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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
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History of the genus Coquillettia Uhler 1890 Coquillettia insignis Named after Mr. Coquillett (Los Angeles)
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Myrmecomorphy Micaria sp., SalticidaeHimacerus mirmicoides, Nabidae
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Myrmecomorphy in Miridae Orectoderus obliquus Mimocoris rugicollis Systellonotus triguttatus
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females and ants
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females with wings Coquillettia balli
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females with wings Polhemus & Polhemus, 1988 Coquillettia (Procoquillettia) alpina
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male of Coquillettia alpina
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myrmecomorphic wings males Coquillettia alpina
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females with wings males with wings only species with dark gland opening
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Coquillettia nicholi
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characters
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vesica
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Revision of the genus Coquillettia - 23 described species - one subgenera - Phylinae / Hallodapini
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Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2 …more than Coquillettia
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Coquillettia n. gen #1 n. gen #2
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Results - 7 synonymes - 25 new species - altogether 41 species - two new genera - Phylinae / Phylini
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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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