Sanazarius

Taxonomy

Sanazarius Distant, 1904

Type species: Sanazarius cuneatus Distant

Diagnostic characters

Body subovate, pubescent; head short, clypeus not surpassing apical half of first antennal segment; length of antennae subequal or shorter than that of pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
; cephalic spinescephalic spines:
a spine on the head
present; bucculaebucculae:
an elevated ridge on either side of the first labial segment
open anteriorly; pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
tricarinate, height of median carinacarina:
elevated ridge or keel
equal to or slightly shorter than 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.
slightly bulbous, extending beyond the apex of head in dorsal view; paranotumparanotum:
lateral extension of pronotum; may be carinate, explanate, or reflexed
expanded, angularly produced near the middle, oriented subvertically; 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
narrow, with one row of areolae; discoidal areadiscoidal area:
area of the forewing posterior to the subcostal area
level, extending beyond the middle of hemelytra; hypocostal laminaehypocostal laminae:
a ridge produced ventrally along costal margin
extending to the apex of abdomen (Distant 1904bDistant 1904b:
Distant, W. L. 1904b. On South African Tingidae and other heteropterous Rhynchota. Transaction of the South African Philosophical Society XIV: 425-436.
).

Distribution

Afrotropical (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.
, 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)
Sanzarius cuneatus Distant Zimbabwe Unknown plant
Sanzarius productus Distant South Africa Protea sp.

References

Distant 1904bDistant 1904b:
Distant, W. L. 1904b. On South African Tingidae and other heteropterous Rhynchota. Transaction of the South African Philosophical Society XIV: 425-436.
, 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.
, Guilbert 2019Guilbert 2019:
Guilbert, E. 2019. Lace bugs database - http://www.hemiptera-databases.com/tingidae

  Sanazarius cuneatus , dorsal view; photo: Sindhu Krishnankutty

Sanazarius cuneatus, dorsal view; photo: Sindhu Krishnankutty

  Sanazarius cuneatus , ventral view; photo: Sindhu Krishnankutty

Sanazarius cuneatus, ventral view; photo: Sindhu Krishnankutty

  Sanazarius cuneatus , lateral view; photo: Sindhu Krishnankutty

Sanazarius cuneatus, lateral view; photo: Sindhu Krishnankutty