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AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE MIRIDAE OFWEST VIRGINIA (HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA)

BY

A. G. Wbeeler, Jr.AND

Thomas J. HenryAND

Thomas L. Mason, Jr.

From the Transactions of the American Entomological SocietyVolume 109: 127-159

lTued April 27, 1983 1510

This is a separatum from the TRANSACTIONS and is not a reprint. It bears theoriginal pagination and plate numbers, and library copies were smaled at Philadelpbiaon the above date of issue.

AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE MIRIDAE OFWEST VIRGINIA (HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA)

A.G. WHEELER, JR.Bureau of Plant Industry, Pennsylvania

Department of AgricultureHarrisburg, PA 17110

and

THOMAS J. HENRYSystematic Entomology Laboratory, IIBHI

Agricultural Research ServiceUSDA, cdo U.S. National Museum of Natural History

Washington, DC 20560

and

THOMAS L. MASON, JR.Plant Pest Control Division

West Virginia Department ofAgricultureCharleston, WV 25305

ABSTRACT

A list of 247 mirids, or plant bugs, of West Virginia is presented,based on collections from 1977 to 1981, supplemented by a reviewof the literature and examination of collections. Most of the speciesrepresent new state records; only 19 species were listed from WestVirginia in Carvalho's (1957-60) world catalogue of the Miridae.County distribution and seasonal range are provided for all speciescollected during the survey. Observed host plants for mirids inWest Virginia are recorded.

West Virginia, with its diversity of habitats - many of thespecialized ones little spoiled by man's activities - can be expectedto have a rich insect fauna. Although the state is small (24,181 sq.mi.), its irregular outline reaches north to the latitude of StatenIsland, N.Y.; south to 60 miles below Richmond, Va.; west to 40

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miles west of Cleveland, Ohio; and east to 50 miles east of Buffalo,N.Y. (Strausbaugh and Core 1970). The state lies wholly within thesouthern Appalachians, an area designated the Southern Ap-palachian Highlands (Blauch 1975). This region has a rich endemicbiota [see Holt (1969) for a review of invertebrates and (1970) forreview of plants] and is an important center of animal and plantdistribution.The number of insect species occurring in West Virginia should

equal or surpass that of many eastern states, but with the exceptionof butterflies (Drees and Butler 1978), mosquitoes (Amrine andButler 1980), horse and deer flies (Drees et al. 1980), Plecoptera(Tarter and Kirchner 1980) and other aquatic insects studied byD.C. Tarter and colleagues, most groups have received little atten-tion. As Woodruff (1973) pointed out, West Virginia often appearsas a void on insect distribution maps. The species composition anddistribution of the largest family of Hemiptera-Heteroptera, theMiridae or plant bugs, is no exception; only 19 species are recordedfrom West Virginia in Carvalho's (1957-60) catalogue of the worldfauna.Many entomologists deprecate the assembling of local faunal

lists. Slater and Schaefer (1963) cite the abuses and provincialismsthat are common in local studies: Lists of local insects often arebased on limited collecting, usually little effort is made to examineextant collections for additional records, frequently the identifica-tions are inaccurate, and records based on misidentifications areperpetuated in the literature and are difficult to correct. Even if onehas time to restudy specimens to make corrections, vouchermaterial may be lacking.The study of local faunas, however, remains one of the best

means of documenting changes in geographic range and of detect-ing exotic species. Publication of local lists, based on intensive col-lecting and accurate determinations, not only aids students of thelocal fauna and systematists making revisionary studies, but maybe of value in a broader sense when biogeographic analysis ofvarious groups is attempted. We hope that this list of West Virgi-nian Miridae may serve students and specialists having diverse in-terests.

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Early Collecting of West Virginia MiridaeOne of the first substantial collections of mirids from the state

was made by Otto Heidemann, the first hemipterist employed bythe U.S. Department of Agriculture at the U.S. National Museum.In 1898 the USDA's Bureau of Entomology named him as an en-tomological assistant and specialist in Hemiptera. By 1907 he hadgained the respect of such hemipterists as Bergroth, Reuter, andUhler, and he was appointed Honorary Custodian of Hemiptera(Howard et al. 1916). Heidemann worked at a time when en-tomologists belonging to local societies would gather at somemember's home to drink beer and exchange ideas (Howard 1909).Excursions to collect insects locally were also popular. Amateursand professionals alike would journey by train or trolley for a dayor weekend of collecting; interesting captures usually were ex-hibited at meetings.Heidemann collected in West Virginia at Berkeley Springs,

Morgan Co., a popular resort near Washington, as early as 1885.Some of his observations were incorporated into a paper on hostplants of some mirids in the Washington vicinity (Heidemann1892), one of the earliest articles treating host relationships ofNorth American plant bugs (Wheeler and Henry 1975). Heidemannalso collected at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Co., near Washington,D.C., and at Aurora in Preston Co., during an apparent several-week stay in August 1904. Cornell University purchasedHeidemann's collection (Mallis 1971), and many of his WestVirginia Miridae are in the Cornell insect collection.A.D. Hopkins, the first forest entomologist in the United States

and a West Virginia native, collected a few mirids, which arehoused in the University of West Virginia insect collection. A smallcollection of plant bugs was made during the summer of 1930 bythe well-known Cornell biologist and entomologist J.G. Needham.He collected at Millwood and Ripley in Jackson Co.; nearly all hisspecimens are labeled as taken in "lightrap."

THIs STUDYOur intensive studies on the Miridae of West Virginia started

with a short collecting trip in mid-April 1977 by Mason and

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FIGURE 1. Map showing the 55 counties of West Virginia.

Wheeler. Since then, Mason has collected nearly throughout theseason. Wheeler made 14 additional trips to the state to collectmirids, mainly with Mason, from June 1977 to August 1980. Theywere joined on 4 occasions by Henry, who also made or confirmedall species identifications.Although records are available for all 55 counties of West

Virginia (Fig. 1), we collected extensively only in the northeasterncounties of the Eastern Panhandle, in the Cranberry Glades inPocahontas Co., and in the shale barrens in Grant Co. We alsomade several trips to Greenbrier Co., and to Tucker Co. to collectin the area of Blackwater Falls State Park, the Canaan Valley, and

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Dolly Sods. We obtained host records by tapping branches ofwoody plants over a small tray and aspirating all dislodgedspecimens. We sampled both native plants and ornamentals grow-ing in cemeteries and parks and on college campuses. Generalsweeping of herbaceous vegetation *and hand collecting fromspecific plants provided a few additional records.Our collecting was supplemented by records obtained from the

insect collections of West Virginia University, Morgantown(WVU), and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture,Charleston (WVDA). Of particular interest were specimens col-lected by Linda Butler, Professor of Entomology, WVU, in thesouthwestern counties. We also used records of collections made byWVU graduate students J.W. Begley and Pamela Custer, and byJ.D. Hacker in surveys for the WVDA. The collection at the U.S.National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. (USNM),was scanned for West Virginia records, and the Cornell Universitycollection was examined for West Virginia Miridae taken by OttoHeidemann.

HABITAT AND HOST AssocIATIONSCranberry Glades Botanical Area. - As described by Core

(1955), this unique habitat of about 750 acres lies at 3,400 feet in ahigh mountain valley of southwestern Pocahontas Co. Biological-ly, the most interesting area is the open bog or peatland, which issurrounded by alder thickets and a bog forest (Fig. 2). Theseglades, or "muskegs," are the southernmost sphagnum bogs in theUnited States. During the Pleistocene glaciations, the CranberryGlades served as a refugium for a northern biota. Several species ofbirds and mammals are known to have their southern breedinglimits in the area, and several plant species also reach theirsouthernmost limits in the Glades.

