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Leptodictya plana
Grass Lacebug
Leptodictya plana is a grass-feeding lace bug (Hemiptera: Tingidae) first described in 1913. It has been documented as an emerging pest on ornamental grasses in the southern United States, with Pennisetum species showing particular susceptibility to feeding damage and serving as oviposition hosts. The species remains seldom collected despite its economic relevance to horticulture.
Philya
A genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae, established by Walker in 1858. Species within this genus are seldom collected, with limited published biological information available. Philya ferruginosa is the best-documented species, for which the fifth instar nymph has been described and a host plant record established. Members of this genus possess the enlarged pronotum characteristic of treehoppers, though species-specific morphological details remain poorly characterized in the literature.
Philya ferruginosa
Philya ferruginosa is a seldom-collected treehopper species in the family Membracidae, first described by Goding in 1893. It belongs to the tribe Hypsoprorini, a group of treehoppers characterized by distinctive pronotal modifications. The species is rarely encountered in collections, with limited published biological information available. A 2022 study provided the first documented host-plant record and described the fifth instar nymph.
Symphylus
Symphylus is a genus of shield-backed bugs in the family Scutelleridae (Hemiptera). The genus contains at least four described species distributed across the Neotropical region. Members of this genus are characterized by the enlarged scutellum that covers most of the abdomen and wings, a defining trait of the Scutelleridae family. The genus is seldom collected, with limited ecological and biological data available for most species.