Halticini
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6- Anapus
- Halticus(fleahoppers)
- Labops(grass bugs)
- Microtechnites(garden fleahopper)
- Myrmecophyes
- Orthocephalus
Halticini is a tribe of plant bugs within the Miridae, Orthotylinae. The tribe has undergone generic reclassification based on phylogenetic analysis. Members are distributed globally, with notable diversity in Australia, the Caucasus Mountains, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Some exhibit striking morphological specializations, including myrmecomorphy and in .
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Distribution
Global distribution with documented occurrences in Australia, the Caucasus Mountains (Georgia, Dagestan, Armenian Highlands), Greece, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Pyrenees, Western Balkan Mountains, and Oregon, USA. The subgenus Plumiger of Myrmecophyes is to the Caucasus Mountains.
Behavior
Some members of the tribe exhibit myrmecomorphy (-mimicking ). Males of certain , such as those in the subgenus Plumiger of Myrmecophyes, possess modified with swollen segment I and curved, flattened segment II bearing dense spatulate whitish ventrally; these structures are presumably used in mating or species recognition, though this function has not been experimentally tested.
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Taxonomic Notes
The tribe has been subject to generic reclassification based on phylogenetic analysis. The subgenus Plumiger ( Myrmecophyes) is characterized by brachyptery (short-winged condition), sexually dimorphic , and an endosoma of the without , composed of membranous or slightly sclerotized minutely dentate lobes.
Research Gaps
plant associations have been studied across the tribe but specific associations are not available from accessible sources. Detailed biological data including diet, , and require full text access to primary literature.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Dampierella and Goodeniaphila: two new genera and three new species of Halticini from Australia, with a species key to the Halticini of Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae)
- Review of the subgenus Plumiger of Myrmecophyes, with description of a new species (Heteroptera, Miridae, Halticini)
- The Halticini of the world (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae): generic reclassification, phylogeny, and host plant associations
- The <i>lateralis</i> group of the genus <i>Dimorphocoris</i> Reuter of Greece and the Middle East (Heteroptera, Miridae, Halticini)