First record of the plant bug subfamily Psallopinae (Heteroptera: Miridae) from Thailand, with descriptions of new species and immature forms

Abstract

The plant bug subfamily Psallopinae Schuh is reported from Thailand, or continental Southeast Asia, for the first time. Tw o new species of the genus Psallops Usinger, 1946, P. fulvioides and P. sakaerat, are described from northeastern Thailand. The detailed habit and immature forms are described for P. fulvioides. The discovery also represents the first record of the immature stages for the subfamily. Habitus images of these new species are provided.