During our 4 trips to the Cranberry Glades, we collected 2 specieswhose distributions are primarily northern. A disjunct populationof Mecomma gilvipes was found along a trail above the open bogs.Nymphs and adults were common near ground level among grassesand Ranunculus spp. Another species characteristic of more nor-thern regions is Phytocoris junceus, which was taken at the VisitorCenter.


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FIGURE 2. Aerial view of open bogs (glades) and bog forest, Cranberry GladesBotanical Area, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

The thickets of alder, Alnus rugosa, surrounding the bogsyielded Diaphnocoris provancheri, Lygocoris alni, Pilophorusbrunneus, Psallus alnicola, and P. fuscatus. Native red spruce,Picea rubens, harbored large numbers of Orthotylus penn-sylvanicus, Phytocoris buenoi, Pilophorus piceicola, and Psalluspiceicola.Few interesting mirids were found in the open bogs except for the

ant mimic Sericophanes heidemanni, of which a large population(averaging about 1/sweep with a standard insect net) wasassociated with the sedge Carex rostrata (Fig. 3). Early instars were

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FiGuRE 3. Carex rostrata, a sedge dominating much of an open bog in theCranberry Glades Botanical Area. Red spruce, an alder thicket, and mountains arevisible in the background.

hidden among sphagnum at the base of sedges; later instars wereobserved on sedge stems, where they were difficult to distinguishfrom the ant Dolichoderus taschenbergi Mayr var. aterrimusWheeler. In sweep-net samples, macropterous males of S.heidemanni outnumbered brachypterous females by 3 or 4:1. Thismirid has been reported only from much drier habitats, e.g.,pasture land (Knight 1941).

Shale Barrens. - "Exposed bare slopes composed of fragmentsof shale and siltstone" (Keener 1970) occur in the southern Ap-palachians. These shaly outcrops of steep, southern exposure aregenerally referred to as "shale barrens." According to Keener, theyare either of post-Pleistocene origin, or they may have persisted asa specialized ecological niche throughout the Pleistocene. Becauseof their rich endemic flora the shale barrens are important in thestudy of phytophagous insects.


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One of the most interesting mirids found in the shale barrensnear Petersburg, Grant Co., was a striking orange-red species ofPolymerus associated with Phlox subulata. Henry (1979) describedthis new species as P. wheeleri, based solely on specimens from theGrant Co. barrens. An interesting species of Lopidea founddeveloping on phlox was L. phiogis, a mirid previously known onlyfrom the type-locality, Raleigh, North Carolina (Knight 1965).Other mirnds that we collected only in the shale barrens nearPetersburg were Labopidicola alii, a specialist on garlic and onion(Allium spp.) (Henry 1982), and Melanotrichus catulus, which ap-peared to be associated with composites of the genus Antennaria.

Other Interesting Distributions and Hosts. - In addition to thenorthern species found in the Cranberry Glades, we have some ofthe most southern records available for Orthotylus necopinus, abirch-feeding mirid collected at Olson Bog, and Platylygus luridus,found developing on Pinus pungens on Dolly Sods. Another in-teresting record, the southernmost for the eastern U.S., was Lygusnubilus, collected on Clematis virginiana in Kanawah Co.

Several mirids known mainly from states to the south also werecollected. West Virginia records for Keltonia sulphurea, Lepidop-sallus miniatus, Oncerometopus nitens, and Neocapsus cuneatusare among the most northern for those species.

Four seldom-collected species were common at higher elevationsof the central region, particularly in Tucker Co. Nymphs andadults of Taedia heidemanni were abundant on a shrubby St.Johnswort, Hypericum densiflorum, in Olson Bog and BlackwaterFalls State Park. At the latter site, a new species of Neurocolpus (tobe described by Henry) was common on Viburnum cassinoides.Characteristic mrids of the Canaan Valley were Plagiognathusfuscosus on pipestem, Spiraea alba, and P. brevirostris onmeadowrue, Thalictrum polygamum. Meadowrue appears to bethe first host record for P. brevirostris. The West Virginia recordfor the recently described Saileria irrorata is the only one except forMonticello, Indiana, the type-locality (Henry 1976), andGainesville, Florida (Henry 1980).

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LIST OF WEST VIRGINIA MIRIDAEWe record 247 species of plant bugs from West Virginia, in-

cluding 3 species listed for the state by Carvalho (1957-60) but nottaken during our survey. The 19 species Carvalho recorded fromWest Virginia are marked with an asterisk. Carvalho did not in-clude the isometopines or jumping tree bugs, now considered a sub-family of the Miridae, but West Virginia material was included inthe original descriptions of Corticoris puichellus and Myiommacixiiforme. Nearly all remaining species represent new staterecords, although a few common mirids like the ubiquitous tar-nished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, probably have been mentionedfrom the state in economic literature.We use a higher classification similar to that employed in the re-

cent list of Georgia Miridae (Henry and Smith 1979). It combinesthe more traditional scheme of Knight (1941) with certain modifica-tions proposed by Schuh (1976). The reader should keep in kindthat mirid higher classification is undergoing revision and that theplacement and recognition of several subfamilies and tribes is indispute.For each species (except the 3 listed in the Carvalho catalogue but

not confirmed by us), we give the West Virginia- distribution(alphabetically by county) and seasonal range (earliest and latestcollection dates of adults). Host plants observed in West Virginiaalso are listed, but we do not cite hosts recorded in the literature Ingeneral, "hosts" are plants on which we observed nymphs, or thosethat have been well documented as host plants of particular mirids;slightly less rigid definitions of hosts were allowed for predaciousspecies, especially those of the large genera Deraeocoris andPhytocoris. Authors and common names for West Virginia hostsare given in Appendix 1. For a few species, taxonomic and othercomments are included under "Remarks." Voucher specimens ofnearly all species are found in the insect collection of the Penn-sylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, and the personalcollection of T.L. Mason. Additional material is in the collectionsof USNM, WVU, and WVDA, and a few species are represented inthe Cornell University collection.

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SUBFAMILY ISOMETOPINAETribe Diphlebini

Diphleps unica BergrothDistribution. - GreenbrierSeasonal Range. - 16 JulyWV Host. - Acer pseudoplatanus

Tribe IsometopiniCorticoris pulchellus (Heidemann)

Distribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 8 Aug.Remarks. - The only known West

Virginia record is Aurora, PrestonCo., the one Heidemann (1908)used in his original description ofthis species.

Corticoris signatus (Heidemann)Distribution. - Mineral, Wood

Seasonal Range. - 10 June to 14July

WV Host. - Malus sp. (crabapple)Myiomma cixiiforme (Uhler)

Distribution. - Grant, MineralSeasonal Range. 10 June to 10

JulyWV Host. - Quercus coccinea

SUBFAMILY PHYLINAETribe Phylini

Amblytylus nasutus (Kirschbaum)Distribution. - Berkeley, Grant,

Jefferson, Mineral, MonongaliaSeasonal Range. - 30 May to 10

JuneWV Host. -grasses

Atractotomus magnicornis (Fallen)Distribution. - Berkeley, Harrison,

Jefferson, RandolphSeasonal Range. - 27 May to 3 JulyWV Host. - Picea abies

Campylomma verbasci (Meyer)Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 25 Aug.WV Host. - Verbascum thapsus

Chlamydatus associatus (Uhler)Distribution. GrantSeasonal Range. - 4 June

Criocoris saliens (Reuter)Distribution. - Berkeley, Jefferson,

Mineral, PrestonSeasonal Range. 30 May to 25JuneWV Hosts. - Galium aparine, G.mollugo

Keltonia sulphurea (Reuter)Distribution. - WoodSeasonal Range. - 22 Aug.

