Species info
Classification > Superfamily Miroidea > Family Tingidae > Subfamily Tinginae > Tribe Tingini > Genus Stephanitis
Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott 1874)
Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott), female, dorsal view.
<i>Stephanitis pyrioides</i> (Scott), female, dorsal view.
Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott), female, dorsal view.
<i>Stephanitis pyrioides</i> (Scott), female, lateral view.
Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott), female, lateral view.
<i>Stephanitis pyrioides</i> (Scott), male, dorsal view.
Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott), male, dorsal view.
<i>Stephanitis pyrioides</i> (Scott), male, lateral view.
Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott), male, lateral view.
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Pest occasionally of localized importance
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
Other distribution
China, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Morocco, New South Wales, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States.
 
Synonyms
  • Tingis pyrioides Scott, 1874.
  • Stephanitis azaleae Horvath, 1905.
  • Stephanitis pyriodes [sic]: Barber, 1922.
  • Stephanitis oberti (not Kolenati) Lindlinger, 1927.
  • Stephanitis pyroides [sic]: Drake, 1937.
  • Stephanitis pyri (not Fabricius) Gomez-Menor, 1956.
Observations
Stephanitis pyrioides is one of the most important pests of the azaleas, which are used as ornamental plants worldwide. The importance of this tingid has increased as azaleas have become more popular as ornamental plants. Its origin is thought to be Japan and it has been accidentaly introduced in several countries, among them Argentina (Guidoti et al, 2015). Bosq (1937) recorded the species for the firts time for Argentina for the Buenos Aires province. Illustrations of the species are available in Dickerson & Weiss (1917), Weiss & Headlee (1918), Shen et al. (1985), and Gomez-Menor (1954). Shakunthala & Braman (2012) provide a complete review with all the information available regarding this species until the moment of its publication.
Host plants
Kalmia latifolia; Kalmia sp.; Picris ovalifolia; Rhododendron sp.; Rhododendron amoena; Rhododendron amurasaki; Rhododendron benigeri; Rhododendron calendulaceum; Rhododendron hotsugeri; Rhododendron hinodegeri; Rhododendron indica; Rhododendron koempheri; Rhododendron ledifolia alba; Rhododendron mollis; Rhododendron mucronatum; Rhododendron obtusum amoenum; Rhododendron pontica; Rhododendron pulchrum; Rhododendron shirogeri; Rhododendron shibori; Rhododendron schilippenbachii; Rhododendron yendoense poukhanense; Rhododendron yodogowa.
References
  • DICKERSON, E.L. & WEISS, H. B . 1917. The azalea lace-bug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) (Tingitidae, Hemiptera). Entomological News 28:101-105.
  • WEISS, H.B. & HEADLEE, T.J. . 1918. Some new insect enemies of greenhouse and ornamental plants in New Jersey. New Jersey Agric Exp Stn Circ, 100:3-9.
  • BOSQ, J. M. 1937. Lista preliminar de los Hemípteros (Heterópteros), especialmente relacionados con la agricultura nacional. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 9, 111-134.
  • GOMEZ-MENOR, J. 1954. Tingides que viven sobre el peral. Boletín Patología Vegetal Entomologia Agrícola 20: 369-392.
  • SHEN, H.W., WU, W.J. & YANG, P.S. 1985. The biology of the azalea lacebug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) I. The morphology of the azalea lacebug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott). Mem Coll Agric Nat Taiwan Univ. 25:143-154.
  • SHAKUNTHALA, N. & BRAMAN, S.K. 2012. A scientific review on the ecology and management of the azalea lace bug Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) (Tingidae: Hemiptera). Journal of Entomological Science 47: 247-263.
  • GUIDOTI, M., S.I. MONTEMAYOR & É. GUILBERT. 2015. Lace Bugs (Tingidae). In True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics (pp. 395-419). Springer Netherlands.
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