Phylloplecta tripunctata (Fitch, 1851)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4564694 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2454C96B-5D17-4162-A3BB-296F5C0DC216 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4586033 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C23E8784-FF95-FFE7-5FA7-99B1298C4E04 |
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Felipe |
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Phylloplecta tripunctata (Fitch, 1851) |
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Phylloplecta tripunctata (Fitch, 1851) View in CoL
Materials examined. USA: Florida: Specimens from Alachua, Gilchrist, Hamilton, and Nassau counties ( FSCA, dry mounted, ethanol).
Diagnosis. Separated from other Florida psyllids as indicated in the generic key above.
Distribution. Eastern North America ( Hodkinson 1988).
Host plants. Rubus L. spp. ( Rosaceae ).
Comments. This species can be found on Florida weedy blackberries (e.g. Rubus cuneifolius Pursh , Rosaceae ), where it produces a large dense “head” on the end of the stem, consisting of tightly curled tiny leaves full of immatures ( Mead 1966b).
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Florida State Collection of Arthropods, The Museum of Entomology |
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