Lepidopsallus claricornis KnightDistribution. - JeffersonSeasonal Range. - 15-16 MayWV Host.'- Pinus virginiana

Lepidopsallus miniatus KnightDistribution. - JeffersonSeasonal Range. 17 MayWV Host. - Quercus alba

Lepidopsallus rostratus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Grant,Hampshire

Seasonal Range. - 31 May to 4July

WV Hosts. - Pinus mugo, P. vir-giniana

Lepidopsallus rubidus (Uhler)Distribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 12 Aug.WV Host. - Salix sp.

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Lopus decolor (Fall& i)Distribution. -M )nongalia, Pres-

tonSeasonal Range. - 2 July to 3 Aug.

Megalocoleus moficd lus (Fallen)Distribution. - I raxton, Gilmer,Greenbrier, P -eston, Ritchie,Tucker

Seasonal Range. - 4 June to 12 Aug.WV Host. - Achi rnea millefolium

Microphylellus mode itus ReuterDistribution. - K. nawha, Mineral,

PendletonSeasonal Range. -* 31 May to 23June

WV Host. - Que) cus stellataMicrophylellus tsuga ! Knight

Distribution. - I rooke, Monon-galia, Ohio, Poc Lhontas, Tucker

Seasonal Range. -. 9-25 JuneWV Host. - Tsul a canadensis

Microphylellus tumic ifrons KnightDistribution. - H irrison, Kanawha,

Jefferson, Pocal ontas, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 1 June to 15

JulyWV Hosts. - Picca abies, P. glauca

Plagiognathus albatus (Van Duzee)Distribution. - Nicholas, UpshurSeasonal Range - 24 JuneWV Host. - Platanus occidentalis

Plagiognathus annulatus UhlerDistribution. - Greenbrier, Kana-wha, Mineral, Randolph, Upshur


Plagiognathus atricornis KnightDistribution. -BraxtonSeasonal Range. - 23 JuneWV Host. - Betula nigra

Plagiognathus blatchleyi ReuterDistribution. - JeffersonSeasonal Range. -.23 Aug.

Plagiognathus brevirostris KnightDistribution. - Greenbrier, Tucker


WV Host. - ThalictrumpolygamumPlagiognathus carneolus Knight

Distribution. - Jefferson, Kana-wha, Ritchie

Seasonal Range. - 22 April to 15May

WV Host. - Pinus virginianaPlagiognathus cornicola Knight

Distribution. - Greenbrier, Han-cock, Jefferson, Nicholas

Seasonal Range. - 1-25 JuneWV Hosts. - Cornus amomum,

C. florida, C. racemosa, C sericeaPlagiognathus cuneatus Knight

Distribution. - Monongalia, Ran-dolph, Ritchie, Wetzel

Seasonal Range. - 18 June to 8 Aug.'Plagiognathus delicatus (Uhler)

Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 2 JuneWV Host. - Gleditsia triacanthos

Plagiognathus dispar KnightDistribution. - Mineral, Monon-

galia, Ohio, Pocahontas, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 9-25 JuneWV Hosts. - Carya sp., Fagus

grandifolia, Juglans nigraPlagiognathus sp. near flavicornis

KnightDistribution. - MineralSeasonal Range. - 10 June

Plagiognathusfulvidus KnightDistribution. - FayetteSeasonal Range. - 10 July

Plagiognathus fuscosus (Provancher)Distribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 17 July to 12Aug.

WV Host. - Spiraea albaPlagiognathus laricicola Knight

Distribution. - Brooke, OhioSeasonal Range. - 25 JuneWV Host. - Larix sp.


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Plagiognathus obscurus UhlerDistribution. - Jefferson, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 2-23 Aug.

Plagiognathus politus UhlerDistribution. - Berkeley, Braxton,

Grant, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jeffer-son, Kanawha, Mineral, Monon-galia, Nicholas, Preston, Ran-dolph, Ritchie, Tucker, Upshur

Seasonal Range. - 10 June to 3Sept.

WV Hosts. - Achillea millefolium,Carduus acanthoides, Chrysanthe-mum leucanthemum, Echium vul-gare, Qenothera biennis, Ver-bascum thapsus

Plagiognathus punctatipes KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Green-

brier, Hampshire, PocahontasSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 25

JuneWV Host. - Physocarpus opuli-folius

Plagiognathus rosicola KnightDistribution. - PutmanSeasonal Range. - 29 JuneWV Host. - Rosa sp.

Plagiognathus similis KnightDistribution. - Braxton, KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 23 JuneWV Host. - Betula nigra

Plagiognathus suffuscipennis KnightDistribution. - Greenbrier, Harri-

son, Kanawha, Pendleton, Ran-dolph

Seasonal Range. - 9-25 JuneWV Hosts. - Picea abies, P. glauca

Plagiognathus tinctus KnightDistribution. - ClaytonSeasonal Range. - 23 JuneWV Host. - Salix sp.

Plagiognathus vitellinus (Scholtz)Distribution. - Berkeley, Hamp-

shire, Jefferson, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 27 May to 12

June

WV Hosts. - Picea abies, Pseudo-tsuga menziesii

Plesiodema sericeum (Heidemann)Distribution. - KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 23 JuneWV Host. -Tiia americana

Psallus alnicola Douglas & ScottDistribution. - PocahontasSeasonal Range. - 15-30 JulyWV Host. - Alnus rugosa

Psallusfuscatus KnightDistribution. - PocahontasSeasonal Range. - 15 JulyWV Host. - Alnus rugosa

Psallus piceicola KnightDistribution. - Hancock, Harrison,

Jefferson, Pendleton, Pocahontas,Preston


WV Host. - Picea abies, P. glauca,P. rubens

Psallus strobicola KnightDistribution. - Greenbrier, Hanp-

shire, PendletonSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 25

JuneWV Host. - Pinus strobus

Reuteroscopus ornatus (Reuter)Distribution. - Jefferson, Kana-wha, Monongalia, Morgan, Pres-ton, Wayne, Wood


Rhinocapsus vanduzeei UhlerDistribution. - Greenbrier, HardySeasonal Range. - 25 June to 3 JulyWV Host. - Rhododendron sp.

(azalea)Spanagonicus albofasciatus (Reuter)

Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 25-27 Aug.

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SUBFAMILY ORTHOTYLINAETribe Ceratocapsini

Ceratocapsus barbatus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, GrantSeasonal Range. - 26 June to 20

JulyWV Hosts. - Pinus sylvestris, P.

virginianaCeratocapsus complicatus Knight

Distribution. - RitchieSeasonal Range. - 3 Sept.WV Host. - Carya ovata

Ceratocapsus fasciatus (Uhler)Distribution. - MorganSeasonal Range. - 11-20 Aug.

Ceratocapsus fuscinus KnightDistribution. - Jackson, MarionSeasonal Range. - 28 June to 16Aug.

Ceratocapsus incisus KnightDistribution. - Greenbrier,

Nicholas, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 24 June to 17Aug.

WV Hosts. - Carpinus caroliniana,Fagus grandifolia

*Ceratocapsus luteus KnightDistribution. - Hancock, Preston,Wood

Seasonal Range. - 9-22 Aug.WV Host. - Pinus sylvestris

Ceratocapsus modestus (Uhler)Distribution. - Berkeley, Morgan,

PrestonSeasonal Range. - 6 July to 20Aug.

WV Hosts. - Quercus alba, Vitis sp.

