Aphalaroidinae Vondráček, 1963

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 : 157

Subfamily * Aphalaroidinae Vondráček, 1963

Arepuniinae White & Hodkinson, 1985: 271 (misspelling).

Comments

The monophyly of Aphalaroidinae as understood here is strongly supported in both mtg trees and it is well circumscribed morphologically ( Burckhardt 1987). The molecular analyses place Telmapsylla , which was previously included in the Aphalaroidinae ( Burckhardt & Ouvrard 2012) , in Ciriacreminae ; we therefore transfer this genus to Ciriacreminae . Burckhardt & Ouvrard (2012) treated Primascena † as a synonym of Diclidophlebia ( Liviidae : Liviinae ). However, the presence of metabasitarsal spurs and a crown of spaced apical spurs on the metatibia in P. subita † Klimaszewski, 1998 , the type species of Primascena †, indicate a relationship to Aphalaroidinae , as suggested by Burckhardt & Mifsud (2003). We follow the latter authors and recognise Primascena †, stat. rev., as a valid genus in the Aphalaroidinae .

The internal phylogenetic relationships were discussed by Burckhardt (1987, 2005) but there is no explicit, testable hypothesis. In the molecular analyses, where only three of the 13 currently recognised genera were included, the sister group relationship between Aphalaroida and Russelliana is only poorly supported.

Included genera

* Aphalaroida Crawford, 1914 ; Baccharopelma Burckhardt et al., 2004 (replacement name for Neopelma Burckhardt nec Sclater, Burckhardtia Straube & Meritzki nec Frech, nec Brown & Hodkinson); Connectopelma Šulc, 1914 (replacement name for Delina Blanchard nec Robineau-Desvoidy); Ehrendorferiana Burckhardt, 2005 ; * Freysuila Aleman, 1887 (syn. Indana ); Pachyparia Loginova, 1967 ; Panisopelma Enderlein, 1910 ; Primascena † Klimaszewski, 1998, stat. rev.; Prosopidopsylla Burckhardt, 1987 ; * Russelliana Tuthill, 1959 (syn. Arepuna ); Sphinia Blanchard, 1852 ; Yangus Fang, 1990 (syn. Pallipsylla ); Zonopelma Burckhardt, 1987 .