| additional records and descriptions of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus pilophorus from thailand (hemiptera: heteroptera: miridae: phylinae: pilophorini). | eleven species of the ant-mimetic plant bug genus pilophorus hahn from thailand are documented, with photographic images of live individuals. four new species with conventional, moderate antlike shape, pilophorus meteorus, p. saovapruki, p. subparallelus and p. suwimonae, are described. two known thai species, p. alstoni schuh and p. typicus (distant), are further reported and diagnosed. biological information including host association is provided for p. alstoni, p. meteorus, p. saovapruki and ... | 2014 | 24870453 |
| analysis of genetic variation and phylogeny of the predatory bug, pilophorus typicus, in japan using mitochondrial gene sequences. | pilophorus typicus (distant) (heteroptera: miridae) is a predatory bug occurring in east, southeast, and south asia. because the active stages of p. typicus prey on various agricultural pest insects and mites, this species is a candidate insect as an indigenous natural enemy for use in biological control programs. however, the mass releasing of introduced natural enemies into agricultural fields may incur the risk of affecting the genetic integrity of species through hybridization with a local p ... | 2011 | 21526929 |