Craspedolepta furcata ( Caldwell, 1936 )

Halbert, Susan E. & Burckhardt, Daniel, 2020, The psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of Florida: newly established and rarely collected taxa and checklist, Insecta Mundi 2020 (788), pp. 1-88 : 19

Craspedolepta furcata ( Caldwell, 1936)

( Fig. 45, 47 , 57, 59–61, 63–65 , 69–71)

Aphalara furcata Caldwell 1936: 221 .

Craspedolepta furcata (Caldwell) ; Journet 1973: 454; Russell 1973: 157; Journet and Vickery 1979: 62.

Materials examined. Canada: British Colombia, Quebec ; USA: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia ( MHNG, NHMB, USNM, dry and slide mounted). – Florida : 1 ♀, Martin County: Hobe Sound, 24.vi.1939 (Oman) ( USNM, dry mounted) ; 2 ♀, Nassau County: Hilliard , 5.x.1938 (Oman) ( USNM, dry mounted) ;

Diagnosis. See under C. bifida .

Distribution. Canada (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK); USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, FL, KS, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY) ( Hodkinson 1988). – Florida: Martin and Nassau counties.

Host plant. According to Journet and Vickery (1979), Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. and Solidago canadensis L. ( Asteraceae ), but also Aster sp. ( Asteraceae ) and Epilobium sp. ( Onagraceae ). More studies are required to confirm these taxa as hosts, though the last two are unlikely.

Figures

Figures 44–55. Craspedolepta spp. 44, 46) C . bifida. 45, 47) C . furcata. 48–55) C . euthamiae new species. 44, 45) Head, pronotum, dorsal view. 46, 47) Adult, in profile. 48) Forewing. 49) Surface spinules in cell r2. 51) Male terminalia, in profile.52) Immature, habitus, dorsal view. 53) Circumanal rings. 54) Antenna. 55) Apex of tarsus. Scales: 44, 45) 0.1 mm; 46, 47) 0.1 mm; 48) 0.2 mm; 49) 0.02 mm; 50) 0.1 mm; 51) 0.02 mm; 52) 0.2 mm; 53) 0.1 mm; 54) 0.1 mm; 55) 0.02 mm.

Figures 56–65. Craspedolepta spp. 56, 58, 62) C . bifida. 57, 59–61, 63–65) C . furcata. 56, 57) Male terminalia, in profile. 58–61) Inner face of paramere, in profile. 62–65) Distal segment of aedeagus. 56, 58, 59, 62, 63) Specimens from Florida (FL). 57, 61, 65) Specimens from British Columbia (BC). 60, 64) Specimens from Virginia (VA). Scales: 56, 57) 0.1 mm; 58–65) 0.05 mm.