Leptobyrsa

Taxonomy

Leptobyrsa Stål, 1873

Type species: Tingis steini Stål

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; rostral sulcusrostral sulcus:
shallow furrow on either side of rostrum (labium)
uninterrupted by a transverse carinacarina:
elevated ridge or keel
; pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
tricarinate, each carinacarina:
elevated ridge or keel
foliaceous and with large areolaeareolae:
a small enclosed space on a surface, such as an area enclosed by veinlets on wings
, height of median carinacarina:
elevated ridge or keel
shorter or equal to that of lateral carinae; pronotal hoodhood:
term used to describe the modified anterior area of the pronotum, which is sometimes tectiform and sometimes bulbous, with numerous intermediate conditions.
bulbous, extending forward beyond the apex of head, compressed anteriorly in dorsal view; paranotumparanotum:
lateral extension of pronotum; may be carinate, explanate, or reflexed
expanded, oriented subvertically, with marginal row of spines, anterior margin projecting anterad; paranotal basal foldsparanotal basal folds:
a structure at the base of paranotum next to the callus of pronotum
absent; 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
; discoidal areadiscoidal area:
area of the forewing posterior to the subcostal area
with one bulbous elevation, discoidal cell not extending beyond the middle of hemelytrahemelytra:
one of the basally thickened forewings of Hemiptera
(Drake and Poor 1937Drake and Poor 1937:
Drake, C. J., and M. E. Poor. 1937. Concerning the genus Leptobyrsa Staring;l (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 50: 163-166.
, Knudson 2018Knudson 2018:
Knudson, A. H. 2018. The Tingidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of southern Central America (with an emphasis on Costa Rica). Master#39;s thesis. North Dakota University. https://library.ndsu.edu/ir/handle/10365/28773
).

Distribution

Neotropical (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.
, 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.
, Knudson 2018Knudson 2018:
Knudson, A. H. 2018. The Tingidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of southern Central America (with an emphasis on Costa Rica). Master#39;s thesis. North Dakota University. https://library.ndsu.edu/ir/handle/10365/28773
, 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)
Leptobyrsa decora Drake Colombia, Ecuador Mentha sp., Musa sp., Rosmarinus officinalis

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.
, 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.
, Knudson 2018Knudson 2018:
Knudson, A. H. 2018. The Tingidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of southern Central America (with an emphasis on Costa Rica). Master#39;s thesis. North Dakota University. https://library.ndsu.edu/ir/handle/10365/28773
, Guilbert 2019Guilbert 2019:
Guilbert, E. 2019. Lace bugs database - http://www.hemiptera-databases.com/tingidae

Additional images

Leptobyrsa images at the Smithsonian

  Leptobyrsa decora , dorsal view; photo courtesy of USDA APHIS PPQ ITP imageID

Leptobyrsa decora, dorsal view; photo courtesy of USDA APHIS PPQ ITP imageID

  Leptobyrsa decora , lateral view; photo courtesy of USDA APHIS PPQ ITP imageID

Leptobyrsa decora, lateral view; photo courtesy of USDA APHIS PPQ ITP imageID

  Leptobyrsa decora  head and thorax, dorsal view; photo courtesy of USDA APHIS PPQ ITP imageID

Leptobyrsa decora head and thorax, dorsal view; photo courtesy of USDA APHIS PPQ ITP imageID