@article{Aguiar Coelho_Molineri_Dos Santos_Fiuza Ferreira_2016, title={Biogeography and areas of endemism of Prepops Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae)}, volume={64}, url={https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/18229}, DOI={10.15517/rbt.v64i1.18229}, abstractNote={<p>The Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) are one of the most species rich families of insects, with about 11 100 described species. Mirinae is the largest subfamily and its endemism becomes evident at the tribal level and below. Mirines of the tribe Restheniini are found throughout America, with most of the diversity confined to the Neotropics. <em>Prepops</em> Reuter is the largest genus in Restheniini with 198 described species and its geographical range is similar to that of the tribe. The study of the distribution and areas of endemism in Miridae are scarce and non-existent for <em>Prepops</em>. We analyzed all the geographic records of <em>Prepops</em> (707 records for 181 species) in order to identify diversity patterns and areas of endemism, using network analysis. Locality data were assigned using museum specimens and geographic records in the literature. Additionally we used spatial data to propose habitat preferences and geoclimatic variables important for each group of co-occurring species. The results indicate high species richness in subtropical regions, while the tropical belt and high latitudes appear impoverished. The Neotropical region contains 86% of the species, and the Nearctic about 11 % (but with larger species ranges); the Andean region is sparingly represented. Twenty-three areas of endemism (and two diads), formed by 2 or more endemic species, are distributed in the Nearctic (3), Mexican Transition Zone and Caribbean subregion (5), South American Transition Zone and Amazonian, Chacoan and Paranaense subregions (15). Overlap between some of the areas indicates regions with high species richness and complex history. The lack of records from the Andean region (except for <em>P. nigrus</em> in Southern Patagonia) and dominance of strictly Neotropical species (86 %) supports the hypothesis of a Neotropical origin for the tribe Restheniini. The general arrangement of the units of co-occurrence of <em>Prepops</em> species shows a close correlation with known biogeographic regions and subregions. Broad physiographic characteristics most commonly associated with <em>Prepops</em> geographical records are, in order of importance: broad leaf forests (wet and dry), grasslands and xeric habitats.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Revista de Biología Tropical}, author={Aguiar Coelho, Livia and Molineri, Carlos and Dos Santos, Daniel Andrés and Fiuza Ferreira, Paulo Sérgio}, year={2016}, month={Mar.}, pages={17–31} }