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Pameridea (Hemiptera: Miridae): Predaceous bugs specific to the highly viscid plant genus Roridula
Author(s) -
DOLLING W. R.,
PALMER J. M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1991.tb00692.x
Subject(s) - biology , miridae , subfamily , genus , hemiptera , zoology , tribe , synonym (taxonomy) , botany , biochemistry , sociology , anthropology , gene
Abstract. The South African genus Pameridea and its two species are redescribed. The tribe Pamerideini, founded for this genus only, is removed from synonymy with Mirini (subfamily Mirinae) and transferred to Dicyphini (subfamily Bryocorinae), falling as a synonym of the subtribe Dicyphina. The bugs live only on intensely viscid small shrubs of the genus Roridula . This plant genus is the only member of its family but the bug genus is closely related to two widespread tropical dicyphine genera.