Checklist and comments on the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) from the Indian subcontinent
Author
Burckhardt, Daniel
Author
Sharma, Anamika
Author
Raman, Anantanarayanan
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-07
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journal article
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Macrohomotoma geniculata
Mathur, 1975
Distribution.
India
:
Karnataka
(
Mathur 1975
), Uttahakhand (
Mathur 1975
).
Host plant.
Ficus microcarpa
(Moraceae)
.
Comments.
Hayat and Khan (2014)
listed
Macrohomotoma gladiata
Kuwayama, 1908
(as
gladiatum
) on
Ficus religiosa
as host of the encyrtid
Psyllaephagus punensis
Hayat & Khan, 2014
from
India
:
Maharashtra
. This is a likely misidentification of another species, possibly not even of
Macrohomotoma
. There is no identification key for immatures of
Macrohomotoma
species and the authors apparently did not have adults at hand.
M. gladiata
occurs in
China
,
Taiwan
and
Japan
(Ryuku Islands) and has been introduced into the Mediterranean Basin and North America. It is monophagous on
Ficus microcarpa
.