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Miridae

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | Copyright

Miridae (capsid bugs, leafbugs; order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera) Family of bugs which live on plants. Some are predators; others feed on plants. The family includes some destructive pests of both temperate and tropical crops. There are more than 5000 species, distributed world-wide.

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