Uhlerites

Taxonomy

Uhlerites Drake, 1927

Type species: Phyllontocheila debile Uhler

Diagnostic characters

Head short, clypeus not surpassing apical half of first antennal segment; antennae longer than the 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
unicarinate; pronotal hoodhood:
term used to describe the modified anterior area of the pronotum, which is sometimes tectiform and sometimes bulbous, with numerous intermediate conditions.
slightly bulbous, extending beyond the apex of head in dorsal view; paranotumparanotum:
lateral extension of pronotum; may be carinate, explanate, or reflexed
widely expanded with at least 3 rows of areolaeareolae:
a small enclosed space on a surface, such as an area enclosed by veinlets on wings
, oriented subvertically, anterior margin 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
; discoidal areadiscoidal area:
area of the forewing posterior to the subcostal area
level, reaching the middle of hemelytra; hypocostal laminae extending to the apex of abdomen (Drake 1927Drake 1927:
Drake, C. J. 1927. Tingitidae from the Far East (Hemiptera). The Philippine Journal of Science 32: 53-59.).

Distribution

Oriental, Palearctic (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)
Uhlerites sp.	Japan	Unknown

References

Drake 1927Drake 1927:
Drake, C. J. 1927. Tingitidae from the Far East (Hemiptera). The Philippine Journal of Science 32: 53-59., 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

Uhlerites images at the Smithsonian