Gargaphia Stål, 1862 (Heteroptera, Tingidae)?

2021 Annual Conference of the Center for Systematic Entomology

Baeotingis Drake & Poor, 1939 or ‘brachypterous’ Gargaphia Stål, 1862 (Heteroptera, Tingidae)?

Follow your gut, taxonomist! Dr. Marcus Guidoti Plazi (Bern, CH) 10.5281/zenodo.4661109 Porto Alegre, BR Tingidae: Introduction

● Small phytophagous true bugs (1-4 mm)

● ~ 2500 spp., distributed in ~ 300 genera

● Cosmopolitan

● Low flight activity

● Various habitats: from grass to canopy, leaves and

stem, but also caves (?), and algo, associated with

ant nests (?) Tingidae: Systematics

Drake & Ruhoff, 1965 ● Tinginae ○ Tingini ○ Litadeini ○ Ypsotingini ● Cantacaderinae

○ Cantacaderini

○ Phatnomini (sic, Phatnomatini)

● Vianaidinae

https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10084 Tingidae: Systematics ● Tinginae ○ Tingini ○ Litadeini ○ Ypsotingini ○ Phatnomatini ○ Leptodictyini ● Cantacaderinae ○ Cantacaderini ○ Phatnomatini ○ Ceratocaderini ○ Carldrakeanini ● Vianaidinae Tingidae: Systematics ● Tinginae ○ Tingini ○ Litadeini ○ Ypsotingini ○ Phatnomatini ○ Leptodictyini ● Cantacaderinae ○ Cantacaderini ○ Phatnomatini ○ Ceratocaderini ○ Carldrakeanini Guidoti et al., in prep. ● Vianaidinae Tingidae: Taxonomy https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/

Zetekella pulla Corythucha eriodictyonae Leptodictya paspalii Anommatocoris coleopteratus Drake & Plaumann, 1956 Osborn & Drake, 1917 Drake & Hambleton, 1934 (Kormilev, 1955) Tingidae: Taxonomy

What about genitalia?

● Drake (& Ruhoff 1960): “nah, useless.”

● Lee (1969): “wait a minute..”

● Lis (1999): “I used.”

● Me (since circa 2013): “I really would like to, but no curator let me..." Tingidae: Wing Polymorphism https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/

Eocader n. sp.

E. vegrandis E. bouclei (Drake & Hambleton, 1934) (Bruner, 1940) Tingidae: Drake & Monte

Carl J. Drake Oscar Monte Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_John_Drake Source: Guidoti et al., in prep. Baeotingis Drake & Poor, 1939

● Neotropical, Pampa Biome (South of Brazil, Argentina)

● Three species only

● (Very) few specimens collected

● Apparently, associated with grass

● All known specimens “brachypterous” Baeotingis Drake & Poor, 1939 https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/

type species

Baeorings vianai Baeorings silvestrii Baeorings ogloblini Kormilev, 1955 Drake, 1949 Drake & Poor, 1939 Baeotingis Drake & Poor, 1939 https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/

type species

Baeorings vianai Baeorings silvestrii Baeorings ogloblini Kormilev, 1955 Drake, 1949 Drake & Poor, 1939 Baeotingis Drake & Poor, 1939 https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/

Baeotings n. sp. Baeotingis x Gargaphia Stål, 1873 https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/

Gargaphia serjaniae Gargaphia opacula Gargaphia solani Drake & Hambleton, 1938 Uhler, 1893 Heidemann, 1914 Baeotingis x Gargaphia Stål, 1873 https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/ento/

Gargaphia opacula Baeorings silvestrii Uhler, 1893 Drake, 1949 ? Baeotingis silvestrii Drake, 1948

paratype Baeotingis vianai Kormilev, 1955 Baeotingis vianai Kormilev, 1955

holotype What now?

● Well, I have to:

○ Transfer B. silvestrii and B. vianai to Gargaphia What now?

● Well, I have to: