Vatiga Explained

Vatiga is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about 11 described species in Vatiga.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Vatiga:

• Vatiga cassiae (Drake & Hambleton, 1934)
• Vatiga celebrata (Drake, 1928)
• Vatiga illudens (Drake, 1922) (cassava lace bug)
• Vatiga lonchocarpa (Drake & Hambleton, 1944)
• Vatiga longula (Drake, 1922)
• Vatiga manihotae (Drake, 1922)
• Vatiga pauxilla (Drake & Poor, 1939)
• Vatiga sesoris (Drake & Hambleton, 1942)
• Vatiga variana Drake & Hambleton, 1946
• Vatiga varianta (Drake, 1930)
• Vatiga viscosana Drake & Hambleton, 1946

Further reading

• The Neotropical lace bugs of the genus Vatiga (Heteroptera: Tingidae), pests of cassava: new synonymies and key to species. 1993. Froeschner . Richard C.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 95. 3. 457–462. 0013-8797.
• Lacebugs of the World: A Catalog (Hemiptera: Tingidae). 1965. Drake . Carl J.. Ruhoff . Florence A.. United States National Museum Bulletin. 243. 1–634. 10.5479/si.03629236.243.1. 10088/10084.
• Review of the New World lace bug genera Acanthocheila Stål and Carvalhotingis new genus (Heteroptera: Tingidae). 1995. Froeschner . Richard C.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 97. 2. 331–339. 0013-8797.
• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. 1996. Péricart . J.. Golub . V. B.. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-15-3.
• Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis. 2009. Schuh . Randall T.. Weirauch . Christiane. Wheeler . Ward C.. Systematic Entomology. 34. 1. 15–48. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. 10.1.1.498.8756.