Taxonomic Review of the Japanese Conifer-Inhabiting Plant Bug Genus Pinalitus Kelton, with Description of a New Species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae)
Abstract
The Japanese fauna of conifer-inhabiting plant bug genus Pinalitus Kelton is reviewed, with description of Pinalitus reoi new species. This new species, presumed to be most closely related to P. rubeolus (Kulik), was recently found on Pinus parviflora in the mountain zone of Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. A species previously recorded as P. rubeolus from Japan is now considered to be a misidentification of P. rubricatus (Fallén). A revised key to Japanese species is provided.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hemiptera Insect Studies
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the International Heteropterists Society
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 104–118
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026