Revision of the North American plant bug genus Megalopsallus Knight : with the description of eight new species from the West (Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae)

Title Variants

Alternative: Revision of Megalopsallus

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3305

By

Schuh, Randall T.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2000

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Title from caption.

"13 December, 2000."

"Megalopsallus Knight is revised, with 29 valid species recognized; 8 species are described as new and 13 previously described species are newly treated as junior synonyms. Merinocapsus Knight is treated as a junior synonym of Megalopsallus. The species Europiella albipubscens Knight and Europiella monticola Knight, formerly placed in Megalopsallus are treated as incertae sedis and belonging to Europiella, respectively. Habitus and male genitalic illustrations are provided for all Megalopsallus species; scanning micrographs of the head, scent-gland evaporatory area, vestiture, and pretarsus are included for selected species. A key to males is presented. The majority of Megalopsallus spp. are recorded from dry interior portions of the American West; two species are recorded from the Gulf Coast and East Coast of the United States. Host information is presented for most species, indicating an obligate association with halophytes, most in the families Ephedraceae (Ephedrales) and Chenopodiaceae and Solanaceae (Angiospermae). The relationships of Megalopsallus within the Phylini are discussed"--P. [1].

Subjects

Classification , Insects , Megalopsallus , Miridae , North America , West (U.S.)

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3305, 2000

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2000)305<0001:ROTNAP>2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 45796451