Jumping plant lice of the genus Aphalara (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Aphalaridae) in the Neotropics

By

Burckhardt, Daniel, 1953-
Dalle Cort, Giulia
Queiroz Santana, Dalva Luiz de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

980

Pages

119--140

Subjects

Brazil , leaf roll galls , Mexico , Persicaria , Polygonaceae , psyllids , Puerto Rico , Sternorrhyncha

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.980.56807

 

Abstract

The Neotropical species of the predominantly north temperate genusAphalaraare reviewed. Four species are recorded here from this region, two of which are described as new.Aphalara ritterisp. nov.occurs in southern Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina) and represents the first and only species reported from South America. A second new species,Aphalara ortegaesp. nov., is described from Mexico and Puerto Rico. Another two species,Aphalara persicariaCaldwell, 1937 andA. similaCaldwell, 1937, have been previously reported from Mexico and the USA, and one of them also from Cuba. The two new species are both associated withPersicaria hydropiperoidesandP. punctata(Polygonaceae) on which the immatures induce leaf roll galls. The two new species are morphologically similar toA. persicaria, to which they are probably closely related. A key is provided for the adults and immatures of the Neotropical species ofAphalara.