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Genus
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Hahn
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Asian
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species are recognized by the following characters: Small to moderate size (2.2̅
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in total length); usually antlike in overall appearance, elongate (rarely body ovoid or elongate-oval as in
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,
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and
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, and
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFE2AC41F7F97FBB0" box="[506,670,1059,1084]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. yunganensis</emphasis>
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from continental
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) and always macropterous body form; partly clustered scale-like setae on scutellum and mesepimeron (cf.
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); presence of median band of scale-like setae on corium (posterior band variable, sometimes scattered, or partly zigzag or interrupted); often weakly curved metafemur; fleshy, apically convergent parempodia; rounded (cf.
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) or linear (
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) clustered scale-like setae on anterolateral part of abdomen (sterna III and/or IV); usually widened, more or less splayedout left paramere; ovoid to elongate-oval right paramere; C- to J-shaped (rarely nearly straight) endosoma often bearing a simple, flagellate or branched median process (MP); thick-rimmed sclerotized ring (SCR); and minutely spinulate interramal lobe (IRL) [some characters in the male and female genitalia are shared by other genera (e.g.,
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,
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) (cf.
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,
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JO)].
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,
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),
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,
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and
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provided additional diagnostic characters.
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFC20C55A79DAFA0D" author="Fukuda, K. &amp; Kataoka, K. &amp; Ozaki, M. &amp; Sasano, H. &amp; Yasunaga, T. &amp; Asanabe, H." box="[1008,1235,1382,1409]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="2" refId="ref24229" refString="Fukuda, K., Kataoka, K., Ozaki, M., Sasano, H., Yasunaga, T. &amp; Asanabe, H. (2020) A preliminary assessment of the nymphal characters for ant-mimetic plant bugs of the genus Pilophorus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Heteropterus Revista de Entomologia, 20 (2). [in press]" type="journal article" year="2020">Fukuda et al. (2020)</bibRefCitation>
also proposed the nymphal metanotal ridge (in 2nd5th instars) as a synapomorphy shared by
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members.
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFF17C5927C68FA44" bold="true" box="[199,353,1454,1480]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Distribution.</emphasis>
The majority of species are known from the Holarctic and Oriental Regions, with three Ethiopian spp. and one Australian species,
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFDDAC5EF7F9DFA60" box="[522,660,1490,1516]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. perplexus</emphasis>
Douglas &amp; Scott
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, possibly introduced from Europe (
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). The generic placement of the Ethiopian species,
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFCD6C5CB7E97F99C" box="[774,926,1526,1552]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. linnavuorii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, needs verification (see discussion below).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="61D939AAEB000C78FF17C6207FB9FA82" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="297C6A21EB000C7BFF17C6207878F869" blockId="5.[151,1437,986,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFF17C6207C42F9B8" bold="true" box="[199,331,1564,1588]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" reason="1">Discussion.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFE84C6207CC6F9B8" box="[340,463,1564,1588]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is composed of morphologically very diverse species. In SE Asia, some members are strikingly antlike because of conspicuous modification of the pronotum (cf.,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB000C7BFC2AC67D7891F9D4" authority="Yasunaga &amp; Schuh, 2013" authorityName="Yasunaga &amp; Schuh" authorityYear="2013" box="[1018,1432,1600,1625]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barbiger">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFC2AC67D797FF9D4" box="[1018,1142,1600,1624]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. barbiger</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFBADC67D7891F9D4" author="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Schuh, R. T." box="[1149,1432,1600,1625]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="1 - 18" refId="ref25863" refString="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Schuh, R. T. (2013) Morphologically novel members of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus Hahn found in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Pilophorini). American Museum Novitates, 3768, 1 - 18. https: // doi. org / 10.1206 / 3768.2" type="journal article" year="2013">Yasunaga &amp; Schuh, 2013</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, Indochina) or the scutellum (cf.,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB000C7BFE2BC6597EDEF9F0" authority="Nakatani &amp; Komatsu, 2013" authorityName="Nakatani &amp; Komatsu" authorityYear="2013" box="[507,983,1636,1660]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurifasciatus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFE2BC6597FADF9F0" box="[507,676,1636,1660]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. aurifasciatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFD7AC6587EDEF9F0" author="Nakatani, Y. &amp; Komatsu, T. &amp; Itino, T. &amp; Shimizu-Kaya, U. &amp; Itioka, R. &amp; Hashim, R. &amp; Ueda, S." box="[682,983,1636,1660]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="113 - 126" refId="ref24965" refString="Nakatani, Y., Komatsu, T., Itino, T., Shimizu-Kaya, U., Itioka, R., Hashim, R. &amp; Ueda, S. (2013) New Pilophorus species associated with myrmecophilous Macaranga trees from the Malay Peninsula and Borneo (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 156, 113 - 126. