Heteropsylla mimosae Crawford, 1914

Materials examined. USA: Florida: Orange County: Orlando, 6.ii.1991, Acacia sp. (FSCA # E1991-1939) ; same but 21.viii.2013, Acacia sp. (FSCA # E2013-6066) (FSCA, dry and slide mounted, ethanol) .

Diagnosis. Like H. flexuosa this species has the inner lobe of the paramere modified into a sharp black spine. In the case of H. mimosae, the spine shows easily in lateral view. Females cannot be separated from H. flexuosa .

Distribution. Neotropics (Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico Cuba,), USA (Texas), Pacific islands (Hawaii) (Ouvrard 2020), USA (FL) (new record for FL and the USA reported here).

Host plants. Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ( Fabaceae).

Comments. The only collections of Heteropsylla mimosae reported in Florida are from an amusement park in the Orlando (Orange County) area. The first collection was in November 1983. The species was recollected at the same place in January 1991. The host was A. farnesiana . The insects were found again at the same location in 2013 (FSCA# E2013-6066, 6068, 6711). This species has not spread to other sites that we know of. Even though the first collection occurred nearly 40 years ago, this species was not reported formally before.