Baccharopelma dracunculifoliae, Burckhardt & EspÍrito-Santo & Fernandes & MalenovskÝ, 2004

Burckhardt, D., EspÍrito-Santo, M. M., Fernandes, G. W. & MalenovskÝ, I., 2004, Gall-inducing jumping plant-lice of the Neotropical genus Baccharopelma (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) associated with Baccharis (Asteraceae), Journal of Natural History 38 (16), pp. 2051-2071 : 2060

Key to Baccharopelma

Adults

1 Large: antenna longer than 1.5 mm; forewing longer than 2.9 mm...... 2

– Small: antenna shorter than 1.5 mm; forewing shorter than 2.8 mm...... 3

2 Genal processes shorter, GL/VL 0.50–0.66, subacute apically ( figure 1D ). Male and female terminalia as in figures 4G, H , 5D ; distal portion of aedeagus with lateral lobes; dorsal margin of female proctiger forming an obtuse angle. On B. dracunculifolia ....................... dracunculifoliae sp. n.

– Genal processes longer, GL/VL 0.74, blunt apically ( figure 1E ). Male and female terminalia as in figures 4I, J , 5E ; distal portion of aedeagus without lateral lobes; dorsal margin of female proctiger forming almost a right angle. On B. myriocephala ............................ umeropulla sp. n.

3 Vein CzSc of forewing ( figure 3A ) weakly curved. Eyes subglobular ( figure 1A ); HW more than 0.7 mm. Male and female terminalia as in figures 4A, B , 5A ; male subgenital plate subglobular; paramere long, strongly widened in apical half; apical process of female subgenital plate, in profile, relatively long. Chile. On B. linearis ........................... baccharidis (Burckhardt)

– Vein CzSc of forewing ( figure 3B, C ) strongly curved. Eyes adpressed ( figure 1B, C ); HW less than 0.7 mm. Male and female terminalia as in figures 4 C–F, 5B, C; male subgenital plate elongate; paramere short, weakly widened in apical half; apical process of female subgenital plate, in profile, relatively short. Brazil........... 4

4 WL/HW more than 4. Male and female terminalia as in figures 4C, D , 5B ; paramere, in profile, rounded postero-apically; dorsal margin of female proctiger forming an obtuse angle. On B. ramosissima ............. brasiliensis sp. n.

– WL/HW less than 4. Male and female terminalia as in figures 4E, F , 5C ; paramere, in profile, angular postero-apically; dorsal margin of female proctiger forming almost a right angle. On B. concinna .............. concinnae sp. n.

Figures

FIG. 1. Baccharopelma spp. (A) B. baccharidis; (B) B. brasiliensis; (C) B. concinnae; (D) B. dracunculifoliae; (E) B. umeropulla. Head, dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.1 mm.

FIG. 4. Baccharopelma spp. (A, B) B. baccharidis; (C, D) B. brasiliensis; (E, F) B. concinnae; (G, H) B. dracunculifoliae; (I, J) B. umeropulla. (A, C, E, G, I) Male terminalia, in profile; (B, D, F, H, J) paramere, inner face. Scale bar: 0.1 mm.

FIG. 5. Baccharopelma spp. (A) B. baccharidis; (B) B. brasiliensis; (C) B. concinnae; (D) B. dracunculifoliae; (E) B. umeropulla. Female terminalia, in profile. Scale bar: 0.1 mm.

FIG. 3. Baccharopelma spp. (A) B. baccharidis; (B) B. brasiliensis; (C) B. concinnae; (D) B. dracunculifoliae; (E) B. umeropulla. Forewing. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.