Acalypta

TaxID: 1400081

Basic Information

Acalypta

Moss Lacebug

Acalypta is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. This genus is closely related to the genera Dictyonota, Kalama, Derephysia and Recaredus in the tribe Acalyptaini.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Tingidae

Acalypta

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(c) Mick Talbot@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Body length 2.0–2.5 mm. General habitus ovate, dorsoventrally flattened. Head with a pair of frontal spines separated at apices, reaching apex of clypeus; antenniferous tubercle present. Antennae densely covered with minute pubescence on segments I–III and long pubescence on segment IV; segment II conical, shortest; segment III linear, longest, not thickened basally; segment lengths: I 0.15 mm, II 0.10 mm, III 0.60–0.80 mm, IV 0.20–0.25 mm. Rostrum reaching anterior part of abdominal sternite II. Pronotum glabrous, 3/4 times as long as maximum width across paranota; hood roof-shaped, shorter than median carina, wider than vertex, not covering compound eye, with 5 rows of areolae at highest part; median carina straight, with a single row of areolae throughout; lateral carina absent or reduced, shorter than hood, without or with a single minute areola; paranotum horizontally expanding, as wide as hood, not narrowed posteriorly, with 3–4 rows of areolae throughout. Hemelytra with Sc, Hc, R+M, and Cu veins distinct throughout; costal area with 2–3 rows of areolae basally, a single row medially, and 1–2 rows apically; hypocostal lamina with a single row of areolae. Legs brown. Abdomen ovate, glabrous except for terminalia, smooth anteriorly, coarsely punctate posteriorly. Coloration: most parts of head, antennal segment IV, calli, and abdomen dark brown; frontal spine, pronotum except calli, hemelytron, and sternal laminae pale brown; antenniferous tubercle, antennal segments I–III, ventral thorax except sternal laminae, and legs brown.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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