Capsus Explained

Capsus is a genus of mirid bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.^[1]

Species

Current and extinct species:^[2] (Dagger,, indicates extinct.)

• Capsus annulicornis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
• Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Capsus aurulentus (Schilling, 1837)
• Capsus capitatus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
• Capsus ceratophyllon Costa, O., 1834
• Capsus cinctus (Kolenati, 1845)
• Capsus coxalis Mulsant and Rey, 1852
• Capsus darsius Distant, 1904
• Capsus gibbicollis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
• Capsus intaminatus Walker, 1873
• Capsus lacus S. Scudder, 1890
• Capsus marginicollis Walker, 1873
• Capsus obsolefactus S. Scudder, 1890
• Capsus pallescens Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
• Capsus palustris Kulik, 1977
• Capsus pegasus Distant, 1904
• Capsus peregrinus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
• Capsus pilifer Remane, 1950
• Capsus punctipes Mulsant and Rey, 1852
• Capsus semiclusus Walker, 1873
• Capsus subirroratus Walker, 1873
• Capsus tristis Scholtz, 1847
• Capsus wagneri Remane, 1950
• Capsus waltlii Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835

Species formerly classified as Caspus

• Capsus affinis reclassified as Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
• Capsus ambulans reclassified as Mecomma ambulans (Fallén, 1807)
• Capsus antennatus reclassified as Teratocoris antennatus (Boheman, 1852)
• Capsus bicolor reclassified as Platytylus bicolor (Lepeletier and Serville, 1825)
• Capsus brevicollis Meyer-Dur, 1843 junior synonym of Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze, 1778)
• Capsus caligineus reclassified as Cyrtocapsus caligineus (Stål, 1859)
• Capsus caricis reclassified as Cyrtorhinus caricis (Fallén, 1807)
• Capsus coccineus reclassified as Pseudoloxops coccineus (Meyer-Dür, 1843)
• Capsus cyrtopeltis reclassified as Stethoconus cyrtopeltis (Flor, 1860)
• Capsus darwini reclassified as Dagbertus darwini (Butler, 1877)
• Capsus elegantulus Meyer-Dür, 1843 junior synonym of Cyrtorhinus caricis (Fallén, 1807)
• Capsus exsanguis reclassified as Megalocoleus exsanguis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
• Capsus flavipes reclassified as Plagiognathus flavipes (Provancher, 1872)
• Capsus geminus Flor, 1860 synonym for Tytthus pubescens (Knight, 1931)^[3]
• Capsus lineolatus reclassified as Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze, 1778)
• Capsus maerkelii reclassified as Pithanus maerkelii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
• Capsus magnicornis reclassified as Atractotomus magnicornis (Fallén, 1807)
• Capsus media reclassified as Lopidea media (Say, 1832)
• Capsus mimus reclassified as Dysdercus mimus (Say, 1932)
• Capsus modestus reclassified as Phoenicocoris modestus (Meyer-Dür, 1843)
• Capsus nubilus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836 synonym for Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839)^[4]
• Capsus nubilus Say, 1832 reclassified as Neurocolpus nubilus (Say, 1832)
• Capsus pallidus reclassified as Dicyphus pallidus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836)
• Capsus roseus reclassified as Conostethus roseus (Fallén, 1829)
• Capsus rotermundi reclassified as Sthenarus rotermundi (Scholtz, 1847)
• Capsus rutilus Stichel, 1930 junior synonym for Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Capsus solani reclassified as Irbisia solani (Heidemann, 1910)
• Capsus stygicus reclassified as Slaterocoris stygicus (Say, 1832)
• Capsus tenuicornis reclassified as Cylapus tenuicornis (Say, 1832)
• Capsus tumidicornis reclassified as Heterocordylus tumidicornis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
• Capsus tyrannus (Fabricius, 1781) junior synonym for Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Capsus vitellinus reclassified as Parapsallus vitellinus (Scholtz, 1847)
• Capsus vitripennis reclassified as Hyaliodes vitripennis (Say, 1832)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schuh, R. T.. 2002–2013. References for genus Capsus Fabricius, 1803. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).
2. Web site: Schuh, R. T.. 2002–2013. Family: Miridae. On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).
3. Book: Henry, Thomas J. . Wheeler, A. G. Jr.. 1988. Family Miridae Hahn, 1833 (= Capsidae Burmeister, 1835). The Plant Bugs. 251 - 507. Henry, Thomas J.. Froeschner, Richard C.. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden. E. J. Brill. 978-0-916846-44-2.
4. Hillert, Oliver . Jäckel, Barbara . Plate, Hans-Peter . 2002. Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur 1839)(Heteroptera, Miridae)–ein interessanter Nützling im biologischen Pflanzenschutz (Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur 1839)(Heteroptera, Miridae)– an interesting beneficial insect for biological protection of plants). German. Gesunde Pflanzen. 54. 3/4. 66 - 73. 10.1046/j.1439-0345.2002.02001.x . 43346934 .