Tingidae

Tingidae
Temporal range:
Tanybyrsa cumberi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Cimicomorpha
Superfamily: Miroidea
Family: Tingidae
Laporte, 1832
Subfamilies
  • †Tingiometrinae Heiss, Golub, & Popov, 2015
  • Cantacaderinae Stål, 1873
  • Tinginae Laporte, 1832
  • Vianaidinae Kormilev, 1955

The Tingidae, commonly referred to as lace bugs due to their intricate wings, are a family of very small (2–10 mm (0.08-0.39 in)) insects in the order Hemiptera. These insects exist in multiple regions of the world and live on various plants, depending on the species. There are roughly 2,000 described species across the 3 subfamilies which include Cantacaderinae, Tinginae and Vianaidinae.

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