''Distantiella'' is a genus of African bugs, of the family

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or "capsids", named after

William Lucas Distant William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist. Biography Early years Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distantspecies:B.R. Subba Rao, Rao, B.R ...

. This genus is placed in the subtribe

Odoniellina ''Dicyphini'' is a tribe of bugs in the family Miridae. Subtribes and Genera The ''On-line Systematic Catalogue of Plant Bugs'' includes: Subtribe Dicyphina * '' Campyloneura'' Fieber, 1861 * '' Campyloneuropsis'' Poppius, 1914 * '' Chius'' * ...

: which has been included in

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Dicyphini or Monaloniini.

Species

The

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Distantiella collarti ''Distantiella'' is a genus of African Heteroptera, bugs, of the family Miridae or "capsids", named after William Lucas Distant. This genus is placed in the subtribe Odoniellina: which has been included in Tribe (biology), tribes Dicyphini or Mo ...

'' (Schouteden, 1935) # '' Distantiella theobroma'' (Distant, 1909) - type species (as ''Sahlbergella theobroma'' Distant)

Description, distribution and importance

Species of Distantiella are very similar to each other externally and the genus is most similar to ''

Sahlbergella ''Sahlbergella'' is a genus of African bugs in the family Miridae and tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Odoniellina). Species are mostly distributed in Africa, where ''S. singularis'' is a major insect pest of cacao: causing damage similar to ''Distan ...

'': the latter genus differs in hind

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have "regular setation" as opposed to dense setatition in this genus.Namyatova AA, Cassis G (2016) Systematics of the tribe Monaloniini ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'', 176, 36–136. Both species are distributed in Tropical Africa and their host plants are known to include various species of

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...

and ''

Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...

'' spp. ''D. theobroma'' is a major insect pest of cacao: causing damage similar to ''

Sahlbergella singularis ''Sahlbergella'' is a genus of African bugs in the family Miridae and tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Odoniellina). Species are mostly distributed in Africa, where ''S. singularis'' is a major insect pest of cacao: causing damage similar to ''Distan ...

'' in tropical Africa and ''

Helopeltis The genus ''Helopeltis'', also known as mosquito bugs, is a group of Heteropterans in the family Miridae (capsid bugs) and tribe Dicyphini. They include important pests of various crops, including cacao, cashew, cotton and tea. Now in a different ...

'' spp. in SE Asia.Entwistle PF (1972) ''Pests of Cocoa'', Longmans, London, 779 pp.

References

External links

* {{taxonbar, from=Q21221244 Miridae genera Hemiptera of Africa