Orthotylus is a genus of
bugs from the family
Miridae.[2][3] There are more than 300 described species worldwide.[4] The sheer number of species has led to the recognition of subgenera and groups, some of which may be promoted to genus level.[5] Yamsunaga recognized the genus as non-monophyletic, and without consistent diagnostic characteristics.[6]
Most of the species are plant feeders, some of them attacking important crops; however, some species also prey on the larvae of
lepidoptera and
diptera, as well as on psyllids and aphids.[7]
^Schuh, R. T. (2013).
"Taxa where genus is 'Orthotylus'". On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae). American Museum of Natural History.
^Southwood, T. R. E. (1953). "The morphology and taxonomy of the genus Orthotylus Fieber (Hem., Miridae), with special reference to the British species". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 104 (11): 415–449.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2311.1953.tb01244.x.
^Kwon, Ying Jung; Cho, Young Jae & Suh, Sang Jae (2009). "New record of Orthotylus pallen [sic] (Matsumura) (Hemiptera: Miridae) from Korea, with a key to and checklist of Korean species". Entomological Research. 39 (1): 55–60.
doi:
10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00199.x.