Ceratocapsus nigellus KnightDistribution. - Kanawha, RitchieSeasonal Range. - 13 June to 8

JulyWV Host. - Carya ovata

Ceratocapsus pumilus (Uhler)Distribution. - Jefferson, Monon-

galia, Preston, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 3 July to 16Aug.

WV Hosts. - Alnus serrulata, Coto-neaster sp.

Ceratocapsus sp. near quadrispiculusKnight

Distribution. - Morgan, RitchieSeasonal Range. - 20 Aug. to 11

Sept.Ceratocapsus rubricornis Knight

Distribution. - Monongalia, WoodSeasonal Range. - 3-18 Aug.WV Hosts. - Quercus palustris, Q.phellos

Ceratocapsus setosus ReuterDistribution. - Hancock, WoodSeasonal Range. - 9-22 Aug.

*Ceratocapsus uniformis KnightDistribution. - Jackson, JeffersonSeasonal Range. - 12 July to 6 Aug.WV Host. - Juglans nigra

Ceratocapsus vicinus KnightDistribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 12 Aug.


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Tribe Halticini

Halticus bractatus (Say)Distribution. - Berkeley, Hardy,

Jefferson, Lewis, Monongalia,Preston


WV Host. - Glycine max

Halticus intermedius UhlerDistribution. - UpshurSeasonal Range. - 18 July

Tribe OrthotyliniDiaphnocoris chlorionis (Say)

Distribution. - Berkeley, GilmerSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 2 JuneWV Host. -Gleditsia triacanthos

Diaphnocoris provancheri (Burque)Distribution. - Greenbrier, Jeffer-

son, Monongalia, Nicholas, Ohio,Pocahontas, Preston, Tucker


WV Hosts. - Alnus rugosa, Fagusgrandifolia, Fraxinus sp., Juglansnigra, Quercuspalustris, Q. prinus,Q. rubra

Remarks. - Kelton (1980a syn-onymized D. pellucida (Uhlerunder D. provancheri. WestVirginia specimens having pale,second antennal segments previous-ly would have been referred topellucida; they were collected main-ly from hosts other than Alnus.

Heterocordylus malinus ReuterDistribution. - Greenbrier,Kanawha, Monongalia, Pocahon-tas

Seasonal Range. - 25 May to 25June

WV Host. - Crataegus punctataIRnacora malina (Uhler)

Distribution. - Berkeley, Kanawha,Lincoln, Pocahontas

Seasonal Range. - 1-23 JuneWV Hosts. - Ambrosia trifida,

Helianthus sp.

Ilnacora stalig ReuterDistribution. - Kanawha, Monon-

galia, Morgan, Summers, WoodSeasonal Range. - 27 Apr. to 1

Sept.WV Host. - Helianthus sp.

Labopidicola aliii (Knight)Distribution. - GrantSeasonal Range. - 29 May to 4 JuneWV Host. - Allium sp.

Lopidea confluenta (Say)Distribution. - Jackson, McDowell,Monongalia, Preston, Ritchie

Seasonal Range. - 3 July to 11 Aug.Lopidea cuneata Van Duzee

Distribution. - MineralSeasonal Range. - 10 June

*Lopidea davisi KnightDistribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 2 Aug.WV Host. - Phlox sp.

Lopidea heidemanni KnightDistribution. - Boone, Braxton,

Grant, Greenbrier, Jefferson,Kanawha, Lincoln, Marion, Mar-shall, Mineral, Monongalia, Pres-ton, Summers

Seasonal Range. - 10 May to 16Aug.

Lopidea incurva KnightDistribution. - MonongaliaSeasonal Range. - 3 Aug.WV Host. - Gleditsia triacanthos

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Lopidea instabilis (Reuter)Distribution. - MorganSeasonal Range. - 20 Aug.

Lopidea marginalis (Reuter)Distribution.- Grant, RitchieSeasonal Range. - 21 June to 17

JulyLopidea media (Say)

Distribution. - Greenbrier, Han-cock, Monongalia, Pocahontas,Raleigh, Ritchie, Tucker, Wayne


WV Host. - Achillea millefoliumLopidea phlogis Knight

Distribution. - GrantSeasonal Range. - 29 May to 4 JuneWV Host. - Phlox subulata

*Lopidea reuteri (Knight)Distribution. - Recorded from the

state by Carvalho (1958b)Lopidea robiniae (Uhler)

Distribution. - Berkeley, Green-brier, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison,Jefferson, Logan, McDowell, Mar-shall, Monongalia, Morgan,Preston, Tucker


WV Host. - Robinia pseudoacaciaLopidea salicis Knight

Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 26 JulyWV Host. - Salix sp.

Lopidea staphyleae KnightDistribution. - JeffersonSeasonal Range. -23 Aug.WV Host. - Staphylea trifolia

Mecomma gilvipes (Stal)Distribution. - PocahontasSeasonal Range. - 25 June to 30

JulyWV Hosts. - Ranuculus spp.,

grasses

Melanotrichus catulus (Van Duzee)Distribution. - GrantSeasonal Range. - 28 May to 4

JuneWV Hosts. - Antennaria spp.

Melanotrichus flavosparsus (Sahlberg)Distribution. - Jefferson, Monon-

galiaSeasonal Range. - 10 July to 7 Aug.

Orthocephalus coriaceus (F.)Distribution. - Berkeley, Jefferson,

MineralSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 10

JuneWV Hosts. - Achillea millefolium,

Potentilla rectaOrthotylus modestus Van DuzeeDistribution. - Berkeley, Clay,

Greenbrier, Hancock, Morgan,Tucker, Upshur


WV Host. - Safix nigraOrthotylus necopinus Van Duzee

Distribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 29 June

Orthotylus pennsylvanicus HenryDistribution. - Hampshire, Harri-

son, Mineral, Pendleton, Poca-hontas, Randolph

Seasonal Range. - 8-25 JuneWV Hosts. - Picea abies, P. glauca,

P. rubensOrthotylus ramus Knight

Distribution. - JeffersonSeasonal Range. - 30 MayWV Host. - Carya illinoensis

Orthotylus serus Van DuzeeDistribution. - Greenbrier, Poca-

hantasSeasonal Range. - 25 JuneWV Host. - Crataegus sp.


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Orthotylus submarginatus (Say)Distribution. - Berkeley, Marshall,

Monongalia, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 26 June to 21

JulyWV Host. - Robinia pseudoacacia

Orthotylus viridis Van DuzeeDistribution. - GreenbrierSeasonal Range. - 16 JulyWV Host. - Safix sp.

Paraproba capitata (Van Duzee)Distribution. - Berkeley, Brooke,

Greenbrier, Kanawha, Morgan,Ritchie


WV Hosts. - Carya sp. Juglansnigra, Quercus alba, Ulmusamericana, U. rubra

*Parthenicus juniperi (Heidemann)Distribution. - Grant, Harrison,

Jefferson, Kanawha, Mineral,Pendleton, Wood


WV Hosts. - Juniperus chinensis, J.virginiana

Pseudoxenetus regalis (Uhler)Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 27 May

Pseudoxenetus scutellatus :(Uhler)Distribution. - Berkeley, Jefferson,

Monongalia, Morgan, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 17 May to 15

July

Reuteria irrorata (Say)Distribution. - Jefferson, MorganSeasonal Range. - 3 July to 20 Aug.WV Host. - Ulmus americana

Saileria irrorata HenryDistribution. - GrantSeasonal Range. - 13 July

Semium hirtum ReuterDistribution. - TaylorSeasonal Range..- 3 Aug.WV Host. - Euphorbia maculata

Sericophanes heidemanni PoppiusDistribution. - Berkeley, Braxton,Hardy, Kanawha, Mason,Monongalia, Pendleton, Pocahon-tas


WV Host. - Carex rostrataSlaterocoris atritibialis (Knight)

Distribution. - Monongalia, Pres-ton, Ritchie, Tucker


Slaterocoris breviatus (Knight)Distribution. -Grant, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 8-13 July

Slaterocoris stygicus (Say)Distribution. - Berkeley, Boone,

Harrison, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 1 June to 17 JulyWV Host. - Ambrosia trifida

Tribe Pilophorini

*Alepidia gracilis (Uhler)Distribution. - Grant, Greenbrier,Hancock, Kanawha, Preston

Seasonal Range. - 23 June to 22Aug.

