AuthorWoodroffe, G.E.
Year1957
TitleA preliminary revision of the British species of Psallus Fieber (Hem., Miridae) with a description of a new species
TypePaper
How CompleteAll the British species known at the time
SourceEnt. Mon. Mag. 93: 258-271.
IllustrationsLine drawings of aedeagi and Psallus masseei.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

A key to Psallus, with diagrams of male genitalia that are essential for accurate identification. Describes the new species: Psallus masseei, now synonymised with P. mollis.

The key in Southwood and Leston was based on this work, but omits the genitalia diagrams.

Examine Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful)

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentPsallusa genus of plantbugsAnimalia: Hemiptera: Miridae
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