Generic synopsis of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea) from Colombia
Author
Rendón-Mera, Diana Isabel
Author
Serna, Francisco
Author
Burckhardt, Daniel
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-20
4350
3
journal volume
31376
10.11646/zootaxa.4350.3.2
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1175-5326
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Euceropsylla
Boselli
(
Figs 28
,
67
,
82
)
Diagnosis:
Head a little wider than mesonotum; lateral ocelli raised on tubercles; anteorbital lobes present; genal processes 0.3–0.8 times as long as vertex, subparallel sided or divergent, rounded apically and slightly upturned (
Fig. 28
). Antennae 2.6–5.0 times head width, segments 7 and 8 the longest; terminal setae truncate, one seta about half the other. Forewing obovate; pterostigma narrow, veins bearing short inconspicuous setae; veins M1+2 and Cu1a weakly arched. Meracanthus prominent; metatibia with genual spine and 5–6 grouped apical spurs. Male terminalia with bifid parameres.
Biology and damage:
Immatures are free-living and are found on young leaves on the lower leaf surface, excreting waxy secretions (field observation).
Host-plants:
Predominantly species of
Inga
(Fabaceae)
(
Hodkinson 1989
).
Distribution:
Neotropical (
Hodkinson 1989
).
Remarks:
Vélez (1973)
reported
Psylla ingae
Tuthill
from
Colombia
.
Brown & Hodkinson (1988)
transferred the species to
Euceropsylla
and synonymised it with
E. multiplex
(Tuthill)
. This synonymy is questionable and
Euceropsylla
is in need of revision.
Examined material:
Euceropsylla
sp. 1:
Antioquia:
10 (male, female), Medellín, 6°15’46"N, 75°34’40"W,
1479 m
,
Apr-1971
,
Inga
sp. (A. Madrigal), MEFLG No. 1892.—
Euceropsylla
sp. 2:
Cauca:
3 (male, female), Popayán, Vda. La Rejoya, Parc. Atardeceres de la Pradera,
1796 m
, 2°30,459'N, 76°34,902W,
12-Jan-16
,
Inga
sp. (D. Rendón), UNAB 3442.—
Euceropsylla
sp. 3:
Cundinamarca:
1 (female), Bogotá, Univ. Nal. Col.,
2602 m
, 4°38'N, 74°05'W,
16-Aug-12
(L. Zubieta), UNAB 3443; 1 (male), Quipile, La Sierra, Vda. San Alejo,
1362 m
, 4°47'60"N, 74°33'0,2"W,
28-May-11
(C. Vergel), UNAB 3443; 1 (male), Bogotá, Univ. Nal. Col.,
2600 m
, 4°40'04"N, 74°5'59"W,
Moraceae
,
15-Apr-2011
(D. Suárez), UNAB 3443; 1 (female), Bogotá, Univ. Nal. Col.,
2600 m
, 4°38'N, 74°05'W,
8-Apr-2012
(D. Luna) UNAB 3443.—
Euceropsylla
sp. 4:
Valle del Cauca:
6 (male, female), Caicedonia, Club de Caza y Pesca,
1100 m
, 4°19'12.80"N, 75°49'40.40"W,
7-Jan-2015
, on
Inga
(L. Zuluaga)
, UNAB 3444.—
Euceropsylla
sp. 5:
Valle del Cauca:
7 (male, female), Yotoco, Reserva Univ. Nal. Col.,
1566 m
, 3°52'29.84"N, 76°26'5.09"W,
25-Nov-2013
, on lower leaf surface of
Inga
sp. (D. Rendón & A. Alvarez), UNAB 3445.