Abstract 14
Introduction 15
Methods 16
Depositories 17
Cuban Geography 18
Biogeography 19
Taxonomy 22
Key to Cuban subfamilies of Miridae 22
Subfamily Bryocorinae 23
Key to Cuban tribes of Bryocorinae 23
Tribe Bryocorini 24
Genus Monalocoris Dalhbom 24
M. americanus Wagner and Slater 24
Tribe Dicyphini 25
Key to Cuban genera of Dicyphini 25
Genus Engytatus Reuter 26
Key to Cuban species of Engytatus 26
E. modestus (Distant) 26
E. varians (Distant) 27
Genus Macrolophus Fieber 28
Key to Cuban species of Macrolophus 28
M. basicornis (Stål) 29
M. praeclarus (Distant) 29
Genus Nesidiocoris Kirkaldy 30
N. tenuis (Reuter) 30
Tribe Eccritotarsini 31
Key to Cuban genera of Eccritotarsini 31
Genus Aguayomiris Maldonado 32
A. pallipes Maldonado 33
Genus Cubanomiris Hernández and Stonedahl 33
C. pilosus Hernández and Stonedahl 34
Genus Cyrtocapsus Reuter 34
Key to the Cuban species of Cyrtocapsus 34
C. caligineus (Stål) 35
C. femoralis Reuter 36
Genus Eurycipitia Reuter 36
E. clarus (Distant) 36
Genus Heterocoris Guérin-Menèville 37
H. dilatatus Guérin-Menèville 37
Genus Notolobus Reuter 38
N. dimidiatus (Guérin-Menèville) 38
Genus Pycnoderes Guérin-Menèville 39
Key to the Cuban species of Pycnoderes 39
P. angustatus Reuter 40
P. quadrimaculatus Guérin-Menèville 40
P. similaris, n. sp. 41
P. vanduzeei Reuter 42
Genus Pycnoderiella Henry 42
P. insularis Henry 43
Genus Sysinas Distant 43
S. centralis Distant 43
Subfamily Cylapinae 44
Tribe Fulviini 44
Genus Fulvius Stål 44
Key to Cuban Species of Fulvius 45
F. anthocoroides (Reuter) 45
F. bisbistillatus (Stål) 46
F. cavernus, n. sp. 46
Subfamily Deraeocorinae 47
Key to Cuban tribes of Deraeocorinae 48
Tribe Clivinematini 48
Genus Ambracius Stål 49
A. dufouri Stål 49
Tribe Deraeocorini 50
Genus Diplozona Van Duzee 51
D. collaris Van Duzee 51
Tribe Hyaliodini 51
Key to the Cuban genera of Hyaliodini 52
Genus Hyaliodes Reuter 52
H. vittaticornis Bruner 52
Genus Paracarniella Henry and Ferreira 53
P. cubanus (Bruner) 53
Genus Paracarnus Distant 54
Key to Cuban species of Paracarnus 54
P. myersi China 55
P. puncticollis (Motschulsky) 56
Tribe Surinamellini Carvalho and Rosas 56
Genus Eustictus Reuter 57
Key to Cuban species of Eustictus 57
E. brunnipunctatus Maldonado 57
E. soroaensis, n. sp. 58
Tribe Termatophylini 58
Genus Termatophylidea Reuter and Poppius 59
T. pilosa Reuter and Poppius 59
Subfamily Isometopinae 60
Tribe Diphlebini 60
Genus Diphleps Bergroth 61
Key to the Cuban species of Diphleps 61
D. henryi Hernández 61
D. maldonadoi Henry 62
Subfamily Mirinae 62
Key to Cuban tribes of Mirinae 63
Tribe Mirini 63
Key to Cuban genera of Mirini 63
Genus Adelphocoris Reuter 65
A. rapidus (Say) 65
Genus Calondas Distant 66
C. fasciatus Distant 66
Genus Creontiades Distant 67
Key to the Cuban species of Creontiades 67
C. debilis Van Duzee 67
C. rubrinervis (Stål) 68
Genus Dagbertus Distant 68
Key to Cuban species of Dagbertus 69
D. fasciatus (Reuter) 69
D. olivaceus (Reuter) 70
D. semipictus (Blatchley) 70
Genus Derophthalma Berg 71
Key to Cuban species of Derophthalma 71
D. elongata, n. sp. 72
D. guantanamoensis, n. sp. 72
Genus Derophthalmoides Maldonado 74
D. multimaculatus Maldonado 74
Genus Horcias Distant 74
H. multilineatus, n. sp. 75
Genus Phytocoris Fallén 76
Key to Cuban species of Phytocoris 77
P. angustifrons Knight 78
P. ariadnae Hernández and Stonedahl 79
P. armasi Hernández and Stonedahl 80
P. banderae Hernández and Stonedahl 80
