Dahlbom, 1851 : 209 Cimex filicis Linnaeus, 1758 Synopsis and keys to the tribes, genera, and species of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Minas Gerais, Brazil Part I: Bryocorinae Ferreira, Paulo Sergio Fiuza Henry, Thomas J. Zootaxa 2011 2920 1 41 63BP6 236721 Dahlbom Dahlbom [237,514,510,536] Insecta Miridae Monalocoris Animalia Hemiptera 5 6 Arthropoda genus     Monalocoris  Dahlbom, 1851: 209. Typespecies:  Cimex filicis Linnaeus, 1758. Monotypic.   Diagnosis.Pronotal collar distinctly delimited from disc; small dark species less than 5.0 mm long; first antennal segment shorter or equal to width of vertex; cuneal fracture shallow and narrow.   Discussion.Most species of  Monalocorisare known to occur on ferns ( Ferreira et al., 2001; Wheeler, 2001). Although the specific hosts of the two species from Minas Gerais are unknown, Ferreira et al.(2001)listed the following potential hosts:  Dryopterissp., “fern family” Aspleniaceae-Aspleniales;  Pteridium aquilinum– “Samambaia-das-taperas” - Polypodiaceae-Filicales.