Irbisia
Sign in to saveIrbisia is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 20 described species in Irbisia. These black insects are 5–8 mm in length. They are also called black grass bugs as they are common in spring grasses.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 341
- Family
- Miridae
- Collections
- UAM, SDNHM, UNM, UCM, CSU, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Irbisia is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 20 described species in Irbisia. These black insects are 5–8 mm in length. They are also called black grass bugs as they are common in spring grasses.
==Species== These 25 species belong to the genus Irbisia: Irbisia bliveni Schwartz, 1984 Irbisia brachycera (Uhler, 1872) Irbisia californica Van Duzee, 1921 Irbisia cascadia Schwartz, 1984 Irbisia castanipes Van Duzee, 1921 Irbisia cuneomaculata Blatchley, 1934 Irbisia elongata Knight, 1941 Irbisia fuscipubescens Knight, 1941 Irbisia incomperta Bliven, 1963 Irbisia knighti Schwartz & Lattin, 1984 Irbisia limata Bliven, 1963 Irbisia mollipes Van Duzee, 1917 Irbisia morio (Reuter, 1909) Irbisia nigripes Knight, 1925 Irbisia oreas Bliven, 1963 Irbisia pacifica (Uhler, 1872) (Pacific grass bug) Irbisia panda Bliven, 1963 Irbisia sericans (Stal, 1858) Irbisia serrata Bliven, 1963 Irbisia setosa Van Duzee, 1921 Irbisia shulli Knight, 1941 Irbisia silvosa Bliven, 1961 Irbisia sita Van Duzee, 1921 Irbisia solana Heidemann Irbisia solani (Heidemann, 1910)
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