History of changes

• Hypseloecus Reuter, O.M. 1891. Ein falscher und ein echter Sthenarus (Capsidae). Wiener Entomologische Zeitung 10: 49-51 [50].

  Type species:

   Hypseloecus visci Puton, 1888 by monotypy.
• Ambonea Odhiambo, T.R. 1961. Notes on the East African Miridae (Hemipera).-XVIII: A new genus of Pilophorini. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13 3: 393-400 [393].
• Wauella Carvalho, J.C.M. 1987. New genera and new species of Miridae from Papua New Guinea (Hemiptera). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 47: 177-187 [184].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Linnavuori R.E. 1986. Heteroptera of Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 31-197 (Ambonea synonymised)
• Schuh, R.T. 1989. Old World Pilophorini: descriptions of nine new species with additional synonymic and taxonomic changes (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). American Museum Novitates 2945: 1-16 [4] (Wauella synonymised)

History of changes

• Hypseloecus amyemi Schuh, R.T. & Menard, K. 2011. Santalalean-feeding plant bugs: ten new species in the genus Hypseloecus Reuter from Australia and South Africa (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): their hosts and placement in the Pilophorini. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 365-392 [370].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM ♂, Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, NT [24.25001S 131.5689E].
  Paratype(s) AM; AMNH; UNSW.

History of changes

• Hypseloecus amyemicola Schuh, R.T. & Menard, K. 2011. Santalalean-feeding plant bugs: ten new species in the genus Hypseloecus Reuter from Australia and South Africa (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): their hosts and placement in the Pilophorini. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 365-392 [373].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM ♂, West MacDonnel National Park, Road to Ormiston Gorge, NT [23.65001S 132.7242E].
  Paratype(s) NTM; ANIC; UNSW; AMNH.

History of changes

• Hypseloecus amyemopsis Menard, K. & Schuh, R.T. 2011. Revision of Leucophoropterini: diagnoses, key to genera, description of Australian fauna, and descriptions of new Indo-Pacific genera and species (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 361: 1-159 [375].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM ♂, 37 km W of Retreat (20 km E Manilla), NSW [30.66668S 150.8E].
  Paratype(s) AM; AMNH.

History of changes

• Hypseloecus grossi Schuh, R.T. & Menard, K. 2011. Santalalean-feeding plant bugs: ten new species in the genus Hypseloecus Reuter from Australia and South Africa (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): their hosts and placement in the Pilophorini. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 365-392 [376].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM ♂, 38 km WNW of Carinda towards Brewarrina, NSW [30.25001S 147.1667E].
  Paratype(s) AM; AMNH.

History of changes

• Hypseloecus lysiani Schuh, R.T. & Menard, K. 2011. Santalalean-feeding plant bugs: ten new species in the genus Hypseloecus Reuter from Australia and South Africa (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): their hosts and placement in the Pilophorini. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 365-392 [377].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂, 72 km N of Yunta, Nillingho Creek, SA [32.00924S 139.4523E].

History of changes

• Hypseloecus metamyemi Schuh, R.T. & Menard, K. 2011. Santalalean-feeding plant bugs: ten new species in the genus Hypseloecus Reuter from Australia and South Africa (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): their hosts and placement in the Pilophorini. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 365-392 [378].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM ♂, 37 km W of Retreat (20 km E Manilla), NSW [30.66668S 150.8E].
  Paratype(s) AM; AMNH.

History of changes

• Hypseloecus neoamyemi Schuh, R.T. & Menard, K. 2011. Santalalean-feeding plant bugs: ten new species in the genus Hypseloecus Reuter from Australia and South Africa (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): their hosts and placement in the Pilophorini. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 365-392 [379].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM ♂, 22 km W of Retreat (35 km E Manilla), NSW [30.66668 150.8833].
  Paratype(s) AM; ANIC; AMNH; UNSW; USNM.

History of changes

• Hypseloecus paramyemi Schuh, R.T. & Menard, K. 2011. Santalalean-feeding plant bugs: ten new species in the genus Hypseloecus Reuter from Australia and South Africa (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae): their hosts and placement in the Pilophorini. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 365-392 [380].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM ♂, 24.7 km W of Mitchell, QLD [26.4881S 147.7384E].
  Paratype(s) QM; AMNH; ANIC; AM.