P. cubensis Hernández and Stonedahl 81
P. iani Hernández and Stonedahl 81
P. imias Hernández and Stonedahl 81
P. maestrensis Hernández and Stonedahl 82
P. similaris Hernández and Stonedahl 82
P. turquinensis Hernández and Stonedahl 83
Genus Polymerus Hahn 83
P. testaceipes (Stål) 83
Genus Proba Distant 85
P. distanti (Atkinson) 85
Genus Taylorilygus Leston 86
T. apicalis (Fieber) 86
Genus Tropidosteptes Uhler 87
Key to Cuban species of Tropidosteptes 87
T. cubanus, n. sp. 88
T. tumidus, n. sp. 88
Tribe Restheniini 89
Genus Prepops Reuter 90
Key to Cuban species of Prepops 90
P. atripennis (Reuter) 91
P. candelariensis, n. sp. 91
P. cruciferus (Berg) 92
P. cubanus Carvalho and Schaff ner 93
P. latipennis (Stål) 93
P. maldonadoi Carvalho and Fontes 94
P. santiagoensis, n. sp. 95
Tribe Stenodemini 95
Key to Cuban genera of Stenodemini 96
Genus Collaria Provancher 96
C. oleosa (Distant) 97
Genus Dolichomiris Reuter 98
D. linearis Reuter 98
Genus Neotropicomiris Carvalho and Fontes 99
N. moaensis, n. sp. 100
Genus Trigonotylus Fieber 101
T. tenuis (Reuter) 101
Subfamily Orthotylinae 102
Key to Cuban tribes of Orthotylinae 102
Tribe Ceratocapsini 103
Genus Ceratocapsus Reuter 103
Key to Cuban species of Ceratocapsus 104
C. alayoi Hernández and Henry 105
C. avelinae Maldonado 105
C. cubanus Bergroth 106
C. holguinensis Hernández and Henry 107
C. punctulatus (Reuter) 107
C. stonedahli Hernández and Henry 108
Genus Sericophanes Reuter 109
S. parviceps Poppius 109
Tribe Halticini 109
Genus Halticus Hahn 110
H. bractatus (Say) 110
Tribe Orthotylini 111
Key to Cuban genera of Orthotylini 111
Genus Falconia Distant 112
Key to the Cuban species of Falconia 112
F. jamaicensis Carvalho 113
F. semirasa (Distant) 113
Genus Hyalochloria Reuter 114
Key to the Cuban species of Hyalochloria 114
H. caviceps Reuter 115
H. unicolor Reuter 115
Genus Itacoris Carvalho 116
I. trimaculatus Maldonado 116
Genus Jobertus Distant 117
J. chryselectrus Distant 117
Genus Parthenicus Reuter 118
P. sparsus (Distant) 118
Genus Proboscidotylus Henry 119
P. nigrosquamis (Maldonado) 120
Subfamily Phylinae 120
Key to Cuban tribes of Phylinae 120
Tribe Hallodapini 121
Genus Cyrtopeltocoris Reuter 121
C. cubanus Poppius 121
Tribe Leucophoropterini 122
Genus Tytthus Fieber 122
Key to Cuban species of Tytthus 122
T. neotropicalis (Carvalho) 123
T. parviceps (Reuter) 123
Tribe Phylini 124
Key to Cuban genera of Phylini 124
Genus Platyscytus Reuter 125
P. binotatus Reuter 125
Genus Pseudatomoscelis Poppius 126
Key to Cuban species of Pseudatomoscelis 126
P. insularis Henry 127
P. seriata (Reuter) 127
Genus Reuteroscopus Kirkaldy 128
Key to Cuban species of Reuteroscopus 128
R. hamatus Kelton 128
R. ornatus (Reuter) 129
Genus Rhinacloa Reuter 130
Key to Cuban Species of Rhinacloa 130
R. basalis (Reuter) 131
R. cardini (Barber and Bruner) 132
R. clavicornis (Reuter) 132
R. pallidipes Maldonado 133
Genus Spanagonicus Berg 134
S. albofasciatus (Reuter) 134
Tribe Pilophorini 134
Key to Cuban Genera of Pilophorini 135
Genus Pilophorus Hahn 135
P. cubanus, n. sp. 135
Genus Sthenaridea Reuter 137
Key to Cuban Species of Sthenaridea 137
S. araguaiana (Carvalho) 137
S. carvalhoi Schuh and Schwartz 138
S. maldonadoi Schuh and Schwartz 139
S. vulgaris (Distant) 139
Species of Miridae incorrectly listed from Cuba 140
Acknowledgments 142
References 143
Figures 159
Index to Insect Names 202
Index to Plant Names 211
