Miris is genus of true bugs belonging to the family Miridae,[1] subfamily Mirinae.[2] The genus was first described in 1794 by Johan Christian Fabricius.[3]

Miris
Miris striatus, Münster, Germany, 2004
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Miridae
Tribe: Mirini
Genus: Miris
Fabricius, 1794

Species edit

The Pan-European species directory[3] and BioLib list:

  1. Miris nebrodensis Carapezza, 1991
  2. Miris persicus (Reuter, 1876)
  3. Miris striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (as Cimex striatus L., 1758)

Species in this genus are largely found in Europe,[1] having been collected in Germany, Bulgaria, Netherlands and France;[4] there are also records from the British Isles, Scandinavia and western Russia.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Miris Fabricius, 1794". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ^ "Miris Fabricius, 1794 | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ a b "PESI portal - Miris Fabricius, 1794". www.eu-nomen.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ "Miris | Taxonomy Browser | BOLDSYSTEMS". www.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.