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Species Corythucha arcuata - Oak Lace Bug


The genus Corythucha Stål (Tingidae; Heteroptera)
By Gibson E.H.
Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 44: 69-104, 1918

Concerning some Tingitidae from the Gulf States (Heteroptera).
By Drake CJ
The Florida Entomologist, 9(3): 36–39., 1925
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Drake CJ (1925) Concerning some Tingitidae [sic] from the Gulf States (Heteroptera). The Florida Entomologist, 9(3): 36–39.

Lacebugs of the World: A Catalog (Hemiptera: Tingidae)
By Drake, C.J. & F.A Ruhoff
Bulletin of the United States National Museum, (243): 1-634, 57 plates, 6 figures, 1965
Very useful hosts list for each species.
Available on line (free) here http://hdl.handle.net/10088/10084

The Tingitoidea of Ohio (Ohio Biological Survey Bulletin: volume 2 number 4-Bulletin 8)
By Osborn, Herbert, and Drake, Carl John
Ohio State University, 1916
Though older, this reference has keys and lots of illustrations. Available from:
-Googlebooks
-archive.org

A synopsis of the Hemiptera-Heteroptera of America north of Mexico
By Torre-Bueno J.R. de la
Entomol. Amer. 19: 141‒304 & 21: 41‒122, 1939
Full text (parts of v.19‒20 & v.21‒22)

True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics
By Panizzi A.R., Grazia J., eds.
Springer. xxii+901 pp., 2015

True bugs of the world (Hemiptera, Heteroptera): classification and natural history
By Schuh R.T., Weirauch C.
Siri Scientific Press, Manchester. 800 pp., 2020

New state and provincial records for some nearctic true bugs (Hem.:Heteroptera) from the Ill. Nat.Hist. Survey Insect Collection
By Swanson D.R.
Great Lakes Entomol. 54: 104‒142, 2021