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