Miridae

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Noun

Miridae - leaf bugs Capsidae, family Capsidae, family Miridaearthropod family - any of the arthropodsHemiptera, order Hemiptera - plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)capsid, mirid, mirid bug - a variety of leaf buggenus Poecilocapsus, Poecilocapsus - a genus of Miridaegenus Lygus, Lygus - plant-sucking bugs

Miridae

[′mir·ə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology) The largest family of the Hemiptera; included in the Cimicomorpha, it contains herbivorous and predacious plant bugs which lack ocelli and have a cuneus and four-segmented antennae.

Miridae

(leaf bugs), a family of true bugs. Leaf bugs are 3–10 mm long and vary in color from straw-yellow or green to reddish brown or black. Sometimes there are markings: black stripes and dots on a light background or yellow or whitish stripes and dots on a black background. The antennae are usually longer than the head. The proboscis has four segments. The ocelli are wanting, but the wings are usually developed. There is an ovipositor. The leaf bugs are represented by a large number of cosmopolitan species. There are about 700 species in the USSR. The insects are herbivores or, less commonly, carnivores or omnivores. They inhabit herbaceous plants and trees. Crop pests include the alfalfa bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus) and the beet bug (Poeciloscytux cognatus).

Miridae

Related to Miridae: Lygaeidae, Reduviidae, Coreidae, Tingidae, Phymatidae, Rhopalidae, Alydidae, Berytidae

noun

Synonyms for Miridae

noun leaf bugs

Synonyms

Capsidae
family Capsidae
family Miridae

Related Words

arthropod family
Hemiptera
order Hemiptera
capsid
mirid
mirid bug
genus Poecilocapsus
Poecilocapsus
genus Lygus
Lygus