ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

D0279 Calophya latiforceps, a new species of jumping plant lice (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) associated with Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae) in Brazil

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Exhibit Hall 3, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Daniel Burckhardt , Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland
James P. Cuda , Department of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Veronica Manrique , Indian River Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL
Rodrigo Diaz , Department of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida, Ft. Pierce, FL
William A. Overholt , Indian River Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL
Dean A. Williams , Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Ft Worth, TX
LR. Christ , School of Environment & Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Marcelo D. Vitorino , Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, is a perennial woody plant native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay that is recognized as one of the most invasive weeds in Florida. A new species of leaflet galling psyllid was discovered attacking Brazilian peppertree in Bahia, Brazil in March 2010. In this paper, a formal morphological description of the new psyllid Calophya latiforceps sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) is presented along with molecular evidence confirming new species designation. This previously unknown natural enemy may have potential as a biological control agent for Brazilian peppertree.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.58686

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