Paracarsidara gigantea (Crawford, 1911)

Materials examined. USA: Florida: Miami-Dade County: 1 ♂, Miami, Chapman Field, 31.vii.2009 – 7.viii.2009, suction trap (H. Escobar) (FSCA # E2009-5853) ; 1 ♂, Miami-Dade County, Miami, Chapman Field, 14.v.2012 – 21.v.2012, suction trap (H. Escobar) (FSCA # E2012-4311) .

Diagnosis. Description by Brown and Hodkinson (1988).

Distribution. Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and St. Kitts (Hollis 1988), USA (FL). (Halbert 2009, as Paracarsidara sp.).

Host plants. Ceiba Mill. spp. and perhaps other Malvaceae .

Comments. In Florida, this species has not been confirmed on the host yet. It is not known if this Neotropical species is established in Florida, but suction trap collections usually indicate that many specimens are present in the environment.

Liviidae Löw, 1879 Euphyllurinae Crawford, 1914 Diaphorina Löw, 1880