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 22119434 - 00002024" type="journal article" year="2013">Nakatani &amp; Komatsu, 2013</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
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). Most members of
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFAF2C6587895F9F0" box="[1314,1436,1636,1660]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
co-occur with certain ant species (
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;
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFD1FC6B47EBAF92C" author="Nakatani, Y. &amp; Komatsu, T. &amp; Itino, T. &amp; Shimizu-Kaya, U. &amp; Itioka, R. &amp; Hashim, R. &amp; Ueda, S." box="[719,947,1672,1696]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="113 - 126" refId="ref24965" refString="Nakatani, Y., Komatsu, T., Itino, T., Shimizu-Kaya, U., Itioka, R., Hashim, R. &amp; Ueda, S. (2013) New Pilophorus species associated with myrmecophilous Macaranga trees from the Malay Peninsula and Borneo (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 156, 113 - 126. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 22119434 - 00002024" type="journal article" year="2013">Nakatani et al. 2013</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFC6FC6B579DDF92C" author="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Schuh, R. T." box="[959,1236,1672,1697]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="1 - 18" refId="ref25863" refString="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Schuh, R. T. (2013) Morphologically novel members of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus Hahn found in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Pilophorini). American Museum Novitates, 3768, 1 - 18. https: // doi. org / 10.1206 / 3768.2" type="journal article" year="2013">Yasunaga &amp; Schuh 2013</bibRefCitation>
) and are assumed to be correlated by virtue of their myrmecomorphy. In temperate and subboreal climate zones of Asia, strikingly ant-mimetic members are not present, and most congeners have the fiddle-shaped or panduriform bodies which are more or less constricted in the middle of the hemelytra. On the other hand,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB000C7BFC0EC6C9793BF880" box="[990,1074,1781,1804]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tagoi">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFC0EC6C9793BF880" box="[990,1074,1781,1804]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">P. tagoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="B1F876A4EB000C7BFB92C6C8799EF880" box="[1090,1175,1780,1804]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1871,1895]" captionTargetBox="[165,1423,181,1847]" captionTargetId="figure-18@17.[165,1423,181,1847]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 6. Habitus images of conifer-inhabiting Pilophorus spp. (AC) and Pherolepis spp. (DH), live adults and 5th instar nymph (G). A. Pilophorus miyamotoi ♂. B. P. validicornis ♀ (image courtesy of M. Nozawa). C. P. tagoi ♀ (courtesy of M. Nozawa). D. Pherolepis hizenicus n. sp., ♂. E. Same, lateral view. F. Same, ♀. G. Same, 5th instar nymph, ♂. H. Pherolepis fasciatus ♀." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4596043" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4596043/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
) uniquely has an ovoid body shape and is not antlike (HCR 0.81̅0.89). This Japanese
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB000C7BFC82C7257ED7F8BC" box="[850,990,1817,1840]" class="Insecta" family="Noctuidae" genus="Cryptomeria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFC82C7257ED7F8BC" box="[850,990,1817,1840]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Cryptomeria</emphasis>
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specialist is externally similar to certain member of the eastern Palearctic genus
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFD8FC7007FDCF8D8" box="[607,725,1852,1876]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Pherolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
rather than
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFCB2C7007ED5F8D8" box="[866,988,1852,1876]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(as in couplet 4 of above key and
<figureCitation id="B1F876A4EB000C7BFAA1C7007DF7F8F4" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1871,1895]" captionTargetBox="[165,1423,181,1847]" captionTargetId="figure-18@17.[165,1423,181,1847]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 6. Habitus images of conifer-inhabiting Pilophorus spp. (AC) and Pherolepis spp. (DH), live adults and 5th instar nymph (G). A. Pilophorus miyamotoi ♂. B. P. validicornis ♀ (image courtesy of M. Nozawa). C. P. tagoi ♀ (courtesy of M. Nozawa). D. Pherolepis hizenicus n. sp., ♂. E. Same, lateral view. F. Same, ♀. G. Same, 5th instar nymph, ♂. H. Pherolepis fasciatus ♀." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4596043" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4596043/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Fig. 6D, F, G</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFEC5C75C7C82F8F4" box="[277,395,1888,1912]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Pherolepis</emphasis>
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species usually have the larger body, uniformly brownish coloration, almost linear antennal segment II, less scale-like setae on the thoracic pleura and abdomen, and shiny hemelytron (
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DF, H). Known host associations of
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFEA1C7947CEEF84C" box="[369,487,1960,1984]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Pherolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp. are restricted to deciduous broadleaf trees so far (
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;
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFB38C7957891F84C" author="Yasunaga, T." box="[1256,1432,1960,1985]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="111 - 351" refId="ref25660" refString="Yasunaga, T. (2001) Family Miridae Hahn, plant bugs. In: Yasunaga, T., Takai, M. &amp; Kawasawa, T. (Eds.), A Field Guide to Japanese Bugs. Vol. II. Zenkoku Noson Kyoiku Kyokai, Publishing Co. Ltd., Tokyo, pp. 2 - 96 + 111 - 351. [in Japanese]" type="book chapter" year="2001">Yasunaga, 2001</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFF47C7F17CA6F868" author="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Duwal, R. K." box="[151,431,1996,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="172 - 182" refId="ref25733" refString="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Duwal, R. K. (2016) Three new species of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus from Japan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Pilophorini). Zootaxa, 4117 (2), 172 - 182. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4117.2.2" type="journal article" year="2016">Yasunaga &amp; Duwal 2016</bibRefCitation>
), except for a Chinese pine-inhabitant,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB000C7BFC8CC7F07864F869" authority="Zhang &amp; Liu (Zhang &amp; Liu, 2009)" authorityName="Zhang &amp; Liu (Zhang &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2009" box="[860,1389,1994,2021]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pherolepis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="robustus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB000C7BFC8CC7F07EECF868" box="[860,997,1996,2020]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Ph. robustus</emphasis>
Zhang &amp; Liu (
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB000C7BFB5AC7F0786CF869" author="Zhang, X. &amp; Liu, G. Q." box="[1162,1381,1994,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" pagination="1 - 20" refId="ref26128" refString="Zhang, X. &amp; Liu, G. Q. (2009) Revision of the pilophorine plant bug genus Pherolepis Kulik, 1968 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Zootaxa, 2281 (1), 1 - 20. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2281.1.1" type="journal article" year="2009">Zhang &amp; Liu, 2009</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="297C6A21EB030C78FF17C0AB7E2EFDED" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,1294]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
Judging from the similar shape of the male and female genitalia,
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FC1AC0AB79D9FF3D" box="[970,1232,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FC1AC0AB7940FF3D" authorityName="Hahn" authorityYear="1826" box="[970,1097,151,177]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Pilophorus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FB88C0AB79D9FF3D" authorityName="Kulik" authorityYear="1968" box="[1112,1232,151,177]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pherolepis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Pherolepis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FADFC0AB7894FF3D" box="[1295,1437,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Hypseloecus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
evidently constitute a monophyletic group (Schuh &amp; Menard, 2013;
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FC72C08779C5FF5A" author="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Duwal, R. K." box="[930,1228,187,214]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="172 - 182" refId="ref25733" refString="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Duwal, R. K. (2016) Three new species of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus from Japan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Pilophorini). Zootaxa, 4117 (2), 172 - 182. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4117.2.2" type="journal article" year="2016">Yasunaga &amp; Duwal, 2016</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FB0FC0877864FF59" box="[1247,1389,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Hypseloecus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished readily from other two genera by the unique host association with
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and
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mistletoes (Schuh &amp; Menard, 2011) and possession of a pair of pleural glands (
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FBF2C13F7969FE90" box="[1058,1120,259,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">sensu</emphasis>
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). However, almost all the other diagnostic characters of
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FCCEC11B7EA5FECD" box="[798,940,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Hypseloecus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are shared by
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FBB1C11B79D4FECD" box="[1121,1245,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FACDC11B789CFECD" box="[1309,1429,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pherolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Additionally, both latter genera are equally composed of conifer- and broadleaf-inhabiting species. Some
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FAF0C1777895FEE9" authorityName="Hahn" authorityYear="1826" box="[1312,1436,331,357]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FAF0C1777895FEE9" box="[1312,1436,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species, e.g.
