Limataphalara Hodkinson, 1992

Rendón-Mera, Diana Isabel, Serna, Francisco & Burckhardt, Daniel, 2017, Generic synopsis of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4350 (3) : -

Limataphalara Hodkinson

( Figs 12 , 39, 40 , 59 , 77 )

Diagnosis: Vertex shorter than half its width; lateral ocelli adjacent to eye; occipital sclerite developed at anterior half of eye ( Fig. 12 , arrow); genal process absent. Antenna 1.0–1.2 times as long head width, segment 3 the longest; terminal setae longer than segment 10, subequal, pointed. Clypeus small, pear-shaped. Mesoscutellum and metascutellum raised, knob-like ( Fig. 59 ). Forewing oblong-oval; well developed pterostigma and costal break; anal break adjacent to apex of vein Cu1b; veins R and M+Cu1 subequal, vein R almost straight; cell cu1 much larger than m1; marginal vein and apices of veins Rs, M1+2, M3+4 and Cu1a conspicuously lighter than rest of veins and membrane. Meracanthus short, stout and apically rounded; area beneath the meracanthus forming a rounded swelling ( Fig. 39 ); metafemur apically and sometimes metatibia basally with stout long bristles ( Fig. 40 ); metatibia with 7–10 apical spurs arranged in an open crown; metabasitarsus with two apical spurs.

Biology and damage: Unknown.

Host-plants: Nectandra (Lauraceae) (Burckhardt & Queiroz 2013).

Distribution: Neotropic and Nearctic regions (Burckhardt & Queiroz 2013).

Remarks: This is the first record of this genus in Colombia.

Examined material: Limataphalara hollisi Burckhardt & Queiroz : Cauca: 1 (female), Popayán, Vda. La Rejoya , Parcelación Atardeceres de La Pradera , 2°30’27.54”N, 76°34’54.80”W, 1800 m, 24-Jan-2015 (D. Rendón), UNAB 1494 .

Figures

FIGURES 10 – 27. Head, anterodorsal view. 10. Gyropsylla sp. 11. Lanthanaphalara sp. 12. Limataphalara hollisi. 13. Ctenarytaina spatulata. 14. Glycaspis brimblecombei. 15. Syncoptozus mexicanus. 16. Paracarsidara sp. 17. Synoza cornutiventris. 18. Caradocia sp. 19. Diaphorina citri. 20. Katacephala sp. 21. Tuthillia latipennis. 22 – 23. Calophya schini. 24 – 25. Mastigimas sp. 26. Acizzia uncatoides. 27. Ciriacremum sp.

FIGURES 37 – 46. 37 – 38. Tubercles of the metapostnotum: 37. Paracarsidara sp.; 38. Synoza cornutiventris. 39 – 40. Limataphalara hollisi: 39. Hind coxa, 40. Hind femur. 41. Ctenarytaina spatulata, mesotibia. 42 – 43. Glycaspis brimblecombei. 42. Foreleg; 43. Hind leg. 44 – 45. Paracarsidara sp.: 44. False crossvein rs – m; 45. Male terminalia in lateral view. 46. Heteropsylla sp., male terminalia in posterodorsal view.

FIGURES 59 – 70. Habitus, lateral view. 59. Limataphalara hollisi. 60. Syncoptozus mexicanus. 61. Paracarsidara sp. 62. Synoza cornutiventris. 63. Diaphorina citri. 64. Tuthillia latipennis. 65. Mastigimas sp. 66. Ciriacremum sp. 67. Euceropsylla sp. 68. Calinda sp. 69. Leuronota sp. 70. Triozoida sp.

FIGURES 77 – 80. Local distribution maps. 77. Aphalaridae: Ctenarytaina spp. (white square), Gyropsylla sp. (white triangle), Glycaspis brimblecombei (black triangle), Lanthanaphalara sp. (black square), Limataphalara hollisi (black pentagon), Syncoptozus mexicanus (black circle). 78. Carsidaridae: Paracarsidara spp. (black circle). 79. Homotomidae: Synoza cornutiventris (black diamond). 80. Liviidae: Caradocia sp. (white square), Diaphorina citri (black triangle), Katacephala sp. (black square), Tuthillia latipennis (white circle).