The psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of Florida: newly established and rarely collected taxa and checklist Author Halbert, Susan E. Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P. O. Box 147100, Gainesville, Florida 32614 - 7100 USA Author Burckhardt, Daniel Naturhistorisches Museum, Augustinergasse 2, 4001 Basel, Switzerland text Insecta Mundi 2020 2020-09-25 2020 788 1 88 journal article 7877 10.5281/zenodo.4564694 cf4856a2-ba4a-4a53-bcf4-9ac3dc863677 1942-1354 4564694 2454C96B-5D17-4162-A3BB-296F5C0DC216 Baeoalitriozus diospyri ( Ashmead, 1881 ) Materials examined. USA : Florida : Specimens from Alachua, Collier, Columbia, Gadsden , Highlands, Lake, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Polk, and Suwannee counties ( FSCA , dry and slide mounted, ethanol). Diagnosis. Description by Tuthill (1943 , as Trioza diospyri ). Separated from other Florida psyllids as indicated in the generic key above. Body dark with long hairs. Distribution. Widely distributed in Mexico and the USA ( Hodkinson 1988 , as Trioza diospyri ). Host plants. Diospyros virginiana L. ( Ebenaceae ). Comments. This species is a significant pest of persimmon in Florida where it is distributed throughout the state ( Mead 1966a ). Mead (1966a) reported over 60 records. The DPI databases (1980–present) have 79 more records. The immatures roll the leaves, which become tattered. Ceropsylla Riley, 1885