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FEFBC1537F63FE05" authority="Yasunaga &amp; Duwal" authorityName="Yasunaga &amp; Duwal" box="[299,618,367,393]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tagoi">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FEFBC1537C8AFE04" box="[299,387,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. tagoi</emphasis>
Yasunaga &amp; Duwal
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FD75C1537EA9FE05" authority="Schuh" authorityName="Schuh" authorityYear="1984" box="[677,928,367,393]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yunganensis">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FD75C1537E44FE04" box="[677,845,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. yunganensis</emphasis>
Schuh
</taxonomicName>
, have the ovoid or elongate-oval body form of
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FF68C1AF7C39FE21" authorityName="Kulik" authorityYear="1968" box="[184,304,403,429]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pherolepis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF68C1AF7C39FE21" box="[184,304,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pherolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
members. We cannot suggest any morphological character unequivocally demarcating each genus.
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FF47C18B7C06FE5D" authorityName="Kulik" authorityYear="1968" box="[151,271,439,465]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pherolepis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF47C18B7C06FE5D" box="[151,271,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pherolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species are currently supposed to be principally phytophagous, and their nymphal forms lack the metanotal ridge (
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF31C1E77C16FE78" box="[225,287,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">sensu</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FEF6C1E77CF3FE79" author="Fukuda, K. &amp; Kataoka, K. &amp; Ozaki, M. &amp; Sasano, H. &amp; Yasunaga, T. &amp; Asanabe, H." box="[294,506,475,501]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="2" refId="ref24229" refString="Fukuda, K., Kataoka, K., Ozaki, M., Sasano, H., Yasunaga, T. &amp; Asanabe, H. (2020) A preliminary assessment of the nymphal characters for ant-mimetic plant bugs of the genus Pilophorus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Heteropterus Revista de Entomologia, 20 (2). [in press]" type="journal article" year="2020">Fukuda et al. 2020</bibRefCitation>
); however, nymphal forms were confirmed only for
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FB91C1E77895FE79" authority="(Yasunaga, 2001)" baseAuthorityName="Yasunaga" baseAuthorityYear="2001" box="[1089,1436,475,501]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pherolepis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fasciatus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FB91C1E779DBFE79" box="[1089,1234,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ph. fasciatus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FB30C1E7789DFE79" author="Yasunaga, T." box="[1248,1428,475,501]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="111 - 351" refId="ref25660" refString="Yasunaga, T. (2001) Family Miridae Hahn, plant bugs. In: Yasunaga, T., Takai, M. &amp; Kawasawa, T. (Eds.), A Field Guide to Japanese Bugs. Vol. II. Zenkoku Noson Kyoiku Kyokai, Publishing Co. Ltd., Tokyo, pp. 2 - 96 + 111 - 351. [in Japanese]" type="book chapter" year="2001">Yasunaga, 2001</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FF17C1C37C55FD95" authority="Yasunaga &amp; Duwal &amp; Nakatani, 2020" authorityName="Yasunaga &amp; Duwal &amp; Nakatani" authorityYear="2020" box="[199,348,511,537]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pherolepis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hizenicus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF17C1C37C55FD95" box="[199,348,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Ph. hizenicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="00840B48EB030C78FEB4C1C37CA9FD95" box="[356,416,511,537]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(cf.
