The Lace Bugs (157 NA spp) are primarily found on woody plants where they
feed on leaf mesophyll, but a few occur on herbaceous vegetation. Roughly
15 species have been collected at CCNHA. The dominant genus is
Corythucha.
Most occur in woodlands and are quite host specific.
C. arcuata
is abundant on bur oak in savanna regions. C. contracta?
is abundant on black and choke cherry in savanna and woodlands. Other common
species include C. hewitti (on hazel),
C. pallipes
(on birch), C. cydoniae (on juneberry), and C. pergandei
(on alder). Less common are
C. juglandis? (on basswood) and
C.
mollicula (on willow). C. marmorata is fairly common
on clones of Solidago gigantea in old fields.
Gargaphia tiliae
occurs on basswood (Tilia) on Crones Knoll. The female shows parental
care--guarding her nymphs as they move about the leaf in a small herd.
Leptoypha
mutica is a slender tingid that occurs on Black Ash. Melanorhopalaclavata has been collected sparingly from Solidago?
in prairie. Galeatus spinifrons has been collected from Aster
azureus in prairie. A single individual of
Physatocheila
sp. also collected.
Acalypta lilianus
occurs on mosses and was D-vacced in small numbers from field C.
