Majority of mirid bugs species are phytophagous. This shrub is host to the mirid bug "Volumnus chaetacme". Deraeocoris ruber (also known as Mirid Bug) is a species of bugs in Miridae family. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Capsus is a genus of "mirid bugs" belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. The green mirid is endemic to Australia, and found throughout the continent including tasmania.