WV Hosts. - Pinus nigra, P. syl-vestris, P. virginiana

Pilophorus amoenus UhlerDistribution. - Berkeley, Braxton,

Greenbrier, Monongalia, Morgan,Preston


WV Hosts. - Pinus sylvestris, P.virginiana

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Pilophorus brunneus PoppiusDistribution. - Hancock, Pocahon-

tasSeasonal Range. - 25 June to 30

JulyWV Hosts. - Alnus rugosa, Salix

sp.Pilophorus crassipes Heidemann

Distribution. - Berkeley, Brooke,Grant, Hancock, Pleasants, Wood

Seasonal Range. - 17 July to 22Aug.


*Pilophorus heidemanni PoppiusDistribution. - Recorded from the

state by Carvalho (1958b)Pilophorus juniperi Knight

Distribution. - GreenbrierSeasonal Range. - 16 JulyWV Host.- Juniperus virginiana

Pilophorus laetus HeidemannDistribution. - Braxton, Hancock,Morgan, Wood



Pilophorus piceicola KnightDistribution. - Brooke, Greenbrier,Hampshire, Harrison, Jefferson,Kanawha, Nicholas, Pendleton,Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph,Taylor, Tucker


WV Hosts. - Picea abies, P. glauca,P. rubens

Pilophorus strobicola KnightDistribution. - Greenbrier, Jeffer-

son, Pocahontas, Preston,Tucker, Wood


WV Host. - Pinus strobusPilophorus uhleri Knight

Distribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 11 Aug.WV Host. - Pinus sylvestris

Pilophorus walshii UhlerDistribution. - Berkeley, Monon-

galiaSeasonal Range. - 3 Aug.WV Host. - Gleditsia triacanthos

SUBFAMILY CYLAPINAETribe Cylapini

Cylapus tenuicornis SayDistribution. - Berkeley, Monon-

galiaSeasonal Range. - 21 July to 7 Aug.

Tribe Fulviini

Fulvius imbecills (Say)Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 12 July


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SUBFAMILY DERAEOCORINAETribe Deraeocorini

Deraeocoris albigulus KnightDistribution. - Ohio, Preston,Tucker


WV Hosts. - Pinus pungens, P.sylvestris

Deraeocoris aphidiphagus KnightDistribution. - Jefferson, Kana-wha, McDowell, Mineral


WV Host. - Ulm-us americanaDeraeocoris davisi Knight

Distribution. - Berkeley, TuckerSeasonal Range. -27 May to 29June

WV Host. - Populus tremuloidesDeraeocoris fasciolus Knight

Distribution. - Kanawha, Nicholas,Tucker


WV Host. - Fagus grandifoliaDeraeocoris nebulosus .(Uhler)

Distribution. - Berkeley, Jefferson,Kanawha, Lewis, Monongalia,Ohio, Pocahontas, Preston,Tucker

Seasonal Range. - 2 Apr. to 11 Aug.WV Hosts. - Alnus rugosa, Cas-

tanea mollissima, Juglans nigra,Quercus palustris, Q. prinus, Tiliaamericana

Deraeocoris nigritulus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Grant,

Greenbrier, Hampshire, Jefferson,Kanawha, Mineral, Preston,Tucker



Deraeocoris nitenatus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Jefferson,

Lincoln, Ritchie, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 2 June to 26Aug.

WV Hosts. - Celtis occidentalis,Juglans nigra

Deraeocoris nubilus KnightDistribution. - Greenbrier, Han-

cock, Kanawha, Monongalia,Morgan, Ohio, Preston, Taylor,Tucker, Wetzel

Seasonal Range. - 23 June to 21Oct.

WV Hosts. - Larix sp., Pinus stro-bus, P. sylvestris

Deraeocoris pinicola KnightDistribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 11 Aug.WV Host. - Pinus strobus

*Deraeocoris poecilus (McAtee)Distribution. - Braxton, Lincoln,Wood

Seasonal Range. -26 July to 8 Aug.WV Hosts. - Betula nigra, B. papy-

riferaDeraeocoris quercicola Knight

Distribution. - Brooke, Kanawha,Pendleton, Wayne

Seasonal Range. - 26 June to 9 Aug.WV Hosts. - Carya sp., Quercus

alba, Q. ilicifolia, Tilia americanaEurychilopterella luridula Reuter

Distribution. - JeffersonSeasonal Range. - 23 JuneWV Host. - "Predator on Pseu-dococcus comstocki" (USNM col-lectiortpt

Eus/cftus'grossus (Uhler)Distribution. - Berkeley, Grant,Morgan

Seasonal Range. - 17 July to 20Sept.

WV Host. - Pinus virginiana

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Tribe Hyaliodini

Hyaliodes harli KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Green-

brier, Hancock, Marshall,Monongalia, Preston, Wood


WV Hosts. - Cornus sp., Juglansnigra, Quercus alba, Q. rubra,Viburnum recognitum, Vitis sp.

Hyaliodes vitripennis (Say)Distribution. - Berkeley, Jackson,Monongalia


WV Hosts. - Aesculus sp., Vitis sp.

SUBAMILY MIRINAETribe Resthenini

Oncerometopus nitens KnightDistribution. - LincolnSeasonal Range. - 26 July

Prepops fraterculus (Knight)Distribution. - MonongaliaSeasonal Range. - 28 July

*Prepops fraternus (Knight)Distribution. - Mason, MonongaliaSeasonal Range. - 8 July to 28 Aug.

Prepops insignis (Say)Distribution. - BraxtonSeasonal Range. - 8 July

Prepops insitivus (Say)Distribution. - Greenbrier, Kana-wha, Monongalia, Pocahontas,Upshur


Prepops nigricoifis (Reuter)Distribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 27 June

Tribe Mirini

Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze)Distribution. - Braxton, Grant,

Greenbrier, Hardy, Harrison, Jef-ferson, Kanawha, Lincoln,McDowell, Mason, Mercer,Mineral, Monongalia, Pendleton,Pocahontas, Preston, Ritchie,Summers

Seasonal Range. - 30 May to 28Oct.

WV Hosts. - Coronifla varia,Medicago saliva

Adelphocoris rapidus (Say)Distribution. - Boone, Cabell,

Grant, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson,Kanawha, Marion, Mason,Monongalia, Morgan, Pocahon-tas, Preston, Summers, Taylor,Tucker


WV Host. - Medicago salivaAgnocoris pulverulentus (Uhler)

Distribution. - Clay, Hancock,Morgan, Ohio

Seasonal Range. - 25 June to 4 JulyWV Host. - Salix nigra


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Bolteria luteifrons KnightDistribution. - Hampshire, Kana-wha, Marion, Monongalia,Pocahontas, Raleigh


WV Hosts. - Juniperus chinensis,J. horizontalis, J. virginiana

Capsus ater (L.)Distribution. - Berkeley, Grant,

Greenbrier, Jackson, Jefferson,McDowell, Marion, Mason,Monongalia, Morgan, Pendleton,Pocahontas, Summers, Wetzel

Seasonal Range. - 30 Apr. to 25June

WV Hosts. - Hordeum vulgare,Medicago saliva

Coccobaphes sanguinarus UhlerDistribution. - MonongaliaSeasonal Range. - 26 May to 24Aug.

