Hemitrioza sonchi Crawford, 1914

(Fig. 181)

Materials examined. USA: Florida: Alachua County: Gainesville, Arredondo (FSCA, dry and slide mounted).

Diagnosis. Forewings have a dark cross band and partly infuscated marginal cells. The body is orange and white. Separated from other Florida psyllids as indicated in the generic key above.

Distribution. Eastern USA (Hodkinson 1988) (FL) (Mead 1984a, b).

Host plants. Lactuca graminifolia Michx. and possibly also on Sonchus L. spp. (Compositae).

Comments. Hemitrioza sonchi is a rare species reported from Florida (Clay County) for the first time in 1984 (Mead 1984a, b). There are additional records from Alachua County (FSCA# E2005-2615, E2007-3944). It induces waxy pit galls on the leaves of its host (Mead 1984).

Kuwayama Crawford, 1911