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