Taking another look at diversity in Myrtaceae-feeding Miridae from Australia

The plant family Myrtaceae is arguably the most speciose group of plants in Australia.  Existing collections indicate that many genera of Myrtaceae are known to serve as hosts for species belonging to the Miridae subfamily Phylinae as well as other groups of Miridae.  Schuh and Weirauch published in 2010 a revision of a monophyletic group of Phylinae feeding on the tribes Chamelaucieae and Melaleucae.  We present findings on numerous additional taxa, many of which also feed on these tribes.  These taxa do not belong to the group recognized by Schuh and Weirauch, but rather to multiple distinct lineages.  Many of these taxa appear to show substantial host specificity.  As is the case for other groups, the greatest diversity is found in southwestern Western Australia.