Capsus is a genus of mirid bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.[1]
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Current and extinct species:[2] (Dagger, †, indicates extinct.)
- Capsus annulicornis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
- Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Capsus aurulentus (Schilling, 1837)
- Capsus capitatus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
- Capsus ceratophyllon Costa, O., 1834
- Capsus cinctus (Kolenati, 1845)
- Capsus coxalis Mulsant and Rey, 1852
- Capsus darsius Distant, 1904
- Capsus gibbicollis Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
- Capsus intaminatus Walker, 1873
- †Capsus lacus S. Scudder, 1890
- Capsus marginicollis Walker, 1873
- †Capsus obsolefactus S. Scudder, 1890
- Capsus pallescens Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
- Capsus palustris Kulik, 1977
- Capsus pegasus Distant, 1904
- Capsus peregrinus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
- Capsus pilifer Remane, 1950
- Capsus punctipes Mulsant and Rey, 1852
- Capsus semiclusus Walker, 1873
- Capsus subirroratus Walker, 1873
- Capsus tristis Scholtz, 1847
- Capsus wagneri Remane, 1950
- Capsus waltlii Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835
- Capsus affinis reclassified as Calocoris affinis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
- Capsus ambulans reclassified as Mecomma ambulans (Fallén, 1807)
- Capsus antennatus reclassified as Teratocoris antennatus (Boheman, 1852)
- Capsus bicolor reclassified as Platytylus bicolor (Lepeletier and Serville, 1825)
- Capsus brevicollis Meyer-Dur, 1843 junior synonym of Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze, 1778)
- Capsus caligineus reclassified as Cyrtocapsus caligineus (Stål, 1859)
- Capsus caricis reclassified as Cyrtorhinus caricis (Fallén, 1807)
- Capsus coccineus reclassified as Pseudoloxops coccineus (Meyer-Dür, 1843)
- Capsus cyrtopeltis reclassified as Stethoconus cyrtopeltis (Flor, 1860)
- Capsus darwini reclassified as Dagbertus darwini (Butler, 1877)
- Capsus elegantulus Meyer-Dür, 1843 junior synonym of Cyrtorhinus caricis (Fallén, 1807)
- Capsus exsanguis reclassified as Megalocoleus exsanguis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
- Capsus flavipes reclassified as Plagiognathus flavipes (Provancher, 1872)
- Capsus geminus Flor, 1860 synonym for Tytthus pubescens (Knight, 1931)[3]
- Capsus lineolatus reclassified as Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze, 1778)
- Capsus maerkelii reclassified as Pithanus maerkelii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
- Capsus magnicornis reclassified as Atractotomus magnicornis (Fallén, 1807)
- Capsus media reclassified as Lopidea media (Say, 1832)
- Capsus mimus reclassified as Dysdercus mimus (Say, 1932)
- Capsus modestus reclassified as Phoenicocoris modestus (Meyer-Dür, 1843)
- Capsus nubilus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836 synonym for Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839)[4]
- Capsus nubilus Say, 1832 reclassified as Neurocolpus nubilus (Say, 1832)
- Capsus pallidus reclassified as Dicyphus pallidus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836)
- Capsus roseus reclassified as Conostethus roseus (Fallén, 1829)
- Capsus rotermundi reclassified as Sthenarus rotermundi (Scholtz, 1847)
- Capsus rutilus Stichel, 1930 junior synonym for Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Capsus solani reclassified as Irbisia solani (Heidemann, 1910)
- Capsus stygicus reclassified as Slaterocoris stygicus (Say, 1832)
- Capsus tenuicornis reclassified as Cylapus tenuicornis (Say, 1832)
- Capsus tumidicornis reclassified as Heterocordylus tumidicornis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
- Capsus tyrannus (Fabricius, 1781) junior synonym for Capsus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Capsus vitellinus reclassified as Parapsallus vitellinus (Scholtz, 1847)
- Capsus vitripennis reclassified as Hyaliodes vitripennis (Say, 1832)
Schuh, R. T. (2002–2013). "Family: Miridae". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). Henry, Thomas J.; Wheeler, A. G. Jr. (1988). "Family Miridae Hahn, 1833 (= Capsidae Burmeister, 1835). The Plant Bugs". In Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C. (eds.). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 251–507. ISBN 978-0-916846-44-2. Hillert, Oliver; Jäckel, Barbara; Plate, Hans-Peter (2002). "Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur 1839)(Heteroptera, Miridae)–ein interessanter Nützling im biologischen Pflanzenschutz (Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur 1839)(Heteroptera, Miridae)– an interesting beneficial insect for biological protection of plants)". Gesunde Pflanzen (in German). 54 (3/4): 66–73. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0345.2002.02001.x. S2CID 43346934.
