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The nearctic mirid genus Coquillettia Uhler, 1890 and its myrmecomorphic females (Phylinae)

The nearctic mirid genus Coquillettia Uhler, 1890 and its myrmecomorphic females (Phylinae). Denise Wyniger Natur-Museum Luzern, Entomologie, Kasernenplatz 6, CH-6003 Luzern, Switzerland. History of the genus Coquillettia. Uhler 1890 Coquillettia insignis.

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The nearctic mirid genus Coquillettia Uhler, 1890 and its myrmecomorphic females (Phylinae)

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  1. The nearctic mirid genusCoquillettia Uhler, 1890 and its myrmecomorphicfemales (Phylinae) Denise WynigerNatur-Museum Luzern, Entomologie, Kasernenplatz 6, CH-6003 Luzern, Switzerland

  2. History of the genus Coquillettia Uhler 1890 Coquillettia insignis Named after Mr. Coquillett (Los Angeles)

  3. Myrmecomorphy Himacerus mirmicoides, Nabidae Micaria sp., Salticidae

  4. Myrmecomorphy in Miridae Orectoderus obliquus Systellonotus triguttatus Mimocoris rugicollis

  5. females and ants

  6. females and ants

  7. females and ants

  8. females and ants

  9. females with wings Coquillettia balli

  10. females with wings Polhemus & Polhemus, 1988 Coquillettia (Procoquillettia) alpina

  11. male of Coquillettia alpina

  12. myrmecomorphic wings males Coquillettia alpina

  13. Coquillettia alpina males with wings females with wings only species with dark gland opening

  14. Coquillettianicholi

  15. characters

  16. characters

  17. vesica

  18. Revision of the genus Coquillettia • 23 described species • one subgenera • Phylinae / Hallodapini

  19. …more than Coquillettia Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2

  20. Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2

  21. Results • 7 synonymes • 25 new species • altogether 41 species • two new genera • Phylinae / Phylini

  22. 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

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