Spondyliaspidini Schwarz, 1898

Burckhardt, Daniel, Ouvrard, David & Percy, Diana M., 2021, An updated classification of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) integrating molecular and morphological evidence, European Journal of Taxonomy 736, pp. 137-182 : 146

Tribe * Spondyliaspidini Schwarz, 1898

Comments

The mtg analyses strongly support the monophyly of a group of ten genera which lack, in the adult, a longitudinal comb of bristles on the mesotibia and a proper meracanthus. The latter character probably constitutes a synapomorphy. Within the tribe there is a strong support for a clade embracing Australopsylla , Cardiaspina , Creiis , Glycaspis and Lasiopsylla and the sister group relationship of Anoeconeossa and Cryptoneossa . The sister group relationship of Creiis and Lasiopsylla (as currently defined) is only weakly supported with Creiis paraphyletic with respect to Lasiopsylla . The two genera differ morphologically only in the shape of the forewing. There are another 11 genera which are not included in the molecular analyses.

Included genera

Agelaeopsylla Taylor, 1990 ; * Anoeconeossa Taylor, 1987 ; * Australopsylla Tuthill & Taylor, 1955 ; * Blastopsylla Taylor, 1985 ; Blepharocosta Taylor, 1992 ; * Boreioglycaspis Moore, 1964 ; * Cardiaspina Crawford, 1911 (replacement name for Cardiaspis Schwarz nec Amyot, nec Saunders, syn. Pennapsylla Froggatt nomen nudum); * Creiis Scott, 1882 ; * Cryptoneossa Taylor, 1990 ; Dasypsylla Froggatt, 1900 (syn. Callistochermes ); Eriopsylla Froggatt, 1901 ; Eucalyptolyma Froggatt, 1901 ; * Glycaspis Taylor, 1960 ; Hyalinaspis Taylor, 1960 ; Kenmooreana Taylor, 1984 ; * Lasiopsylla Froggatt, 1900 (syn. Uhleria ); Leptospermonastes Taylor, 1987 ; Phellopsylla Taylor, 1960 (replacement name for Thea Scott nec Mulsant); Phyllolyma Scott, 1882 (syn. Cometopsylla ); * Platyobria Taylor, 1987 ; Spondyliaspis Signoret, 1879 (syn. Scenitopsylla , Spondytora ).