History of changes

• Hypseloecus schuhi Symonds, C. 2012. A new species of mistletoe inhabiting plant bug from Western Australia: Hypseloecus schuhi (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Entomologica Americana 118(1): 185-191 [185].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM ♂, AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Charles Darwin Reserve, Edna Springs [29.50683°S 117.05286°E].
  Paratype(s) AMNH 1♂ 4♀ (also in WAM & UNSW).

  Type host:

   Amyema nestor (S.Moore) Danser [LORANTHACEAE]

History of changes

• Pilophorus Hahn, C.W. 1826. Icones ad Monographiam Cimicum. Nürnburg : Lechner 1 pp., 24 pls.

  Type species:

   Cimex clavatus Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1950. Names of ten genera in the Order Hemiptera (Class Insecta), based upon misidentification of type species (1) type species of Gastrodes Westwood, 1840, designated under plenary powers; (2) type species of remaining genera similarly desginated conditionally. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 4: 469-474 [474] (No. 23, exact page uncertain).
• Camaronotus Fieber, F.X. 1858. Criterien zur generischen Theilung der Phytocoriden (Capsini aut.). Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 2: 289-327 [322].

  Type species:

   Cimex clavatus Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see Reuter, O.M. 1888. Revisio synonymica Heteropterorum palaearcticorum quae descripserunt auctores vetustiores (Linné 1758-Latreille 1806) beschrieben Palaearktischen Heteropteren. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 15: 241-315, 443-812 [page unknown].
• Thaumaturgus Distant, W.L. 1909. Descriptions of Oriental Capsidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 4: 509-523 [518].

  Type species:

   Thaumaturgus typicus Distant, 1909 by monotypy.
• Alepidia Reuter, O.M. 1909. Bemerkungen über nearktische Capsiden nebst Beschreibung neuer Arten. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 36(2): 1-86 [75].

  Type species:

   Pilophorus gracilis Uhler, 1895 by monotypy.
• Bilirania Carvalho, J.C.M. 1956. On a new genus of mirid from the Biliran Island (Hemiptera). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 28: 215-216 [215].

  Type species:

   Bilirania myrmecoides Carvalho, 1956 by original designation.
• Strictotergum Zou, H.-G. 1983. A new genus and three new species of Pilophorini Reuter from China (Hemiptera: Miridae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 8: 283-287 [In Chinese and English] [283].

  Type species:

   Strictotergum castaneus Zou, 1983 by original designation.
• Biliranoides Schuh, R.T. 1984. Revision of the Phylinae (Hemiptera, Miridae) of the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177: 1-476 [27].

  Type species:

   Biliranoides kathleenae Schuh, 1984 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Baerensprung, F. 1860. Catalogus Hemipterorum Europae. Hemiptera Heteroptera Europaea systematice disposita. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 4: 1-25 [18] (synonymy of Camaronotus)
• Poppius, B. 1911. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Miriden-Fauna von Ceylon. Öfversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-Societetens Förhandlingar 53(2): 1-36 [31] (synonymy of Thaumaturgus)
• Schuh, R.T. & Schwartz, M.D. 1988. Revision of the New World Pilophorini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 187: 101-201 [110] (synonymy of Alepidia)
• Schuh, R.T. 1989. Old World Pilophorini: descriptions of nine new species with additional synonymic and taxonomic changes (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). American Museum Novitates 2945: 1-16 (synonymy of Bilirania, Strictotergum and Biliranoides)

History of changes

• Bilirania sundae Schuh, R.T. 1984. Revision of the Phylinae (Hemiptera, Miridae) of the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177: 1-476 [27].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM ♂, Sangeang Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

History of changes

• Sthenaridea Reuter, O.M. 1885. Species Capsidarum quas legit expeditio danica Galateae descripsit. Entomologisk Tidskrift 5: 195-200 [197].

