Campylosteira

Taxonomy

Campylosteira Fieber, 1844

Type species: Campylosteira falleni Fieber

Diagnostic characters

Head short, clypeus not surpassing apical half of first antennal segment; cephalic spinescephalic spines:
a spine on the head
present; antenniferous processesantenniferous processes:
the socket in which antenna is inserted in the head; also known as antennophore, antennal tubercles, or antennal process
prominent; 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.
weakly tectiformtectiform:
tent-like or roof-shaped
, not bulbous; paranotumparanotum:
lateral extension of pronotum; may be carinate, explanate, or reflexed
narrowly expanded; hemelytrahemelytra:
one of the basally thickened forewings of Hemiptera
with claval areaclaval area:
parallel-sided and sharply pointed anal area of hemelytron
weakly developed, not meeting in a straight line to form claval commissureclaval commissure:
junction of hemelytra along clavus in middle of dorsum, posterior to scutellum
, not 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
narrow; discoidal areadiscoidal area:
area of the forewing posterior to the subcostal area
flat, long, extending beyond the middle of hemelytrahemelytra:
one of the basally thickened forewings of Hemiptera
.

Distribution

Afrotropical, Oriental, Palearctic (Drake and Ruhoff 1960Drake and Ruhoff 1960:
Drake, C. J., and F. Ruhoff, A. 1960. Lace-bug genera of the world (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112.
)

Interceptions at US ports of entry 1984 to 2018

Intercepted species Shipment origin(s) Inspected host(s)
Campylosteira sp. Italy, Israel Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vulgare

References

Drake and Ruhoff 1960Drake and Ruhoff 1960:
Drake, C. J., and F. Ruhoff, A. 1960. Lace-bug genera of the world (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112.

  Campylosteira verna  male, dorsal view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

Campylosteira verna male, dorsal view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

  Campylosteira verna  male, ventral view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

Campylosteira verna male, ventral view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

  Campylosteira verna  male, lateral view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

Campylosteira verna male, lateral view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

  Campylosteira verna  male head, frontal view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

Campylosteira verna male head, frontal view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

  Campylosteira verna  male, caudal view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org

Campylosteira verna male, caudal view; photo: Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS PPQ ITP Node, bugwood.org