Title
Morphologically novel members of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus Hahn found in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species (Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae, Pilophorini)
Title Variants
Alternative:
Pilophorus from Thailand
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3768
By
Yasunaga, Tomohide. 安永智秀 1963-
Schuh, Randall T.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2013
Notes
Caption title.
"February 15, 2013."
Morphologically novel species of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus Pilophorus Hahn from Thailand are reviewed, with photographic images of live individuals. Three species, Pilophorus barbiger, P. giraffoides, and P. portentosus, are described as new, in addition to two known Thai species, P. maculatus (Schuh) and P. pleiku (Schuh), which are also diagnosed. The female of P. pleiku is reported for the first time. The biology and immature forms are documented for P. pleiku and P. barbiger, which were observed to be associated with ants on the rubiaceous broadleaf, Gardenia sootepensis Hutch. The systematic position of such morphologically novel species is discussed. Pilophorus palawanus (Schuh) is newly recorded from Singapore.
Subjects
Classification
,
Insects
,
Mimicry (Biology)
,
Miridae
,
Morphology
,
Pilophorus
,
Pilophorus barbiger
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Pilophorus giraffoides
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Pilophorus portentosus
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Thailand
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3768 2013
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
827977679
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