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