  Type species:

   Sthenaridea pusilla Reuter, 1885 by monotypy.
• Paramixia Reuter, O.M. 1900. Capsidae novae mediterraneae descripsit. II. Öfversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-Societetens Förhandlingar 42: 259-267 [264].

  Type species:

   Paramixia suturalis Reuter, 1900 by monotypy.
• Demoplesia Poppius, B. 1913. Zur Kenntnis der Miriden, Isometopiden, Anthocoriden, Nabiden und Schizopteriden Ceylon's. Entomologisk Tidskrift 34: 239-260 [249].

  Type species:

   Demoplesia lutheri Poppius, 1913 by original designation.
• Cephalocapsus Poppius, B. 1914. Die Miriden der Äthiopischen Region. II Macrolophinae, Heterotominae, Phylinae. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 44: 1-138 [88].

  Type species:

   Cephalocapsus clypealis Poppius, 1914 by original designation.
• Schroederiella Poppius, B. 1914. Die Miriden der Äthiopischen Region. II Macrolophinae, Heterotominae, Phylinae. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 44: 1-138 [88].

  Type species:

   Schroederiella nigra Poppius, 1914 by original designation.
• Troitskiella Poppius, B. 1914. Die Miriden der Äthiopischen Region. II Macrolophinae, Heterotominae, Phylinae. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 44: 1-138 [81].

  Type species:

   Troitskiella minuta Poppius, 1914 by original designation.
• Cephalocapsidea Poppius, B. 1915. H. Sauter's Formosa–Ausbeute: Nabidae, Anthocoridae, Termatophylidae, Miridae, Isometopidae und Ceratocombidae (Hemiptera). Arch. Naturv. Christiania 80A(8): 1-80 [71].

  Type species:

   Cephalocapsidea rufescens Poppius, 1915 by original designation.
• Orthotylellus Knight, H.H. 1935. Miridae and Anthocoridae. pp. 193–228 in, Insects of Samoa and other Samoan terrestrial Arthropoda. Part II. Hemiptera. Fasc. 5. London : William Cloves & Sons Ltd. [206].

  Type species:

   Orthotylellus samoanus Knight, 1935 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Wagner, E. 1970. Über Paramixia Reuter, 1900 (Hem. Het. Miridae). Nachrichenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologie 19: 1-5 [3] (synonymy of Schroederiella)
• Schuh, R.T. 1974. The Orthotylinae and Phylinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) of South Africa with a phylogenetic analysis of the ant-mimetic tribes of the two subfamilies for the world. Entomologica Americana 47: 1-332 [210] (synonymy of Cephalocapsus, Troitskiella and Orthotylellus)
• Schuh, R.T. 1984. Revision of the Phylinae (Hemiptera, Miridae) of the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177: 1-476 [37] (synonymy of Cephalocapsidea)
• Schuh, R.T. & Schwartz, M.D. 1988. Revision of the New World Pilophorini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 187: 101-201 [184] (synonymy of Paramixia)
• Schuh, R.T. 1989. Old World Pilophorini: descriptions of nine new species with additional synonymic and taxonomic changes (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). American Museum Novitates 2945: 1-16 [2] (synonymy of Demoplesia)

History of changes

• Paramixia pacificae Schuh, R.T. 1984. Revision of the Phylinae (Hemiptera, Miridae) of the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177: 1-476 [39].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM ♂, Canala, New Caledonia.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 61♂ 246♀; BPBM; ZMUC; USNM ♂.

History of changes

• Deraeocoris piceoniger Motschulsky, V. von 1863. Essai d'un catalogue des insectes de l'îIle Ceylan. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 36(3): 1-153 [84].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, environs de Colombo, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon).
• Sthenaridea pusilla Reuter, O.M. 1885. Species Capsidarum quas legit expeditio danica Galateae descripsit. Entomologisk Tidskrift 5: 195-200 [198].

  Type data:

   Lectotype ZMUC ♀, Bengal (as Bengalen).
  Paralectotype(s) ZMUC ♀.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Schuh, R.T. & Schwartz, M.D. 1988. Revision of the New World Pilophorini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 187: 101-201 [185].
• Psallus singalensis Distant, W.L. 1904. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota (Heteroptera). London : Taylor & Francis Vol. 2(2) xvii 243-503 pp. [482].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♀, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon).

