Kelton-1980
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Tupiocoris similis
Tupiocoris similis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, originally described as Dicyphus similis by Kelton in 1980. It belongs to a genus of predatory or phytophagous true bugs distributed across the Nearctic region. The species has been documented in Canada (Ontario) and the United States, with distribution records indicating presence in Nearctic regions including Beringia and California. As a member of the Miridae, it shares the family's characteristic piercing-sucking mouthparts and hemelytral wing structure typical of true bugs.