Corythucha ciliata

Corythucha ciliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Tingidae
Genus: Corythucha
Species:
C. ciliata
Binomial name
Corythucha ciliata
(Say, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tingis ciliata Say, 1832
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Corythucha ciliata, the sycamore lace bug, is a species of lace bug in the family Tingidae that is associated with sycamore trees. It's also known as the plane lace bug due to its association with the London plane (Platanus × hispanica).[2]

It originates in the New World, but has been introduced and has spread in Europe. It is a small, whitish insect and feeds on the underside of the leaves, sucking sap.

There are reports in Europe of C. cilata landing on people and biting them. Reports from Italy,[3] France[4] and Romania[5] indicate that some people experience adverse reactions, e.g., dermatosis.

  1. ^ Say, Thomas (1832). Descriptions of New Species of Heteropterous Hemiptera of North America. New Harmony, Indiana. [Link is to an 1858 reprint.]
  2. ^ Cecil, Nicholas (5 September 2024). "Rare tree bugs that can 'bite' humans found in London, warn forestry chiefs". Evening Standard. Finsbury Square, London: Daily Mail and General Trust. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ DUTTO, M.; BERTERO, M. (2013). "Dermatosis caused by Corythuca ciliata (Say, 1932) (Heteroptera, Tingidae). Diagnostic and clinical aspects of an unrecognized pseudoparasitosis". Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. 54 (1): 57–59. ISSN 1121-2233. PMC 4718364. PMID 24397008.
  4. ^ Izri, Arezki; Andriantsoanirina, Valérie; Chosidow, Olivier; Durand, Rémy (2015-08-01). "Dermatosis Caused by Blood-Sucking Corythucha Ciliata". JAMA Dermatology. 151 (8): 909–910. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.0577. ISSN 2168-6068. PMID 25970727.
  5. ^ Ciceoi, Roxana; Radulovici, Adriana. "Facultative blood-sucking lace bugs, Corythucha sp., in Romania". researchgate.net. Retrieved 6 August 2020.