Orthotylus

Orthotylus is a genus of bugs from the family Miridae.^[2][3] There are more than 300 described species worldwide.^[4] The sheer number of species has led to the recognition of subgenera and groups, some of which may be promoted to genus level.^[5] Yamsunaga recognized the genus as non-monophyletic, and without consistent diagnostic characteristics.^[6]

Orthotylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Miridae
Subfamily:	Orthotylinae
Tribe:	Orthotylini
Genus:	Orthotylus Fieber, 1858
Synonyms[1]
Allocotus Puton, 1874 Diommatus Uhler, 1887 Ericinellus Linnavuori, 1994 Halocapsus Puton, 1878 Kiiorthotylus Yasunaga, 1993 Litocoris Fieber, 1860 Litosoma Douglas and Scott, 1865 Macrotyloides Van Duzee, 1916 Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 Neomecomma Southwood, 1953 Neopachylops Wagner, 1956 Pachylops Fieber, 1858 Parapachylops Ehanno and Matocq, 1990 Pinocapsus Southwood, 1953 Pseudorthotylus Poppius, 1914 Tichorhinus Fieber, 1858

Most of the species are plant feeders, some of them attacking important crops; however, some species also prey on the larvae of lepidoptera and diptera, as well as on psyllids and aphids.^[7]

Partial list of subgenera

• Ericinellus type species: Orthotylus ericinellae^[8]
• Orthotylus^[9]
  • compactus group, type: Orthotylus compactus^[10]
  • priesneri group, type: Orthotylus priesneri^[11]
• Melanotrichus type species: Orthotylus flavosparsus^[12]
• Pseudorthotylus type species: Orthotylus bilineatus^[13]

See also

• List of Orthotylus species