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Issue: Vol. 5807 No. 1: 8 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5807.1.8
Page range: 175-183
Abstract views: 82
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Tanzanocapsus magnus gen. and sp. nov., a new genus and a new species from Tanzania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini)

Institute of Biology; Biotechnology and Environmental Protection; Faculty of Natural Sciences; University of Silesia in Katowice; Bankowa 9; 40-007 Katowice; Poland; EU
Département de l’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole; Service Public de Wallonie; Gembloux; BE-5030; Belgium; EU
Institute of Biology; Biotechnology and Environmental Protection; Faculty of Natural Sciences; University of Silesia in Katowice; Bankowa 9; 40-007 Katowice; Poland; EU
The Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research; College of Medicine and Pharmacy; Duy Tan University; Da Nang 550000; Vietnam
Hemiptera Afrotropical region entomology plant bugs Plesiocapsus taxonomy true bugs

Abstract

A new genus and a new species, Tanzanocapsus magnus gen. et sp. nov. (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini), are described from Tanzania. Detailed descriptions and diagnoses of the genus and species, based on external and genitalic morphology, are provided and illustrated with stereomicroscope and SEM images.

 

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How to Cite

Taszakowski, A., Chérot, F., Kaszyca-Taszakowska, N. & Kim, J. (2026) Tanzanocapsus magnus gen. and sp. nov., a new genus and a new species from Tanzania (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini). Zootaxa, 5807 (1), 175–183. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5807.1.8