Tingidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:adultDiet on plant sap
gptkbp:characteristic delicate, lace-like wings
gptkbp:color usually brown or gray
gptkbp:commonName lace bugs
gptkbp:defenseMechanism camouflage
exoskeleton spines
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Laporte
gptkbp:describedYear 1832
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance some are agricultural pests
gptkbp:foragingBehavior phytophagous
gptkbp:habitat on leaves of plants
gptkbp:hostPlant various dicotyledonous plants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tingidae
gptkbp:laysEggs on or in plant tissue
gptkbp:lifeStage gptkb:meat
gptkb:nymph
adult
gptkbp:morphologicalType pronotum expanded into a hood
reticulate wing venation
gptkbp:museumSpecimens gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Tingis
Corythucha
Dictyla
Gargaphia
Stephanitis
gptkbp:notablePest azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides)
hawthorn lace bug (Corythucha cydoniae)
oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata)
sycamore lace bug (Corythucha ciliata)
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Tingis_cardui
Corythucha ciliata
Gargaphia solani
Stephanitis pyrioides
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 2000
about 50
gptkbp:nymphFeeding on plant sap
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition within Cimicomorpha
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Miridae
gptkb:Reduviidae
gptkb:Nabidae
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest systematics
pest management
gptkbp:size small (2-5 mm)
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:superfamily Tingoidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Tingis_cardui
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5