  Subsequent designation references:

  Onder, F. 1973. Reassignment of some Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) described by W.L. Distant. Oriental Insects 7: 221-223 [222].
• Demoplesia lutheri Poppius, B. 1913. Zur Kenntnis der Miriden, Isometopiden, Anthocoriden, Nabiden und Schizopteriden Ceylon's. Entomologisk Tidskrift 34: 239-260 [251].

  Type data:

   Holotype UZMH ♂, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon).
• Cephalocapsidea obscurata Poppius, B. 1915. H. Sauter's Formosa–Ausbeute: Nabidae, Anthocoridae, Termatophylidae, Miridae, Isometopidae und Ceratocombidae (Hemiptera). Arch. Naturv. Christiania 80A(8): 1-80 [72].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNH ♀, Takao, Taiwan (as Formosa).
• Orthotylellus samoanus nigrellus Knight, H.H. 1935. Miridae and Anthocoridae. pp. 193–228 in, Insects of Samoa and other Samoan terrestrial Arthropoda. Part II. Hemiptera. Fasc. 5. London : William Cloves & Sons Ltd. [207].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM, Malololelei, Upolu, Samoa.
  Paratype(s) BPBM.
• Orthotylellus brunnescens Usinger, R.L. 1946. Hemiptera Heteroptera of Guam. pp. 11–103 in, Insects of Guam, II. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 189. [81].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM ♂, Piti, Guam.
  Paratype(s) BPBM 13 specimens.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Bergroth, E. 1921. On the types of the exotic Hemiptera Heteroptera described by V. Motschulsky. Revue Russe d'Entomologie 17: 96-109 [107] (synonymy of Sthenaridea pusilla)
• Schuh, R.T. 1984. Revision of the Phylinae (Hemiptera, Miridae) of the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177: 1-476 [45] (synonymy of Cephalocapsidea obscurata, Orthotylellus samoanus nigrellus and Orthotylellus brunnescens)
• Schuh, R.T. & Schwartz, M.D. 1988. Revision of the New World Pilophorini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 187: 101-201 [185] (synonymy of Psallus singalensis)
• Schuh, R.T. 1989. Old World Pilophorini: descriptions of nine new species with additional synonymic and taxonomic changes (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). American Museum Novitates 2945: 1-16 [2] (synonymy of Demoplesia lutheri)

History of changes

• Cephalocapsidea rufescens Poppius, B. 1915. H. Sauter's Formosa–Ausbeute: Nabidae, Anthocoridae, Termatophylidae, Miridae, Isometopidae und Ceratocombidae (Hemiptera). Arch. Naturv. Christiania 80A(8): 1-80 [71].

  Type data:

   Lectotype UZMH ♂, Fuhosho, Taiwan (as Formosa).
  Paralectotype(s) DEIB ♀.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Schuh, R.T. 1984. Revision of the Phylinae (Hemiptera, Miridae) of the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177: 1-476 [43].
• Orthotylellus samoanus Knight, H.H. 1935. Miridae and Anthocoridae. pp. 193–228 in, Insects of Samoa and other Samoan terrestrial Arthropoda. Part II. Hemiptera. Fasc. 5. London : William Cloves & Sons Ltd. [207].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♀, Pago Pago, Tutuila, Samoa.
  Paratype(s) BMNH 4♀.
• Orthotylellus rufescens Usinger, R.L. 1946. Hemiptera Heteroptera of Guam. pp. 11–103 in, Insects of Guam, II. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 189. [79].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM ♂, Mt Chachao, Guam.
  Paratype(s) BPBM 31 specimens.
• Orthotylellus pallescens Usinger, R.L. 1946. Hemiptera Heteroptera of Guam. pp. 11–103 in, Insects of Guam, II. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 189. [80].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM ♂, Inarajan, Guam.
  Paratype(s) BPBM 21 specimens.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Schuh, R.T. 1984. Revision of the Phylinae (Hemiptera, Miridae) of the Indo-Pacific. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177: 1-476 [42]

History of changes