Ceratotingis, Montemayor, 2008

Costa, Sara Itzel Montemayor and Luiz Antônio Alves, 2009, Systematic revision of Macrotingis and phylogenetic analysis of the genera Macrotingis and Ceratotingis (Heteroptera: Tingidae), European Journal of Entomology 106 (4), pp. 631-642 : 638

Key to species of Ceratotingis

1 Two rows of areolae on costal area ( Figs 5H , 6D ).. C. zeteki – Onerowof areolae oncostal area. ................... 2

2 Median pronotal carinae of same height over its entire length ( Fig. 6C ). ................... C. spatula comb. n.

– Medianpronotalcarinae humplike. .................. 3

3 Cuticle anterodorsal to eyes thicker, raised, yellowish and rugouse; segment Imore than five times the length of the head ( Fig. 6B ). ............................ C. rafaeli

– Cuticle anterodorsal to eyes with same characteristics as the rest of the head; segment Iapproximately four times the lengthof thehead ( Fig. 6A ). ........... C. costarriquense

Figures

Fig. 5. A–J. Hemelytra of Macrotingis, Ceratotingis, Tigava and Vatiga. A – M. biseriata; B – M. novicis; C – M. schaffneri; D – M. uniseriata; E – C. costarriquense; F – C. rafaeli; G – C. spatula; H – C. zeteki; I – T. praecellans; J – V. vicosana. Abbreviations: Cu – Cubitus vein; RM – Radius Media vein. Scale bar = 1 mm

Fig. 6. A–D. Ceratotingis species. A – C. costarriquense; B – C. rafaeli; C – C. spatula; D – C. zeteki. Scale bar = 1 mm