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Issue: Vol. 5278 No. 2: 5 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5278.2.3
Page range: 264-288
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New genera and new species of remarkably large-sized or uniquely-shaped mirine plant bugs from Taiwan (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae)

Division of Invertebrate Zoology; American Museum of Natural History; New York; NY 10024; USA
Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences; University of Hyogo / Museum of Nature and Human Activities; Hyogo; Yayoigaoka 6-chome; Sanda-shi; Hyogo 669-1546; Japan
Department of Biology; National Museum of Natural Science; 1 Guancian Rd.; Taichung; Taiwan
Hemiptera taxonomy new taxa Mirini Taiwan scanning electronic micrographs

Abstract

New taxa are proposed and described for several large-sized or uniquely-shaped mirine plant bugs from Taiwan or the northeastern Oriental Region. Two new genera, Rhopalimiris n. gen. and Taiwanocapsus n. gen. are described to accommodate three new species, Rhopalimiris amplissimus n. sp., R. gagai n. sp. and Taiwanocapsus luteocordatus n. sp., which are diagnosed and described. In addition, new species of Eocalocoris Miyamoto & Yasunaga and Eurystylus Stål, namely Eo. gotohi n. sp. and Eu. yixuanae n. sp., are also described. An updated checklist of the Taiwanese Mirini is also provided.

 

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