Liocoris

Liocoris
	Liocoris tripustulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Infraorder:	Cimicomomorpha
Superfamily:	Miroidea
Family:	Miridae
Subfamily:	Mirinae
Genus:	Liocoris; Fieber, 1858

Liocoris is a genus of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It has only one species.

In 1955 it was briefly considered as the home of the "Lygus bugs" due to the morphological studies of Kelton,^[1] but the decision of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) in 1963^[2] allowed them to stay in genus Lygus.^[3] The species that Kenton described in 1955 as Liocoris are now classified as Lygus.^[4]

Species

Liocoris tripustulatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Reclassified

Liocoris borealis is now Lygus borealis (Kelton, 1955)
Liocoris rufidorsus is now Lygus rufidorsus (Kelton, 1955)
Liocoris unctuosus is now Lygus unctuosus (Kelton, 1955)

References

^ Kelton, Leonard A. (1955). "Genera and subgenera of the Lygus complex (Hemiptera: Miridae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 87 (7): 277–301. doi:10.4039/ent87277-7.
^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Opinion 667 (1963)
^ Henry, Thomas J. and Lattin, J. D. (1987). "Taxonomic status, biological attributes, and recommendations for future work on the genus Lygus (Heteroptera: Miridae)". In R. C. Hedlund, R. C. and Graham, H. M. (ed.). Economic Importance and Biological Control of Lygus and Adelphocoris in North America (PDF). (ARS-64). Washington, D.C.: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. pp. 54–68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2014. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Kelton, Leonard A. (1975). "The lygus bugs (genus Lygus Hahn) of North America (Heteroptera: Miridae)". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 95: 1–101. doi:10.4039/entm10795fv.

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[1] Kelton, Leonard A. (1955). "Genera and subgenera of the Lygus complex (Hemiptera: Miridae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 87 (7): 277–301. doi:10.4039/ent87277-7.

[2] International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Opinion 667 (1963)

[3] Henry, Thomas J. and Lattin, J. D. (1987). "Taxonomic status, biological attributes, and recommendations for future work on the genus Lygus (Heteroptera: Miridae)". In R. C. Hedlund, R. C. and Graham, H. M. (ed.). Economic Importance and Biological Control of Lygus and Adelphocoris in North America (PDF). (ARS-64). Washington, D.C.: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. pp. 54–68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2014. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Kelton, Leonard A. (1975). "The lygus bugs (genus Lygus Hahn) of North America (Heteroptera: Miridae)". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 95: 1–101. doi:10.4039/entm10795fv.

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