Dichrooscytus elegans HeidemannDistribution. - Grant, Hampshire,

Mineral, Ohio, Pendleton,Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph

Seasonal Range. - 31 May to 16Sept.

WV Hosts. - Juniperus chinensis, J.virginiana

*Dichrooscytus repletus (Heidemann)Distribution. - Grant, Green-

brier, Hampshire, Jefferson,Kanawha, Mineral, Monongalia,Morgan, Ohio, Preston, Ran-dolph., Tucker


WV Hosts. - Juniperus chinensis, J.virginiana, Thuja occidentalis

Dichrooscytus suspectus ReuterDistribution. - Hampshire, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 9 JuneWV Hosts. - Pinus sylvestris, P.

virginiana

Garganus fusiformis (Say)Distribution. - Berkeley, Lewis,

Monongalia, Preston, Summers,Tucker


Lygidea mendax ReuterDistribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 25 June

Lygidea obscura ReuterDistribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 25 JuneWV Host. - Salix sp.

Lygidea salicis KnightDistribution. - UpshurSeasonal Range. - 18 JulyWV Host. - Salix sp.

Lygidea viburni KnightDistribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 26 JuneWV Host. - Viburnum sp.

Lygocoris alni (Knight)Distribution. - PocahontasSeasonal Range. - 30 JulyWV Host. - Alnus rugosa

Lygocoris atrinotafus (Knight)Distribution. - Hancock, Monon-

galia, Nicholas, PendletonSeasonal Range. - 25 June to 16

JulyWV Host. - Hydrangea arborescens

*Lygocoris belfragii (Reuter)Distribution. - Preston, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 25 June to 16Aug.

Lygocoris caryae (Knight)Distribution. - Berkeley, Mineral,

RitchieSeasonal Range. - 14 May to 10

JuneWV Hosts. - Carya cordiformis, C.

ovata

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Lygocoris communis (Knight)Distribution. - Pendleton, Poca-

hontas, Preston, Tucker, UpshurSeasonal Range. - 9 June to 11 Aug.WV Hosts. - Cornus racemosa, Ilexambigua, Salix humifis

Lygocoris fagi KnightDistribution. - Greenbrier, Kana-wha, Nicholas, Preston, Tucker


WV host. - Fagus grandifoliaLygocoris geneseensis (Knight)

Distribution. - Mineral, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 11Aug.

WV Host. -Quercus elbaLygocoris hirticulus (Van Duzee)

Distribution. - Kanawha, Nicholas,Pocahontas, Preston, Tucker,Wetzel


WV Hosts. - Acer saccharinum,Betula sp., Fagus grandifolia,Gleditsia triacanthos, Hamamelisvirginiana

*Lygocoris laureae (Knight)Distribution. - Greenbrier, Preston,Tucker

Seasonal Range. - 4 June to 24 Aug.WV Hosts. - Kalmia latifolia,Rhododendron calendulaceum, R.maximum

Lygocoris nyssae (Knight)Distribution. - KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 11 June

Lygocoris omnivagus (Knight)Distribution. - Berkeley, Harrison,McDowell, Pocahontas, Preston,Tucker

Seasonal Range. - 2 June to 11 Aug.WV Hosts. - Castanea pumila,Fagus grandifolla, Quercus alba,Q. rubra

*Lygocoris pabulinus (L.)Distribution. - Grant, Greenbrier,Kanawha, McDowell, Mineral,Pendleton, Preston, Randolph,Tyler


WV Host. - Impatiens sp.Lygocoris quercalbae (Knight)

Distribution. - Berkeley, Hamp-shire, Jefferson

Seasonal Range. - 17-31 MayWV Host. - Quercus alba

Lygocoris tilide (Knight)Distribution. - Hampshire,McDowell, Pocahontas, Preston


Lygocoris tinctus (Knight)Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. -31 MayWV Host. - Gleditsia triacanthos

Lygocoris viburni (Knight)Distribution. - Greenbrier, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 25 June to 17

JulyWV Host. - Viburnum cassinoides

Lygocoris vitticoliis (Reuter)Distribution. - Berkeley, Poca-

hontas, Preston, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 2 June to 15

JulyWV Host. - Acer saccharinum

Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois)Distribution. - 29 counties; un-

doubtedly occurs statewideSeasonal Range. -4 Apr. to 10

Sept.WV Host. - Solidago sp.

Lygus nubilus Van DuzeeDistribution. - KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 25 Sept.WV Host. - Clematis virginiana


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Lygus plagiatus UhlerDistribution. - Mingo, Preston,Summers, Wyoming


Lygus rubroclarus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Braxton,Mingo, Pocahontas, Randolph,Summers, Tucker


WV Hosts. - Aster sp., Hieraciumpretense, Solidago sp.

Lygus vanduzeei KnightDistribution. - Boone, Braxton,

Fayette, Hardy, Lincoln, Pendle-ton, Raleigh, Tucker

Seasonal Range. -27 Apr. to 8Sept.

WV Hosts. - Achillea millefolium,Solidago sp.

Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus (Say)Distribution. - 18 counties; prob-

ably occurs statewideSeasonal Range.-28 May to 19

JulyWV Host. - Trifolium sp.

Metriorrhynchomiris fallax (Reuter)Distribution. - HampshireSeasonal Range. -4 June

Neocapsus cuneatus (Distant)Distribution. - JeffersonSeasonal Range. - 17 MayWV Host. - Quercus elba

Neurocolpus jessiae KnightDistribution. - Marshall, Monon-

galia, Summers, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 24 June to 21Aug.

WV Host. - Sambucus canadensis

Neurocolpus nubilus (Say)Distribution. - Jefferson, Monon-

galia, Nicholas, Pleasants,Preston, Wood.

Seasonal Range. - I June to 5 Oct.WV Host. - Rhus glabra, Rubus

allegheniensisNeurocolpus n. sp.

Distribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 17 June to 12Aug.

WV Host. - Viburnum cassinoidesOrthops scutellatus (Uhler)

Distribution. - Jefferson, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 1 June to 2 Aug.WV Hosts. - Cicuta maculata, Pes-

tinaca sativa, Thaspium trifolia-tum

*Phytocoris americanus CarvalhoDistribution. - Grant, Morgan,

Nicholas, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 24 June to 16Aug.

WV Host. - Tsuea canadensisPhytocoris breviusculus Reuter

Distribution. - KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 17 June

Phytocoris buenoi KnightDistribution. - Jefferson, Mercer,

Pocahontas, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 25 June to 11Aug.

WV Hosts. - Picea abies, P. glauca,P. rubens

Phytocoris canedensis Van DuzeeDistribution. - Greenbrier, Jeffer-

son, Lincoln, Tucker, UpshurSeasonal Range. - 16 July to 16Aug.

WV Hosts. - Acer pseudoplatanus,Alnus sp., Cornus sp., Crataegussp., Hamamelis virginiana, Salixsp.

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Phytocoris confluens ReuterDistribution. - Berkeley, Green-

brier, Kanawha, Monongalia,Wood


WV Hosts. - Carya sp., Castaneamollissima

Phytocoris conspersipes ReuterDistribution. - Berkeley, Braxton,

Clay, Greenbrier, Jackson,Monongalia, Morgan, Pleasants,Wood

Seasonal Range. - 4 July to 17 Sept.WV Hosts. - Pinus rigida, P.

virginianaPhytocoris conspurcatus Knight

Distribution. - MonongaliaSeasonal Range. - 1 Sept.

