New genera and species of Phylini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) are described from Mexico and the western United States and two new combinations are created. Roburocoris n. gen. accommodates Psallus maculosus Knight, 1925 and three new species. The four species have a wide distribution in the southwestern United States and Mexico for the most part and are collected on various species of Quercus (Fagaceae). Viscacoris n. gen. is created for Plagiognathus phoradendronae Knight, 1929 and comprises four species from Mexico and the southwestern United States. The four species are recorded from mistletoe (Viscaceae).
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1 January 2009
Two New Genera of Phylini, Roburocoris and Viscacoris, from Mexico and the Southwestern United States (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae)
Christiane Weirauch
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biodiversity
host plant associations
plant bug
Western Nearctic