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

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

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

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5 Myrmecomorphy Micaria sp., SalticidaeHimacerus mirmicoides, Nabidae

6 Myrmecomorphy in Miridae Orectoderus obliquus Mimocoris rugicollis Systellonotus triguttatus

7 females and ants

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11 females with wings Coquillettia balli

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

13 male of Coquillettia alpina

14 myrmecomorphic wings males Coquillettia alpina

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

16 Coquillettia nicholi

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19 vesica

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

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

22 Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2

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

24 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


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