An annotated checklist of the psyllids of California (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

Abstract

A revised checklist to the species of Psylloidea (Hemiptera) from California is presented, with information on host plant data, distributions, introduced and pest species, parasites, parasitoids, and predators, and biological control programs. The list includes 164 species, of which six are newly recorded. In total, this comprises a 26% increase in the number of species recorded for California since the last published checklist in 1988. Choricymoza Bliven is a new synonym of Phylloplecta Riley, and 10 species previously in Euphalerus Schwarz are recombined under Nyctiphalerus Bliven. California has the richest native psyllid fauna in North America, and the influence of climatic and floristic diversity on this diversification is considered. Copyright © 2012 · Magnolia Press.