The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche Modelling
The systematic position and actual distribution of <i>Recaredus rex</i>, for a long time one of the most enigmatic lace bug genus and species, is very obscure because only the type specimen and three other individuals from India are known to date. In the present paper, we report the firs...
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| description | The systematic position and actual distribution of <i>Recaredus rex</i>, for a long time one of the most enigmatic lace bug genus and species, is very obscure because only the type specimen and three other individuals from India are known to date. In the present paper, we report the first records of <i>R. rex</i> from the Palaearctic region (Iran) and tropical Africa (Ghana). Based on the occurrence localities and climatic variables, we predict potentially useful ecological niches for this species using Maxent software. The areas with the best environmental conditions for <i>R. rex</i> indicated in our studies suggest its possible Palaeotropical distribution. Moreover, we regard these results as a good starting point for further searches for specimens of this species. This might help verify the hypothesis of the broad Palaeotropical distribution of <i>R. rex</i> and its oligo- or polyphagy. In addition, the lace bug genus <i>Recaredus</i>, based on the diagnostic characteristics provided for the tribe Acalyptaini, and the structure of <i>aedeagus,</i> is transferred from the tribe Ypsotingini to the Acalyptaini. A key to all genera currently included in the latter tribe is also provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a88d656e2194fc0a2fadc9c24e17fab2023-11-23T17:11:48ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-06-0113655810.3390/insects13060558The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche ModellingBarbara Lis0Anna Zielińska1Jerzy A. Lis2Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, PolandInstitute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, PolandInstitute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, PolandThe systematic position and actual distribution of <i>Recaredus rex</i>, for a long time one of the most enigmatic lace bug genus and species, is very obscure because only the type specimen and three other individuals from India are known to date. In the present paper, we report the first records of <i>R. rex</i> from the Palaearctic region (Iran) and tropical Africa (Ghana). Based on the occurrence localities and climatic variables, we predict potentially useful ecological niches for this species using Maxent software. The areas with the best environmental conditions for <i>R. rex</i> indicated in our studies suggest its possible Palaeotropical distribution. Moreover, we regard these results as a good starting point for further searches for specimens of this species. This might help verify the hypothesis of the broad Palaeotropical distribution of <i>R. rex</i> and its oligo- or polyphagy. In addition, the lace bug genus <i>Recaredus</i>, based on the diagnostic characteristics provided for the tribe Acalyptaini, and the structure of <i>aedeagus,</i> is transferred from the tribe Ypsotingini to the Acalyptaini. A key to all genera currently included in the latter tribe is also provided.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/6/558lace bugssystematic positionnew tribal assignmentdistributionniche modellingfeeding habit |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Lis Anna Zielińska Jerzy A. Lis The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche Modelling Insects lace bugs systematic position new tribal assignment distribution niche modelling feeding habit |
| title | The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche Modelling |
| title_full | The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche Modelling |
| title_fullStr | The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche Modelling |
| title_full_unstemmed | The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche Modelling |
| title_short | The King’s Lace Bug <i>Recaredus rex</i> Distant, 1909 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae): Systematic Position, First Palaearctic and Afrotropical Records, and Ecological Niche Modelling |
| title_sort | king s lace bug i recaredus rex i distant 1909 hemiptera heteroptera tingidae systematic position first palaearctic and afrotropical records and ecological niche modelling |
| topic | lace bugs systematic position new tribal assignment distribution niche modelling feeding habit |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/6/558 |
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