<figureCitation id="B1F876A4EB030C78FE05C1C37F27FD96" box="[469,558,511,538]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1871,1895]" captionTargetBox="[165,1423,181,1847]" captionTargetId="figure-18@17.[165,1423,181,1847]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 6. Habitus images of conifer-inhabiting Pilophorus spp. (AC) and Pherolepis spp. (DH), live adults and 5th instar nymph (G). A. Pilophorus miyamotoi ♂. B. P. validicornis ♀ (image courtesy of M. Nozawa). C. P. tagoi ♀ (courtesy of M. Nozawa). D. Pherolepis hizenicus n. sp., ♂. E. Same, lateral view. F. Same, ♀. G. Same, 5th instar nymph, ♂. H. Pherolepis fasciatus ♀." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4596043" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4596043/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Fig. 6H</figureCitation>
). Although
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FD62C1C37E23FD95" authorityName="Kulik" authorityYear="1968" box="[690,810,511,537]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pherolepis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FD62C1C37E23FD95" box="[690,810,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pherolepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is considered to be synonymous with
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FB09C1C3785CFD95" authorityName="Hahn" authorityYear="1826" box="[1241,1365,511,537]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FB09C1C3785CFD95" box="[1241,1365,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on available evidence, the definitive treatment is beyond a scope of this work and will depend upon the acquisition of DNA sequence data for many relevant pilophorine taxa.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="297C6A21EB030C78FF17C2577E59FC99" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,1294]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FF17C2577C4AFD09" authorityName="Hahn" authorityYear="1826" box="[199,323,619,645]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF17C2577C4AFD09" box="[199,323,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
members are currently known from the Palearctic (except for the Australian Region) and Nearctic Regions. Three species were described from the Ethiopian Region,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FC4DC2B37996FD25" authority="Schuh, 1989" authorityName="Schuh" authorityYear="1989" box="[925,1183,655,681]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lestoni">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FC4DC2B3790CFD25" box="[925,1029,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. lestoni</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FBDEC2B37996FD25" author="Schuh, R. T." box="[1038,1183,655,681]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref25188" refString="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." type="journal article" year="1989">Schuh, 1989</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FB7CC2B37DC6FD41" authority="Schuh, 1989" authorityName="Schuh" authorityYear="1989" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="linnavuorii">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FB7CC2B3784FFD25" box="[1196,1350,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. linnavuorii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FA9FC2B37DC6FD41" author="Schuh, R. T." pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref25188" refString="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." type="journal article" year="1989">Schuh, 1989</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FED8C28F7F32FD41" authority="Odhiambo, 1959" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[264,571,690,717]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilosus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FED8C28F7C7DFD41" box="[264,372,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. pilosus</emphasis>
Odhiambo, 1959
</taxonomicName>
(cf.
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FDA2C28F7E0BFD41" author="Schuh, R. T." box="[626,770,691,717]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" refId="ref25329" refString="Schuh, R. T. (2002 - 2013) On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). Available from: http: // research. amnh. org / pbi / catalog / (accessed 5 December 2020)" type="url" year="2002">Schuh, 2002</bibRefCitation>
2013); however, judging from its ovoid, non-antlike body form (habitus image available on website: https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FBA3C2EB79F9FD7E" authorityName="Hahn" authorityYear="1826" box="[1139,1264,727,754]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Pilophorus</taxonomicName>
+linnavuori),
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FA58C2EB7C1AFC99" authorityName="Schuh" authorityYear="1989" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="linnavuorii">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FA58C2EB7C1AFC99" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. linnavuorii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may eventually require placement in
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FD6BC2C77E59FC99" box="[699,848,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FD6BC2C77E45FC99" authorityName="Reuter" authorityYear="1891" box="[699,844,763,789]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Hypseloecus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Hypseloecus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="297C6A21EB030C78FF17C3237FB9FA82" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,1294]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
The Japanese fauna of
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FE17C3237F4AFCB5" authorityName="Hahn" authorityYear="1826" box="[455,579,799,825]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FE17C3237F4AFCB5" box="[455,579,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
now comprises 17 species. The majority are known to inhabit various plants (of more than two plant families) and do not appear to be host plant specific, except for
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FBAFC37F7859FCD1" box="[1151,1360,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FBAFC37F79DFFCD1" authorityName="Josifov" authorityYear="1987" box="[1151,1238,835,861]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="choii">P. choii</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FB32C37F7859FCD1" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1962" box="[1250,1360,835,861]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lucidus">P. lucidus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FA58C37F7C5AFC0D" authorityName="Josifov" authorityYear="1987" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudoperplexus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FA58C37F7C5AFC0D" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. pseudoperplexus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
restricted to fagaceous oaks (mostly
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FD3AC35B7E41FC0D" box="[746,840,871,897]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FD3AC35B7E41FC0D" box="[746,840,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Quercus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.), conifer specialists—
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FBA5C35B780CFC0C" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1961" box="[1141,1285,871,896]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Druthmarus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miyamotoi">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FBA5C35B780CFC0C" box="[1141,1285,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. miyamotoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FAC2C35B789CFC0D" authorityName="Yasunaga &amp; Duwal" authorityYear="2016" box="[1298,1429,871,897]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pinus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nakatanii">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FAC2C35B789CFC0D" box="[1298,1429,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. nakatanii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FF47C3B77DE2FC28" box="[151,235,907,932]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tagoi">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF47C3B77DE2FC28" box="[151,235,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. tagoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FECEC3B77CC8FC29" authorityName="Kerzhner" authorityYear="1977" box="[286,449,907,933]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pinus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="varidicornis">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FECEC3B77CC8FC29" box="[286,449,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. varidicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FE2CC3B77F77FC29" authorityName="Miyamoto &amp; Lee" authorityYear="1966" box="[508,638,907,933]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="okamotoi">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FE2CC3B77F77FC29" box="[508,638,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. okamotoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
currently found on a herbaceous
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FC3CC3B77950FC29" box="[1004,1113,907,933]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Artemisia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FC3CC3B77950FC29" box="[1004,1113,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Artemisia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species. Nonetheless, almost of all
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FF07C3937C5AFC45" authorityName="Hahn" authorityYear="1826" box="[215,339,943,969]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF07C3937C5AFC45" box="[215,339,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species are posited to be predaceous (cf.
