''Macrolophus'' is a genus of
plant bugs 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 20 described species in ''Macrolophus''.
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Species
These 28 species belong to the genus ''Macrolophus'':
* '' Macrolophus aragarsanus'' Carvalho, 1945 c g
* '' Macrolophus basicornis'' (Stål, 1860) c g
* '' Macrolophus brevicornis'' Knight c g b
* ''Macrolophus caliginosus
''Macrolophus caliginosus'' is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is omnivorous and both preys on insects and feeds on plant tissues. It is used in Europe in the biological control of whitefly in tomatoes grown under glass.
Descrip ...
'' Wagner, 1951 c g
* '' Macrolophus costalis'' Fieber, 1858 c g
* '' Macrolophus crudus'' (Van Duzee, 1916) c g
* '' Macrolophus cuiabanus'' Carvalho, 1945 c g
* '' Macrolophus cuibanus'' Carvalho g
* '' Macrolophus diffractus'' (Van Duzee, 1923) c g
* '' Macrolophus epilobii'' V. Putshkov, 1978 c g
* '' Macrolophus ethiopius'' Cassis, 1986 c g
* '' Macrolophus glaucescens'' Fieber, 1858 c g
* '' Macrolophus hexaradiatus'' Carvalho and Carpintero, 1986 c g
* '' Macrolophus innotatus'' Carvalho, 1968 c g
* '' Macrolophus klotho'' Linnavuori, 1992 c g
* '' Macrolophus longicornis'' (Poppius, 1914) c
* '' Macrolophus lopezi'' (Van Duzee, 1923) i c g
* '' Macrolophus melanotoma'' (A. Costa, 1853) c g
* '' Macrolophus mimuli'' Knight, 1968 i c g
* '' Macrolophus pericarti'' Heiss and Ribes, 1998 c g
* '' Macrolophus praeclarus'' (Distant, 1884) c g
* '' Macrolophus punctatus'' Carvalho, 1968 c g
* ''Macrolophus pygmaeus
''Macrolophus pygmaeus'' is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe except the high north, south to north Africa and east to Asia Minor then to Central Asia
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregio ...
'' (Rambur, 1839) i c g b
* '' Macrolophus rivalis'' (Knight, 1943) c g
* '' Macrolophus saileri'' Carvalho, 1947 c g
* '' Macrolophus separatus'' (Uhler, 1894) i c g b
* '' Macrolophus tenuicornis'' Blatchley, 1926 i c g b
* '' Macrolophus usingeri'' (Knight, 1943) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Miridae genera
Dicyphini
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