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.