The lace bug (Tingidae) genera belonging to the New World Tigava complex are reviewed. The two ne... more The lace bug (Tingidae) genera belonging to the New World Tigava complex are reviewed. The two new genera and new species Mexicotingis brailovskyi, from Mexico, and Paraceratotingis convergens, from Venezuela, are described. Diagnoses, descriptions, and digital color photographs of the new taxa, diagnoses and digital photographs of the heads and pronota of all genera, an updated checklist and distributions of the included species, and a key to genera are provided to help distinguish these closely related Tingidae.
The genus Villalobosothignus Brailovsky, 1984 is diagnosed, and Ashlockobius Slater &... more The genus Villalobosothignus Brailovsky, 1984 is diagnosed, and Ashlockobius Slater & Slater, 1999 is synonymized with it. A new arboreal species of Villalobosothignus from Ecuador is described, and photographs of the adult and male genitalia are provided together with illustrations of certain diagnostic characters to facilitate identification.
The lace bug (Tingidae) genera belonging to the New World Tigava complex are reviewed. The two ne... more The lace bug (Tingidae) genera belonging to the New World Tigava complex are reviewed. The two new genera and new species Mexicotingis brailovskyi, from Mexico, and Paraceratotingis convergens, from Venezuela, are described. Diagnoses, descriptions, and digital color photographs of the new taxa, diagnoses and digital photographs of the heads and pronota of all genera, an updated checklist and distributions of the included species, and a key to genera are provided to help distinguish these closely related Tingidae.
The genus Villalobosothignus Brailovsky, 1984 is diagnosed, and Ashlockobius Slater &... more The genus Villalobosothignus Brailovsky, 1984 is diagnosed, and Ashlockobius Slater & Slater, 1999 is synonymized with it. A new arboreal species of Villalobosothignus from Ecuador is described, and photographs of the adult and male genitalia are provided together with illustrations of certain diagnostic characters to facilitate identification.
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