Irbisia

Irbisia is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 20 described species in Irbisia.[1][2][3] These black insects are 5–8 mm in length. They are also called black grass bugs as they are common in spring grasses.[4]

Irbisia
Irbisia sericans on a blade of grass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Subfamily: Mirinae
Tribe: Mirini
Genus: Irbisia
Reuter, 1875
Synonyms[1]
  • Thyrillus Uhler, 1894

Species

These 25 species belong to the genus Irbisia:

References

  1. "Irbisia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Irbisia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780520288744.

Further reading

  • Kerzhner, I. M.; Josifov, M. (1999). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 3: Cimicimorpha II: Miridae. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-19-1.
  • "On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane; Wheeler, Ward C. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis". Systematic Entomology. 34 (1): 15–48. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.498.8756. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x.


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