Brachycoleus Explained

Brachycoleus is a genus of plant-feeding insects of the family Miridae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Species within this genus include:^{[3] [4]}

• Brachycoleus bolivari Horvath, 1901
• Brachycoleus decolor Reuter, 1887
• Brachycoleus lineellus Jakovlev, 1884
• Brachycoleus pilicornis (Panzer, 1805)
• Brachycoleus sexvittatus Reuter, 1877
• Brachycoleus steini Reuter, 1877
• Brachycoleus triangularis (Goeze, 1778)

Description

Species within this genus are quite large and broad. Males usually are more slender than females. The head is wide and short. Bodies are covered with erect and semierect yellowish fine hairs. The basic color may be mainly red, orange and yellow, with black markings.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016/search/all/key/Brachycoleus Catalogue of life
2. http://www.ubio.org/NZ/search.php?search=Brachycoleus&selectall=Check+All&colname=on&colcategory=on&colauthority=on&colcomments=on&page=&vol= Nomenclator Zoologicus
3. https://www.gbif.org/species/119513655 GBIF
4. https://fauna-eu.org/index.php Fauna europaea
5. R. Hosseini A Review on the Genus Brachycoleus (Hemiptera, Miridae) with Identification Key to the Species Found in Iran