Synopsis of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Atlantic Forest Dominion, Espírito Santo State, Brazil: keys, diagnoses, new species, plant associations, and geographic distribution. Part I: Bryocorinae, Cylapinae and Deraeocorinae. Author Ferreira, Paulo Sérgio Fiuza Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Entomologia (Full Professor retired), Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, s / n, Viçosa, MG 36570 - 900, Brazil. Author Martins, David Dos Santos Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural, Rua Afonso Sarlo, 160, Bento Ferreira, Vitória / ES 29052 - 010, Brazil. Author Ferreira, Luciano Santana Fiuza Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Bacharelando em Cooperativismo, Departamento de Economia Rural, Edifício Edson Potsch Magalhães-R. Purdue, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Author Fornazier, Maurício José Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Incaper), Domingos Martins, ES, Brazil. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-06-12 5468 2 201 254 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5468.2.1 journal article 298417 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.2.1 ad0e6247-faa5-4276-a51e-0834afe872cf 1175-5326 11615431 4AD95CF2-297D-40F4-9DA4-71EC980499AA Neella lutescens (Stål) ( Fig. 6-L ) Eccritotarsus lutescens Stål, 1860:57 . Neella lutescens : Bergroth 1922:17 (note, new combination); Carvalho 1957:113 (catalog). Diagnosis. Species about 6.0 mm long; color uniformly yellowish to luteo red, except for eyes, antennae, and tibiae; antennal segment I usually black pale on the extreme apex; posterior tarsi black or fuscous; and cuneus longer than wide at the base. Males with posterior femora unicolorous and the right paramere not branched at the tip (Carvalho, 1945B). Male genitalia as figure 11-G. Plant Associations. Araceae : Philodendron spp . ( Barbosa et al. 2019 ); Philodendron propinquum Schott (Nogueira et al. 2019A). Distribution. Brazil ( Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo (Carvalho 1945B), Espírito Santo * (Linhares (M.I.R. 21); Paraguay ( Carvalho 1957 ); Peru ( Carvalho & Ferreira 1972 ). Espírito Santo material examined. Brazil : Espírito Santo : 2♀ Arm. F.N. , manta 1638, M.I. R . 21, 21/X/90 . Remarks. Barbosa et al. (2019) investigated the pollination of Philodendron ( Araceae ) and reported the frequent presence of Neella lutescens nymphs and adults in inflorescences throughout the flowering cycle.Although N. lutescens is very common in the inflorescences of many Philodendron species , the insect-plant relationship between them needs additional study.