Phytocoris diversus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Green-

brier, Hancock, Preston, RaleighSeasonal Range. - 7 July to 17

Sept.WV Host. - Pinus strobus

Phytocoris dreisbachi KnightDistribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 26 May

Phytocoris erectus Van DuzeeDistribution. - Hancock, Marion,

Pocahontas, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 30 July to 22Aug.

WV Hosts. - Alnus rugosa, Catalpasp., Ilex ambigua, Malus sp.

Phylocoris fenestratus ReuterDistribution. - Berkeley, Jefferson,Kanawha

Seasonal Range. - 26-29 MayWV Host. - Pinus virginiana

Phytocorisfulvus KnightDistribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 13 Aug.

Phytocoris husseyi KnightDistribution. - Morgan, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 11 Aug. to 1

Sept.WV Host. - Viburnum :sp.

Phytocoris infuscatus ReuterDistribution. - KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 23 JuneWV Hosts. - Carya spp.

Phytocoris junceus KnightDistribution. - Pocahontas, Pres-

ton, Randolph, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 24 June to 13Aug.

Phytocoris junipericola KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Green-

brierSeasonal Range. - 16 JulyWV Host. - Juniperus virginiana

Phytocoris minutulus ReuterDistribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 16-20 JulyWV Host. - Vitis sp.

Phytocoris mundus ReuterDistribution. - GreenbrierSeasonal Range. - 16 JulyWV Host. - Pinus sylvestris

Phytocoris neglectus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, Fayette,

Greenbrier, Jefferson, Monon-galia, Wood

Seasonal Range. - 15 July to 22Sept.

Phytocoris obtectus KnightDistribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 11 Aug.WV Host. - Quercus velutina

Phytocoris onustus Van DuzeeDistribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 12 Aug.

Phytocoris pinicola KnightDistribution. - PleasantsSeasonal Range. .- 20 Aug.WV Host. - Pinus virginiana


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Phytocoris puella ReuterDistribution. - Kanawha, Preston,

RitchieSeasonal Range. - 11 Aug. to 4

Sept.WV Hosts. - Quercus alba, Q.

palustrisPhytocoris purvus Knight

Distribution. - Berkeley, KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 27 May to 28

JunePhytocoris salicis Knight

Distribution. - Berkeley, Kanawha,Nicholas, Pocahontas, Preston,Tucker


WV Hosts. - Alnus rugosa, Cornussp., Crataegus sp., Tiliaamericana

Phytocoris spicatus KnightDistribution. - Berkeley, RitchieSeasonal Range. - 23 June to 22

Sept.Phytocoris tibialis Reuter

Distribution. - Preston, Tucker,Wood

Seasonal Range. - 11 Aug. to Oct.Phytocoris uniformis Knight

Distribution. - Berkeley, GrantSeasonal Range. - 4-17 JulyWV Host. - Pinus virginiana

Phytocoris venustus KnightDistribution. - Kanawha, Monon-

galia, Tucker WoodSeasonal Range. - 23 June to 20

Sept.WV Host. - Carya sp.

*Pinalitus approximatus (Stal)Distribution. - Recorded from the

state by Carvalho (1959)Platylygus luridus Reuter

Distribution. - TuckerSeasonal Range. - 26 JuneWV Host. - Pin us pungens

Poecilocapsus lineatus (F.)Distribution. - 18 counties; prob-

ably occurs statewideSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 2 Aug.WV Hosts. - numerous species; for

records, see Wheeler and Miller(1981)

Polymerus basalis (Reuter)Distribution. - Berkeley, Hardy,

Jefferson, Marion, Mason,Mineral, Monongalia, Wood


WV Host. -Chrysanthemum leu-canthemum

Polymerus fulvipes KnightDistribution. - Braxton, LincolnSeasonal Range. - 7-27 June

Polymerus proximus KnightDistribution. - MineralSeasonal Range. - 31 MayWV Host. - Galium aparine

Polymerus punctipes KnightDistribution. - BraxtonSeasonal Range. - 27 May

Polymerus venaticus (Uhler)Distribution. - Braxton, Grant,Monongalia, Summers, Tucker


WV Host. - Solidago sp.Polymerus wheeleri Henry

Distribution. - GrantSeasonal Range. - 29 May to 4 JuneWV Host. - Phlox subulata

*Stenotus binotatus (F.)Distribution. - 16 counties; prob-

ably occurs statewideSeasonal Range. - 30 May to 18

JulyWV Hosts. - Avena sativa, grasses

Taedia casta (McAtee)Distribution. - RitchieSeasonal Range. - 15 JulyWV Host. - Parthenosissus quin-

quefolia

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Taedia colon (Say)Distribution. - PrestonSeasonal Range. - 18 Aug.

Taedia gleditsiae (Knight)Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 31 MayWV Host. - Gleditsia triacanthos

*Taedia heidemanni (Reuter)Distribution. - Grant, Monongalia,

Preston, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 17 July to 22Aug.

WV Host. - Hypericum densi-florum

Taedia multisignata (Reuter)Distribution. - KanawhaSeasonal Range. - 23 June

Taedia scrupea (Say)Distribution. - Berkeley, WyomingSeasonal Range. - 4-18 July

Tropidosteptes amoenus ReuterDistribution. - Marshall, Monon-

galia, RitchieSeasonal Range. - 11 July to 3 Sept.WV Host. - Fraxinus sp.

Tropidosteptes cardinalis UhlerDistribution. - Berkeley, Monon-

galiaSeasonal Range. - 31 May to 7 JuneWV Host. - Fraxinus americana

Tropidosteptes geminus (Say)Distribution. - Hancock, Monon-

galia, SummersSeasonal Range. - 25 May to 25

JuneWV Host. - Fraxinus americana

Tropidosteptes palmeri (Reuter)Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 2 June

Tropidosteptes pubescens (Knight)Distribution. - NicholasSeasonal Range. - 24 JuneWV Host. - Fraxinus americana

Tribe Stenodemini*Collaria meilleurii Provancher

Distribution. - Grant, Monongalia,Preston, Tucker


WV Host. - Panicum sp.Collaria oculata (Reuter)

Distribution. - Boone, Fayette,Grant, Jefferson, Kanawha,Monongalia, Preston, Wayne


WV Host. - Panicum sp.Leptopterna dolabrata (L.)

Distribution. - 23 counties; prob-ably occurs statewide

Seasonal Range. - 9 May to 5 Aug.WV Hosts. - grasses

Megaloceroea recticornis (Geoffroy)Distribution. - Berkeley, Lewis,Morgan, Pocahontas, Tucker


WV Hosts. - grassesStenodema trispinosa Reuter

Distribution. - Clay, Fayette, Kana-wha, Monongalia, Morgan, Pres-ton, Tucker, Wood


WV Hosts. - grasses


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Stenodema vicina (Provancher)Distribution. - Greenbrier, Monon-

galia, Morgan, Pendleton, Poca-hontas, Preston, Randolph,Tucker

Seasonal Range. - 8 Apr. to 24Sept.

WV Hosts. - grasses

Trigonotylus coelestialium (Kirkaldy)Distribution. - 13 counties; prob-

ably occurs statewideSeasonal Range. - 29 May to 17Aug.

WV Hosts. - Poa pratensis, othergrasses

Tribe Herdoniini

Paraxenetus guttulatus (Uhler)Distribution. - Greenbrier, Jeffer-

son, MonongaliaSeasonal Range. - 16 July to 23Aug.

