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A new genus I ttolemma ( H eteroptera: T ingidae) gen. nov. and three included species of hirsute lace bugs from temperate woodlands of southern A ustralia
Author(s) -
Symonds Celia L,
Cassis Gerasimos
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
austral entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2052-1758
pISSN - 2052-174X
DOI - 10.1111/aen.12089
Subject(s) - tingidae , heteroptera , genus , biology , woodland , temperate climate , key (lock) , zoology , ecology , botany
A new A ustralian lace bug genus I ttolemma gen. nov. is described for the inclusion of three species. T ingis teretis D rake is transferred to the new genus I ttolemma , made the type species of the new genus and redescribed. Two new species – collected on recent B ush B litz surveys in W estern A ustralia – are described: I . credo sp. nov. and I . micula sp. nov. All species occur in temperate southern A ustralia from host plant genera in the families L amiaceae and S crophulariaceae (order L amiales), including E remophila . This work documents the first host plant records and a large range extension for I . teretis . A key to species, diagnostic images and notes on the generic placement within the A ustralian T ingidae fauna, is provided.