The nearctic mirid genusCoquillettia Uhler, 1890 and
its myrmecomorphicfemales (Phylinae)
Denise WynigerNatur-Museum Luzern, Entomologie, Kasernenplatz 6, CH-6003 Luzern, Switzerland
History of the genus Coquillettia
Uhler 1890Coquillettia insignis
Named after Mr. Coquillett (Los Angeles)
Myrmecomorphy
Micaria sp., SalticidaeHimacerus mirmicoides, Nabidae
Myrmecomorphy in Miridae
Orectoderusobliquus
Mimocorisrugicollis
Systellonotustriguttatus
females and ants
females and ants
females and ants
females and ants
females with wings
Coquillettia balli
females with wings
Polhemus & Polhemus, 1988
Coquillettia (Procoquillettia) alpina
male of Coquillettia alpina
myrmecomorphic wings males
Coquillettia alpina
Coquillettia alpina
females with wings
males with wings
only species withdark gland opening
Coquillettia nicholi
characters
characters
vesica
Revision of the genus Coquillettia
- 23 described species- one subgenera- Phylinae / Hallodapini
Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2
…more than Coquillettia
Coquillettia
n. gen #1
n. gen #2
Results
- 7 synonymes- 25 new species- altogether 41 species- two new genera- Phylinae / Phylini
Acknowledgment
Randall T. Schuh, Michael D. Schwartz,
Tom Henry, Christiane Weirauch,
Sheridan Hewson-Smith, Steve Thurston
National Science Foundation (NSF)
All institutions for Coquillettia material