New Zealand Journal of Zoology abstracts

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Introduced Mirinae of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Miridae)

A. C. EYLES^*

30 Mahana Road
Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand

^*Research Associate, New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, Auckland.

Abstract  Six species of introduced Mirinae, Closterotomus norvegicus (Gmelin), Stenotus binotatus (F.), Sidnia kinbergi (Stål), Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy), Trigonotylus tenuis (Reuter), and the recently discovered Taylorilygus apicalis (Fieber) are now known to be present in New Zealand. Descriptions, diagnoses and figures, including male and female genitalia are provided. Biology, host plants, and economic importance are reviewed, and the list of host plants updated. Sidnia kinbergi has been found breeding in high numbers in carrot seed crops.

Keywords  Hemiptera; Miridae; Mirinae; Mirini; Closterotomus; Stenotus; Sidnia; Taylorilygus; Stenodemini; Megaloceroea; Trigonotylus; economic importance

Z98032
Received 30 July 1998; accepted 28 June 1999

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