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FCCDC3937937FC46" author="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Duwal, R. K." box="[797,1086,943,970]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="172 - 182" refId="ref25733" refString="Yasunaga, T. &amp; Duwal, R. K. (2016) Three new species of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus from Japan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Pilophorini). Zootaxa, 4117 (2), 172 - 182. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4117.2.2" type="journal article" year="2016">Yasunaga &amp; Duwal, 2016</bibRefCitation>
), and the pilophorine host plant associations are presumed to be influenced by the presence of acceptable prey organisms (
<bibRefCitation id="4D5217D0EB030C78FB6AC3EF7DDAFB9D" author="Schuh, R. T. &amp; Schwartz, M. D." pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="101 - 201" refId="ref25376" refString="Schuh, R. T. &amp; Schwartz, M. D. (1988) Revision of the New World Pilophorini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 187, 101 - 201." type="journal article" year="1988">Schuh &amp; Schwartz, 1988</bibRefCitation>
). Immature forms of
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FE1AC3CB7F95FB9D" authority="Yasunaga &amp; Duwal &amp; Nakatani, 2020" authorityName="Yasunaga &amp; Duwal &amp; Nakatani" authorityYear="2020" box="[458,668,1015,1041]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hyotan" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FE1AC3CB7F95FB9D" box="[458,668,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus hyotan</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="00840B48EB030C78FD75C3CB7FEAFB9D" box="[677,739,1015,1041]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(
<figureCitation id="B1F876A4EB030C78FD24C3CB7E34FB9D" box="[756,829,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1811,1835]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1787]" captionTargetId="figure-27@14.[151,1436,181,1787]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 4. Life cycle and immature stages of Pilophorus hyotan n. sp. (AH) and P. typicus (IJ), laboratory observations in Nagasaki, Japan. A. Mating pair (♂ left). B. Eggs (exposed opercula) oviposited into border part between stem and root of Artemisia sp. C. First instar nymph, just after hatching. D. Same, before molting to 2nd instar. E. Second instar nymphs. F. Third instar nymph. G. Fourth instar nymph with 5th (left). H. Fifth instar nymph with its exuvia. I. Fourth instar nymph. J. Fifth instar nymph (feeding on brine-shrimp eggs) [MTNR = metanotal ridge]." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4596037" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4596037/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Figs 4</figureCitation>
CH),
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FC5CC3CB7919FB9D" authorityName="Horvath" authorityYear="1905" box="[908,1040,1015,1041]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="setulosus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FC5CC3CB7919FB9D" box="[908,1040,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. setulosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="EEC311A2EB030C78FB9BC3CB79B1FB9C" baseAuthorityName="Distant" baseAuthorityYear="1909" box="[1099,1208,1015,1040]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Pilophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="typicus">
<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FB9BC3CB79B1FB9C" box="[1099,1208,1015,1040]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. typicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
inhabit a variety of plant taxa (see above checklist and biology section of each species). When laboratory reared, the mature females of both
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and
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easily oviposit into the leaves and stems of
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(native to
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and now widespread as a foliage houseplant) (
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and present observation, cf.
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).
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FF47C4BB7C6FFB2D" box="[151,358,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pilophorus hyotan</emphasis>
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and
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are considered to be potential candidates for IPM programs of economically important pests in agro-ecosystems (e.g.,
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,
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;
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;
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). However, many previous reports concerning
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FDF5C4F37F99FB64" box="[549,656,1231,1256]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. typicus</emphasis>
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from
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and
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(cf.
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) were obviously confused with
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<emphasis id="1BB7B633EB030C78FA58C4F37DEAFA81" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">P. hyotan</emphasis>
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(cf.
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;
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).
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