New genera and species of conifer-inhabiting phyline plant bugs from NorthAmerica (Heteroptera : Miridae)

Three new genera of phyline Miridae are described from North America to acc ommodate two taxa removed from Plagiognathus and five newly recognized spec ies from the western part of the continent. Coniferocoris, new genus compri ses the type species C. pinicolus and two additional new species, C. abiesi colus, and C. polhemi; Piceophylus, new genus comprises the type species P. keltoni, new species; and Pinophylus, new genus comprises the type species Plagiognathus rolfsi Knight, Plagiognathus carneolus Knight, and the new s pecies Pinophylus stonedahli. Two new species are placed in Psallovius Henr y: P, nigroantennatus and P. dimorphicus, and new distributional and host r ecords for P, flaviclavus (Knight) are given. The male genitalic structures of all species are illustrated, and scanning electron micrographs are pres ented for the head, dorsal vestiture, and pretarsus of representative speci es. Habitus views as photographs or illustrations are provided for all spec ies.