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- This page contains pictures and information about Mirid Bugs in family Miridae
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Mirid Bugs in family Miridae are common in Australia. Miridae is the largest family of the
Heteroptera.
However, we did not find too many of them. Most of them
are very small, 2-6mm in body length. Some are very well camouflaged.
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- The large size Mirid Bugs look similar to Lygaeid
Bugs. They can be distinguished by there are usually one or two closed
cells on wing membrane, thickened portion of front wing with a cuneus, a somewhat triangular shaped area adjacent to the membranous area.
Most of them are ocelli absent except one subfamily.
They are usually yellow, green brown or black in colours, al though
some are colourful. Some are ants
mimics and some are Parasite
Wasps mimic.
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- Most bugs in this family feed on plants while others on small
soft body insects and insect eggs. Some species feed on both.
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- Red Mirid Bug
 - Pseudopantilius australis, Mirinae,
Mirini, body length 10mm
- This Red Mirid Bug is in subfamily Mirinae tribe Mirini. Bugs
in this group are medium to large in size. They have a distinct, raised
pronotal collar and an opaque corium and clavus. We found this bug once in Carbrook Wetlands on Sep 2009. The bug was flying
around the plants Phyllota phylicoides. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Red-spotted Mirid Bug
 - Trilaccus nigroruber, Deraeocorinae, Saturniomirini, body length 10mm
- Pictures were taken near Bulimba Creek in Sunnybank Nov 2007. The bug is colourful
with red spots on dark green. The head is red, all legs and antenna are also
dark green to black. We have more infromation and pictures in this page.
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- Red Wasp-mimic Mirid Bug
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- Helopeltis sp., Bryocorinae, Monaloniini, body length 10mm
- The bug has Reddish-brown wings and orange-yellow head.
Its antenna and legs are long and black. The bottom and sides of its abdomen
is white in colour. The colour patterns make it look like a Braconid Wasp.
Please check this page for more
infromation.
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- Brown Wasp-mimic Mirid Bug
 - Helopeltis sp., Bryocorinae, Monaloniini, body length 10mm
- Photos were taken in Daisy Hill Buhot Creek, May 2008. Notice the male and female are
in complimented colours. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Brown Mirid Bug
 - Rayieria sp., Bryocorinae, Monaloniini, body length 10mm
- We found this bug in Mt
Coot-tha during lat summer March 2008. The bug was brown to dark brown in
colour with creamy white abdomen. The bug has the punching sharp mouth and is predator of small soft body
insect. Please also check this page for more
infromation.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 491.
- 2. Family Miridae - Plant Bugs -
BugGuide, Iowa State University Entomology.
- 3. Family MIRIDAE - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory.
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