The Miridae, a hyperdiverse family containing more than 11,020 valid described species,
are discussed and the pertinent literature is reviewed. Diagnoses for the family and …

Sticky plants—those having glandular trichomes (hairs) that produce adhesive, viscous
exudates—can impede the movement of, and entrap, generalist insects. Disparate arthropod …

This chapter presents an overview of the seven infraorders and the 91 currently recognized
families of Heteroptera. For each family, it provides a brief diagnosis, selected information on …

Understanding the history and philosophy of biological systematics (phylogenetics,
taxonomy and classification of living things) is key to successful practice of the discipline. In …

During the last few years, DNA barcoding has become an efficient method for the
identification of species. In the case of insects, most published DNA barcoding studies focus …

The first comprehensive cladistic analysis of Miridae, the plant bugs, is presented based on
analysis of 3935 base pairs of mitochondrial (16S, COI) and nuclear (18S, 28SD3) DNA for …

The classification of the hyperdiverse true bug family M iridae is far from settled, and is
particularly contentious for the cosmopolitan subfamily B ryocorinae. The morphological …

Abstract The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of Argentina are catalogued. A total of 686 genera
and 2030 species are listed together with their synonyms. References are given to the …

Globalization has spread thousands of invasive insect species into new world regions, 1, 2,
3 causing severe losses in ecosystem services. Previous work proposed that plant invasions …

 Abstract Species delimitation presents a significant challenge in biology, particularly in
systematics. Here, an integrative approach is employed to assess the species boundaries of …