Teleonemia huachucae Drake (Hemiptera: Tingidae): New Distribution and Host-Plant Records of a Rarely Collected Lace Bug

Natural History of the Lace Bug Dictyla labeculata (Uhler) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) and First Confirmed Host Plant Record

“…The discovery of host plants of U.S. lace bugs continues (Wheeler and Stoops 2013), and our knowledge of hosts for eastern lace bugs exceeds that for species occurring west of the 98th meridian. Host plants for two western species, Corythucha tuthilli Drake and Teleonemia huachucae Drake, were recently reported (Wheeler 2009a, 2009b). Here, I add collection information not mentioned in the original description of D. labeculata , report the first host plant known for this mostly western lace bug, review previous distribution records, comment on the recent record from Quebec, and demonstrate that the few previously reported plant associations probably represent incidental occurrences or overwintering sites.…”

Stephanitis blatchleyi(Hemiptera: Tingidae): First Host-Plant Association for a Rarely Collected Lace Bug

“…Insects considered rare or scarce often prove common once their habits are better known (Wagner 2006;Wheeler 2009b). Herbivores, including tingids (Wheeler 2008(Wheeler , 2009a, often can be taken in numbers after their host plants are discovered. The host of S. blatchleyi, rusty lyonia, ranges in Florida from the northernmost peninsular counties south to Lake Okeechobee and west to the central counties of the Panhandle (Godfrey 1988;Nelson 2003).…”