The nearctic mirid genus Coquillettia Uhler, 1890 and its myrmecomorphic females (Phylinae) Denise Wyniger Natur-Museum Luzern, Entomologie, Kasernenplatz.

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The nearctic mirid genus Coquillettia Uhler, 1890 and its myrmecomorphic females (Phylinae) Denise Wyniger Natur-Museum Luzern, Entomologie, Kasernenplatz 6, CH-6003 Luzern, Switzerland

History of the genus Coquillettia Uhler 1890 Coquillettia insignis Named after Mr. Coquillett (Los Angeles)

Myrmecomorphy Micaria sp., SalticidaeHimacerus mirmicoides, Nabidae

Myrmecomorphy in Miridae Orectoderus obliquus Mimocoris rugicollis Systellonotus triguttatus

females and ants

females with wings Coquillettia balli

females with wings Polhemus & Polhemus, 1988 Coquillettia (Procoquillettia) alpina

male of Coquillettia alpina

myrmecomorphic wings males Coquillettia alpina

females with wings males with wings only species with dark gland opening

Coquillettia nicholi

characters

vesica

Revision of the genus Coquillettia - 23 described species - one subgenera - Phylinae / Hallodapini

Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2 …more than Coquillettia

Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2

Results - 7 synonymes - 25 new species - altogether 41 species - two new genera - Phylinae / Phylini

Acknowledgment Randall T. Schuh, Michael D. Schwartz, Tom Henry, Christiane Weirauch, Sheridan Hewson-Smith, Steve Thurston National Science Foundation (NSF) All institutions for Coquillettia material