Orthotylus
| Orthotylus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Subfamily: | Orthotylinae |
| Tribe: | Orthotylini |
| Genus: |
Orthotylus Fieber, 1858 |
| Synonyms | |
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Allocotus Puton, 1874 |
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Allocotus Puton, 1874
Diommatus Uhler, 1887
Ericinellus Linnavuori, 1994
Halocapsus Puton, 1878
Kiiorthotylus Yasunaga, 1993
Litocoris Fieber, 1860
Litosoma Douglas and Scott, 1865
Macrotyloides Van Duzee, 1916
Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875
Neomecomma Southwood, 1953
Neopachylops Wagner, 1956
Pachylops Fieber, 1858
Parapachylops Ehanno and Matocq, 1990
Pinocapsus Southwood, 1953
Pseudorthotylus Poppius, 1914
Tichorhinus Fieber, 1858
Orthotylus is a genus of bugs from the Miridae family. There are more than 300 described species worldwide. The sheer number of species has led to the recognition of subgenera and groups, some of which may be promoted to genus level. Yamsunaga recognized the genus as non-monophyletic, and without consistent diagnositic characteristics.
Most of the species are plant feeders, some of them attacking important crops; however, some species also prey on the larvae of lepidoptera and diptera, as well as on psyllids and aphids.
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