NEWLY RECOGNIZED HOLARCTIC AND INTRODUCED PLANT BUGS IN NORTH AMERICA (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE)
AbstractThe first North American records forDeraeocoris punctulatus(Fallén),Labopidea artemisiae(Sahlberg), andLabopidea bermaniKerzhner indicate that the species are naturally Holarctic.Lygus rugulipennisPoppius is now considered naturally Holarctic after specimens ofLygus perplexusStanger from Alaska, Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories are correctly identified asL.rugulipennis. Additional North American localities forLabopidea discolor(Sahlberg) support the contention that the species is naturally Holarctic. Collections ofOrthotylus ochrotrichusFieber from Royal Oak, British Columbia, andMalacocoris chlorizansPanzer from British Columbia and Washington state suggest that these species are adventive to North America. Diagnoses are provided to distinguish all the taxa from other North American congeners. A key to the northern Nearctic species ofLabopideais given.