Aeopelys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Tingidae |
Subfamily: | Tinginae |
Tribe: | Litadeini |
Genus: | Aeopelys Drake and Ruhoff, 1965 |
Aeopelys is a monotypic genus of lace bugs, found in New Guinea. The sole species is A. neata.
New Guinea is a large island separated by a shallow sea from the rest of the Australian continent. It is the world's second-largest, after Greenland, covering a land area of 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq mi), and the largest wholly or partly within the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania.
The Tingidae are a family of very small insects in the order Hemiptera that are commonly referred to as lace bugs. This group is distributed worldwide with about 2,000 described species.
The Tinginae are a subfamily of lace bugs. Three tribes were included in Froeschner's analysis.
Litadeini is a pan-tropical tribe of lace bugs. Thirteen genera have been recorded.
Ypsotingini is a cosmopolitan tribe of lace bugs. Seven genera have been recorded.
Leptoypha is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about 17 described species in Leptoypha.
Tingini is a tribe of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least 250 genera and 2,400 described species in Tingini.
Hesperotingis is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about eight described species in Hesperotingis.
Aidoneus is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There is at least one described species in Aidoneus, A. dissimilis.
Belenus is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about nine described species in Belenus.
Eteoneus is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least 20 described species in Eteoneus.
Ildefonsus is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about six described species in Ildefonsus.
Mummius is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least three described species in Mummius.
Tigava is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about 15 described species in Tigava.
Tingis is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least 130 described species in Tingis.
Stephanitis is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least 80 described species in Stephanitis.
Minitingis minusculus is a species of lace bug in the family Tingidae. It is found in the Caribbean.
Cantacaderinae is a subfamily of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 70 described species in Cantacaderinae.
Derephysia is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least 20 described species in Derephysia.
Alveotingis is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are at least three described species in Alveotingis.
Dictyonota is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are more than 60 described species in Dictyonota.