Diet

• Adults and nymphs: Primarily plant-feeding, using their piercing-sucking mouthparts to extract plant juices from leaves, stems and other tender plant tissues.

• The biology and host-plant associations of many Cyrtocapsus species remain poorly documented.

• Some species have been associated with economically important plants, but the genus as a whole does not appear to be restricted to a single plant family.

Range

• Cyrtocapsus is a genus of plant bugs (Miridae) in the subfamily Bryocorinae, tribe Eccritotarsini.

• It is a New World genus, with species distributed through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.

• They are occasionally sighted in Zihua, where tropical vegetation provides suitable habitat.

Habitat

• Found in tropical forest, tropical dry forest, woodland, scrub, forest edges and other areas with abundant vegetation.

• Adults and nymphs are generally associated with foliage, where their small size and muted colouration can make them difficult to detect.

• Around Zihua, examine leaves and tender stems of shrubs and trees, particularly in warm, sheltered areas with dense vegetation.

Size

• Adult length: generally around 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in), although size varies among species.

• Body relatively slender and elongate, typical of many mirid plant bugs.

• Colouration varies considerably among species and may include brown, reddish-brown, yellowish or dark markings.

• The wings are fully developed in many species, giving adults a more elongated appearance than the nymphs.