Engyotingis

Taxonomy

Engyotingis Drake and Ruhoff, 1961

Type species: Engyotingis cybele Drake and Ruhoff

Diagnostic characters

Head short, clypeus not surpassing apical half of first antennal segment; cephalic spinescephalic spines:
a spine on the head
present; bucculaebucculae:
an elevated ridge on either side of the first labial segment
closed anteriorly; pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
tricarinate; pronotal hoodhood:
term used to describe the modified anterior area of the pronotum, which is sometimes tectiform and sometimes bulbous, with numerous intermediate conditions.
tectiform, not bulbous; paranotumparanotum:
lateral extension of pronotum; may be carinate, explanate, or reflexed
expanded widely, reflexedreflexed:
bent or curved backwards, as in a reflexed paranotum
and appressed to pronotal disc, forming elevated cyst, anterior part of lateral carinaecarinae:
elevated ridge or keel
always hidden under reflexedreflexed:
bent or curved backwards, as in a reflexed paranotum
pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
; anterior margin not projecting anterad; hemelytrahemelytra:
one of the basally thickened forewings of Hemiptera
with claval areaclaval area:
parallel-sided and sharply pointed anal area of hemelytron
weakly developed, almost entirely covered by posterior margin of pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
; costal areacostal area:
area of the costa delineated by the first longitudinal vein of the wing, usually running along the anterior margin
expanded, with at least two rows of areolaeareolae:
a small enclosed space on a surface, such as an area enclosed by veinlets on wings
, and not reflexedreflexed:
bent or curved backwards, as in a reflexed paranotum
near its base; discoidal areadiscoidal area:
area of the forewing posterior to the subcostal area
level, discoidal cell not extending beyond the middle of hemelytra; hypocostal laminae extending to the apex of abdomen (Drake and Ruhoff 1961aDrake and Ruhoff 1961a:
Drake, C. J., and F. A. Ruhoff. 1961a. New genera and new species of lacebugs from the Eastern Hemisphere (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 113: 125-183.).

Distribution

Oriental (Drake and Ruhoff 1961aDrake and Ruhoff 1961a:
Drake, C. J., and F. A. Ruhoff. 1961a. New genera and new species of lacebugs from the Eastern Hemisphere (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 113: 125-183., Drake and Ruhoff 1965Drake and Ruhoff 1965:
Drake, C. J., and F. A. Ruhoff. 1965. Lacebugs of the World: A Catalog (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Bulletin of the United States National Museum: 1ndash;634., Guilbert 2019Guilbert 2019:
Guilbert, E. 2019. Lace bugs database - http://www.hemiptera-databases.com/tingidae)

Interceptions at US ports of entry 1984 to 2018

Intercepted species	Shipment origin(s)	Inspected host(s)
Engyotingis tonkinana (Drake & Maa)	Vietnam	Unknown plant

References

Drake and Ruhoff 1961, Drake and Ruhoff 1965Drake and Ruhoff 1965:
Drake, C. J., and F. A. Ruhoff. 1965. Lacebugs of the World: A Catalog (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Bulletin of the United States National Museum: 1ndash;634., Guilbert 2019Guilbert 2019:
Guilbert, E. 2019. Lace bugs database - http://www.hemiptera-databases.com/tingidae

Additional images

Engyotingis images at the Smithsonian