Dichocysta

Taxonomy

Dichocysta Champion, 1898

Type species: Dichocysta pictipes Champion

Diagnostic characters

Head short, clypeus not surpassing apical half of first antennal segment; antennae shorter than the length of pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
; cephalic spinescephalic spines:
a spine on the head
present; bucculaebucculae:
an elevated ridge on either side of the first labial segment
closed anteriorly; pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
tricarinate; pronotal hoodhood:
term used to describe the modified anterior area of the pronotum, which is sometimes tectiform and sometimes bulbous, with numerous intermediate conditions.
tectiform, not bulbous; paranotumparanotum:
lateral extension of pronotum; may be carinate, explanate, or reflexed
widely expanded, reflexedreflexed:
bent or curved backwards, as in a reflexed paranotum
and appressed to pronotal disc, forming elevated cyst, anterior part of lateral carinaecarinae:
elevated ridge or keel
always hidden under reflexedreflexed:
bent or curved backwards, as in a reflexed paranotum
pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
; anterior margin not projecting anterad; hemelytrahemelytra:
one of the basally thickened forewings of Hemiptera
with claval areaclaval area:
parallel-sided and sharply pointed anal area of hemelytron
weakly developed, almost entirely covered by posterior margin of pronotumpronotum:
dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment
; costal areacostal area:
area of the costa delineated by the first longitudinal vein of the wing, usually running along the anterior margin
narrow, with one row of areolaeareolae:
a small enclosed space on a surface, such as an area enclosed by veinlets on wings
, and reflexedreflexed:
bent or curved backwards, as in a reflexed paranotum
near its base; discoidal areadiscoidal area:
area of the forewing posterior to the subcostal area
level, discoidal cell extending beyond the middle of hemelytra; hypocostal laminae extending beyond the apex of abdomen.

Distribution

Nearctic, Neotropical (Drake and Ruhoff 1960Drake and Ruhoff 1960:
Drake, C. J., and F. Ruhoff, A. 1960. Lace-bug genera of the world (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112., Drake and Ruhoff 1965Drake and Ruhoff 1965:
Drake, C. J., and F. A. Ruhoff. 1965. Lacebugs of the World: A Catalog (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Bulletin of the United States National Museum: 1ndash;634., Guilbert 2019Guilbert 2019:
Guilbert, E. 2019. Lace bugs database - http://www.hemiptera-databases.com/tingidae)

Interceptions at US ports of entry 1984 to 2018

Intercepted species	Shipment origin(s)	Inspected host(s)
Dichocysta pictipes Champion	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico	Dracena reflexa, Fernaldia pandurata, Lactuca sativa, Ocimum basilicum, Rubus sp., Tillandsia sp.

References

Drake and Ruhoff 1960Drake and Ruhoff 1960:
Drake, C. J., and F. Ruhoff, A. 1960. Lace-bug genera of the world (Hemiptera: Tingidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112., Drake and Ruhoff 1965Drake and Ruhoff 1965:
Drake, C. J., and F. A. Ruhoff. 1965. Lacebugs of the World: A Catalog (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Bulletin of the United States National Museum: 1ndash;634., Guilbert 2019Guilbert 2019:
Guilbert, E. 2019. Lace bugs database - http://www.hemiptera-databases.com/tingidae

Additional images

Dichocysta images at the Smithsonian