WV Hosts. - Acer pseudoplatanus,Staphylea trifolia, Viburnumrecognitum

SUBFAMILY BRYOCORNAETribe Eccritotarsini

Monalocoris americanus Wagner &Slater

Distribution. - Grant, Jefferson,Morgan, Preston, Tucker


WV Host. - Dennstaedtia puncti-lobula

Sixeonotus tenebrosus (Distant)Distribution. - BerkeleySeasonal Range. - 2 Sept.WV Host. - Nasturtium officinale

SUBFAMILY DICYPHINAEDicyphus agilis (Uhler)

Distribution. - Preston, Randolph,Tucker

Seasonal Range. - 26 June to 9 Aug.WV Host. - Rubus odoratusRemarks. - This is the species often

referred to as D. cucurbitaceus(Spinola), which is Neotropical indistribution (Kelton 1980b).

Dicyphusfamelicus (Uhler)Distribution. - Pendleton, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 9-26 JuneWV Host. - Rubus odoratus

Dicyphus rhododendri DollingDistribution. - Greenbrier, Pendle-

ton, TuckerSeasonal Range. - 26 June to 15

JulyWV Hosts. - Rhododendron maxi-mum, R. periclymenoides

Macrolophus tenuicornis BlatchleyDistribution. - Pocahontas, PrestonSeasonal Range. - 24 June to 23Aug.

WV Host. - Dennstaedtia puncti-lobula

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWe are grateful to Linda Butler, Department of Entomology, West Virginia

University, Morgantown; Charles C. Coffman, Plant Pest Control Division, WestVirginia Department of Agriculture, Charleston; and L.L. Pechuman, Departmentof Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, for allowing access to insect collec-tions under their care. We also thank Carl Bell, Department of Biology, ShepherdCollege, Shepherdstown, WV, for identifying certain plants of the Eastern Pan-handle; W.L. Brown, Jr., Department of Entomology, Cornell University, for iden-tifying the ant associated wiht Sericophanes; and Gerald S. Ratliff, photographer,Governor's Office of Economic and Community Development, Capitol Building,Charleston, WV, for Fig. 2. The U.S. Forest Service, Richwood, WV, kindly per-mitted us to collect insects in the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area.

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APPENDIX 1. Host plants of West Virginia Miridae.

ScientificnameAcer pseudoplatanus L.A. saccharinum L.Achillea millefolium L.Aesculus sp.Allium sp.Alnus sp.A. rugosa (DuRoi) Spreng.A. serrulata (Ait.) Willd.Ambrosia trifida L.Antennaria spp.Aster sp.Avena sativa L.Betula sp.B. nigra L.B. papyrifera Marsh.Carduus acanthoides L.Carex rostrata StokesCarpinus carolinianum Walt.Carya spp.C. cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. KochC. illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. KochC. ovata (Mill.) K. KochCastanea mollissima B1.C. pumila (L.) Mill.Catalpa sp.Celtis occidentalis L.Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.Cicuta maculata L.Clematis virginiana L.Cornus sp.

Commonname

sycamore maplesilver mapleyarrowbuckeyegarlic, onionalderspeckled alderhazel aldergiant ragweedpussy-toesasteroatsbirchriver birchpaper birchplumeless thistlesedgeAmerican hornbeamhickorybitternut hickorypecanshagbark hickoryChinese chestnutAllegheny chinkapincatalpahackberryoxeye daisyspotted cowbane, water hemlockvirgin's bower, woodbinedogwood


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C. amomum Mill.C. florida L.C. racemosa Lam.C. sericea L. (= stolonifera Michx.)Coronilla varia L.Cotoneaster sp.Crataegus spp.C. punctata Jacq.Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) MooreEchium vulgare L.Euphorbia maculata L. (= supina Raf.)Fagus grandifolia Ehrhn.Fraxinus sp.F. americana L.Galium aparine L.G. mollugo L.Gleditsia triacanthos L.Glycine max (L.) Merr.Hamamelis virginiana L.Helianthus sp.Hieracium pratense TauschHordeum vulgare L.Hydrangea arborescens L.Hypericum densiflorum PurshIlex ambigua (Michx.) Torr. (= montana

Torr. & Gray)Impatiens sp.Juglans nigra L.Juniperus chinensis L.J. horizontalis Moenchh.J. virginiana L.Kalmia latifolia L.Larix sp.Malus sp.Medicago sativa L.Nasturtium officinale R. Br.Qenothera biennis L.Panicum sp.Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.Pastinaca sativa L.Phlox sp.P. subulata L.Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.

Commonnamesilky dogwoodflowering dogwoodpanicled dogwoodred-osier dogwoodcrownvetchcotoneasterhawthorndotted hawthornhayscented fernblueweedprostrate spurgeAmerican beechashwhite ashcatchweed bedstrawsmooth bedstrawhoneylocustsoybeanwitch-hazelsunfloweryellow hawkweedbarleysmooth hydrangeaglade St. John's-wort

mountain hollyjewelweed, snapweedblack walnutChinese junipercreeping junipereastern red-cedarmountain laurellarchcrabapplealfalfawatercresscommon evening-primrosepanicgrassVirginia-creeperwild parsnipphloxmoss pinkninebark

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Scientificname

Picea abies (L.) Karst.P. glauca (Moench.) VossP. rubens Sarg.Pinus mugo TurraP. nigra ArnoldP. pungens Lamb.P. rigida Mill.P. strobus L.P. sylvestris L.P. virginiana Mill.Platanus occidentalis L.Poa pratensis L.Populus tremuloides Michx.Potentilla recta L.Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) FrancoQuercus alba L.Q. coccinea Muenchh.Q. ilicifolia Wangenh.Q. palustris Muenchh.Q. phellos L.Q. prinus L.Q. rubra L.Q. stellata Wangenh.Q. velutina Lam.Ranunculus spp.Rhododendron sp.R. calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr.R. maximum L.R. periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinn.

(= nudiflorum (L.) Torr.)Rhus glabra L.Robinia pseudoacacia L.Rosa sp.Rubus allegheniensis PorterR. odoratus L.Salix spp.Salix humilis Marsh.S. nigra Marsh.Sambucus canadensis L.Solidago spp.Spiraea alba Du RoiStaphylea trifolia L.Thalictrum polygamum Muhl.

Commonname

Norway sprucewhite sprucered spruceSwiss mountain pineAustrian pinetable mountain pinepitch pineeastern white pineScotch pineVirginia pineAmerican sycamoreKentucky bluegrassquaking aspenupright cinquefoilDouglas-firwhite oakscarlet oakscrub oakpin oakwillow oakchestnut oaknorthern red oakpost oakblack oakbuttercupazaleaflame azalearosebay rhododendron

pinxter flowersmooth sumacblack locustwild roseAllegheny blackberrypurple-flowering raspberrywillowgray willowblack willowAmerican elderberrygoldenrodmeadowsweet, pipestemAmerican bladdernuttall meadowrue


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MRIDAE OF WEST VIRGINIA

Commonname

Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) GrayThuja occidentalis L.Tilia americana L.Trifolium sp.

Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.Ulmus americana L.U. rubra Muhl.Verbascum thpsus L.

Viburnum sp.

V. cassinoides L.V. recognitum Fernald

woodland meadow-parsniparbor-vitaeAmerican basswoodclovereastern hemlockAmerican elmslippery elmmulleinviburnumwild raisin, swamp hawsmooth arrowwood

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Documents

AN ANNOTATED OF WEST (HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA)research.amnh.org/pbi/library/1229.pdf · Virginia in Carvalho's (1957-60) world catalogue ofthe Miridae. Countydistribution andseasonalrangeareprovidedfor