The psyllid genus Ciriacremum (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) in Brazil

By

Burckhardt, Daniel, 1953-
Queiroz Santana, Dalva Luiz de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-3

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1258

Pages

119--136

Subjects

Ciriacreminae , Fabaceae , jumping plant lice , jumping plant lice , jumping plant lice , Jumping plant lice , Neotropics , Psylloidea , Sternorrhyncha , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1258.167703

 

Abstract

<br> Ciriacremum<br> is a genus of Ciriacreminae (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Psylloidea, Psyllidae) comprising 26 validly described species in the Afrotropical realm and only one in the Neotropics. Here we add four new species from Brazil, which are named and diagnosed, including illustrations and an identification key for adults:<br> Ciriacremum lanceolatum<br> sp. nov.<br> (from Mato Grosso),<br> C. maederae<br> sp. nov.<br> (from Amazonas),<br> C. pollicigerum<br> sp. nov.<br> (from Amazonas) and<br> C. roraima<br> sp. nov.<br> (from Roraima). Two other species are reported from Brazil (Amazonas and Pará) but not formally named due to insufficient material. Apart from<br> C. setosum<br> (from Nicaragua) and the Brazilian species treated in this paper, there are at least four additional undescribed species from the Neotropics (Colombia, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela), which are briefly discussed. Little is known about the immatures and host plants of the Neotropical species. The only confirmed host is<br> Hymenaea<br> sp. (Fabaceae) of<br> C. maederae<br> sp. nov.<br> Adults were collected also on other fabaceous genera that are possible hosts. In the Neotropics,<br> Ciriacremum<br> is restricted to the tropics between Nicaragua in the north and Brazil (Mato Grosso) in the south.<br>