''Dicyphus'' is a genus of
plant bug
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 plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the ...
s in the family
Miridae
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 plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the ...
. There are at least 70 described species in ''Dicyphus''.
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Species
These 79 species belong to the genus ''Dicyphus'':
* '' Dicyphus agilis'' (Uhler, 1877) i
* '' Dicyphus albonasutus'' Wagner, 1951 c g
* '' Dicyphus alkannae'' Seidenstucker, 1956 c g
* '' Dicyphus alluaudi'' Vidal, 1952 c g
* '' Dicyphus annulatus'' (Wolff, 1804) c g
* '' Dicyphus azadicus'' Linnavuori and Hosseini, 1999 c g
* '' Dicyphus baezi'' Ribes, 1983 c g
* '' Dicyphus bolivari'' Lindberg, 1934 c g
* '' Dicyphus botrydis'' Rieger, 2002 c g
* '' Dicyphus brachypterus'' Knight, 1943 i
* '' Dicyphus californicus'' (Stål, 1859) i
* '' Dicyphus cerastii'' Wagner, 1951 c g
* ''Dicyphus cerutti
''Dicyphus'' is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 70 described species in ''Dicyphus''.
Species
These 79 species belong to the genus ''Dicyphus'':
* '' Dicyphus agilis'' (Uhler, 1877)
* '' Dicyphus albonasutus'' Wa ...
'' Wagner, 1946 c g
* '' Dicyphus confusus'' Kelton, 1980 i
* '' Dicyphus constrictus'' (Boheman, 1852) c g
* '' Dicyphus crudus'' Van Duzee, 1916 i
* '' Dicyphus deylamanus'' Linnavuori and Hosseini, 1999 c g
* '' Dicyphus digitalidis'' Josifov, 1958 c g
* '' Dicyphus diplaci'' Knight, 1968 i
* '' Dicyphus discrepans'' Knight, 1923 i c g b
* '' Dicyphus eckerleini'' Wagner, 1963 c g
* '' Dicyphus elongatus'' Van Duzee, 1917 i
* '' Dicyphus epilobii'' Reuter, 1883 c g
* '' Dicyphus errans'' (Wolff, 1804) c g
* '' Dicyphus escalerae'' Lindberg, 1934 c g
* '' Dicyphus famelicus'' (Uhler, 1878) i c g b
* '' Dicyphus fieberi'' Stichel, 1938 c g
* '' Dicyphus flavoviridis'' Tamanini, 1949 c g
* '' Dicyphus furcifer'' Muminov, 1978 c g
* ''Dicyphus geniculatus
''Dicyphus'' is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 70 described species in ''Dicyphus''.
Species
These 79 species belong to the genus ''Dicyphus'':
* '' Dicyphus agilis'' (Uhler, 1877)
* '' Dicyphus albonasutus'' Wa ...
'' (Fieber, 1858) c g
* '' Dicyphus globulifer'' (Fallen, 1829) c g
* '' Dicyphus gracilentus'' Parshley, 1923 i c g
* '' Dicyphus gracilis'' (Poppius, 1914) c
* '' Dicyphus heissi'' Ribes and Baena, 2006 c g
* ''Dicyphus hesperus
''Dicyphus hesperus'' is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is a generalist predator of other insects and also feeds on plant tissues. It is native to North America and has been used there in biological control of agricultural pests ...
'' Knight, 1943 i c g b
* '' Dicyphus hyalinipennis'' (Burmeister, 1835) c g
* '' Dicyphus incognitus'' Neimorovets, 2006 c g
* '' Dicyphus josifovi'' Rieger, 1995 c g
* '' Dicyphus lindbergi'' Wagner, 1951 c g
* '' Dicyphus linnavuorii'' Wagner, 1967 c g
* '' Dicyphus maroccanus'' Wagner, 1951 c g
* '' Dicyphus martinoi'' Josifov, 1958 c g
* '' Dicyphus matocqi'' Ribes and Baena, 2006 c g
* '' Dicyphus melanocerus'' Reuter, 1901 c g
* '' Dicyphus miyamotoi'' Yasunaga g
* '' Dicyphus montandoni'' Reuter, 1888 c g
* '' Dicyphus nigrifrons'' Reuter, 1906 c g
* '' Dicyphus orientalis'' Reuter, 1879 c g
* '' Dicyphus paddocki'' Knight, 1968 i c g
* '' Dicyphus pallicornis'' (Fieber, 1861) i c g
* '' Dicyphus pallidus'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836) i c g
* '' Dicyphus parkheoni'' Lee and Kerzhner, 1995 c g
* '' Dicyphus pauxillus'' Muminov, 1978 c g
* '' Dicyphus peruanus'' Carvalho and Melendez, 1986 c g
* '' Dicyphus phaceliae'' Knight, 1968 i
* '' Dicyphus poneli'' Matocq and Ribes, 2004 c g
* '' Dicyphus regulus'' (Distant, 1909) c g
* '' Dicyphus rhododendri'' Dolling, 1972 i
* '' Dicyphus ribesi'' Knight, 1968 i
* '' Dicyphus rivalis'' Knight, 1943 i
* '' Dicyphus rubi'' Knight, 1968 i
* '' Dicyphus rubicundus'' Blöte, 1929 c g
* '' Dicyphus rubusensis'' Penalver and Baena, 2000 c g
* '' Dicyphus rufescens'' Van Duzee, 1917 i
* '' Dicyphus sedilloti'' Puton, 1886 c g
* '' Dicyphus seleucus'' Seidenstucker, 1969 c g
* '' Dicyphus sengge'' Hutchinson, 1934 c g
* '' Dicyphus similis'' Kelton, 1980 i
* '' Dicyphus stachydis'' J. Sahlberg, 1878 c g
* '' Dicyphus stitti'' Knight, 1968 i c g
* '' Dicyphus tamaninii'' Wagner, 1951 c g
* '' Dicyphus testaceus'' Reuter, 1879 c g
* '' Dicyphus thoracicus'' Reuter, 1879 c g
* '' Dicyphus tibialis'' Kelton, 1980 i
* '' Dicyphus tinctus'' Knight, 1943 i
* '' Dicyphus tumidifrons'' Ribes, 1997 c g
* '' Dicyphus umbertae'' Sanchez & Cassis, 2006 g
* '' Dicyphus usingeri'' Knight, 1943 i
* '' Dicyphus vestitus'' Uhler, 1895 i c g
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.
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