Knight-1923

Guides

  • Eustictus salicicola

    Eustictus salicicola is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923. The species epithet 'salicicola' suggests an association with willow (Salix) hosts. It is a small predatory or phytophagous true bug found in North America, with documented records from Minnesota, South Dakota, and Mississippi. Very few observations exist in public databases.

  • Phoenicocoris claricornis

    Phoenicocoris claricornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923. It belongs to a genus of small predatory or phytophagous true bugs. The species is documented from multiple localities in eastern North America.

  • Phytocoris luteolus

    Phytocoris luteolus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923. It belongs to a large genus of mirid bugs commonly associated with vegetation. The species is documented from several states in the eastern and southern United States.

  • Phytocoris venustus

    Phytocoris venustus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923. It belongs to the genus Phytocoris, a diverse group of mirid bugs commonly associated with vegetation. The species is recorded from the eastern and southeastern United States. Like other members of its genus, it is likely associated with woody or herbaceous plants, though specific host relationships remain poorly documented.

  • Plagiognathus morrisoni

    Plagiognathus morrisoni is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923 under the basionym Psallus morrisoni. The species is distributed across northeastern North America, with records from multiple Canadian provinces and several U.S. states. As a member of the diverse genus Plagiognathus, it belongs to one of the largest genera within the Miridae, though specific biological details for this particular species remain limited in available literature.

  • Polymerus fulvipes

    Polymerus fulvipes is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923. It is known from eastern North America, with records from West Virginia. As a member of the large genus Polymerus, it shares the general characteristics of mirid plant bugs but specific details about its biology remain poorly documented.

  • Polymerus opacus

    Polymerus opacus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, described by Knight in 1923. It is recorded from northeastern North America, with specific observations from Vermont and other parts of the United States. As a member of the plant bug family, it belongs to a diverse group of phytophagous true bugs, though detailed biological information for this particular species remains limited.

  • Tropidosteptes rufusculus

    Tropidosteptes rufusculus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, described by Knight in 1923. Originally placed in the genus Neoborus, it was later transferred to Tropidosteptes. The species is known from limited records in New York State, USA. Like other members of its genus, it is presumed to be phytophagous, though specific host plants remain undocumented.