the genus as non-monophyletic, and without consistent diagnostic characteristics. [6]
Most of the species are plant feeders, some of them attacking important crops; however, some species also prey on the larvae of lepidoptera and diptera, as well as on psyllids and aphids. [7]
Orthotylus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Subfamily: | Orthotylinae |
Tribe: | Orthotylini |
Genus: |
Orthotylus Fieber, 1858 |
Synonyms [1] | |
Allocotus Puton, 1874 |
Orthotylus is a genus of bugs from the family Miridae. [2] [3] There are more than 300 described species worldwide. [4] The sheer number of species has led to the recognition of subgenera and groups, some of which may be promoted to genus level. [5] Yamsunaga recognized the genus as non-monophyletic, and without consistent diagnostic characteristics. [6]
Most of the species are plant feeders, some of them attacking important crops; however, some species also prey on the larvae of lepidoptera and diptera, as well as on psyllids and aphids. [7]