Leucophoropterini Explained

Leucophoropterini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 20 genera and over 100 species in Leucophoropterini. Most species of this tribe are found in eastern Asia and Australia, with a single genus, Tuxedo, found in North America.

Genera

These 26 genera belong to the tribe Leucophoropterini:

Subtribe Leucophoropterina Schuh, 1974
  • Abuyogocoris Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia
  • Aitkenia Carvalho & Gross, 1982 - Australia
  • Arafuramiris Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia, Australia
  • Ausejanus Menard & Schuh, 2011 - Australia, New Zealand
  • Austrodapus Menard & Schuh, 2011 - Australia
  • Biromiris Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia, Australia
  • Blesingia Carvalho & Gross, 1982 - eastern Asia, Australia
  • Collessicoris Carvalho & Gross, 1982 - Australia
  • Ctypomiris Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia
  • Gulacapsus Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia, Australia
  • Johnstonsonius Menard & Schuh, 2011 - eastern Asia
  • Leucophoroptera Poppius, 1921 - Australia
  • Missanos Menard & Schuh, 2011 - eastern Asia
  • Neaitkenia Menard & Schuh, 2011 - Australia
  • Neoleucophoroptera Menard & Schuh, 2011 - eastern Asia
  • Papuamimus Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia
  • Papuamiroides Menard & Schuh, 2011 - eastern Asia
  • Pseudohallodapocoris Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia
  • Sejanus Distant, 1910 - eastern Asia, Australia
  • Solomonomimus Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia
  • Transleucophoroptera Menard & Schuh, 2011 - eastern Asia
  • Trichocephalocapsus Schuh, 1984 - eastern Asia
  • Waterhouseana Carvalho, 1973 - eastern Asia
    Subtribe Tuxedoina Schuh & Menard, 2013
  • Ephippiocoris Poppius, 1912 - Palearctic
  • Pseudophylus Yasunaga, 1999 - Palearctic
  • Tuxedo Schuh, 2001 - western North Americ