Species Boreioglycaspis melaleucae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

Melaleuca Psyllid - Boreioglycaspis melaleucae - male

Melaleuca Psyllid - Boreioglycaspis melaleucae

Melaleuca Psyllid - Boreioglycaspis melaleucae - female

Psylloidea? - Boreioglycaspis melaleucae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)

Superfamily Psylloidea

Family Aphalaridae

Subfamily Spondyliaspidinae

Genus Boreioglycaspis

Species melaleucae (Boreioglycaspis melaleucae)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Glycaspis (Boreioglycaspis) melaleucae Moore, 1964

Explanation of Names

Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore, 1964

Range

Native to Australia; introduced in FL, CA (1)

Food

Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) (1)

Remarks

A rare example of biological control in the Psylloidea, this species was intentionally introduced into southern Florida in 2002 to control Melaleuca quinquenervia which is considered an invasive weed in the state.

In 2009, the species was discovered in Los Angeles, CA on M. quinquenervia. Unlike in Florida, Melaleuca is a commonly planted ornamental tree in California and is not considered an invasive weed there.

See Also

In Florida it is most similar to Glycaspis brimblecombei, from which it differs in that cells m1+2 and cu1a of the forewing are relatively short, with bifurcation of M1+2 distal to apex of vein Cu1. Additionally, nymphs of Boreioglycaspis melaleucae do not create lerps, and the species breed on different host plants(1)

Internet References

Fact sheets: Wineriter and Halbert (2002) (1) | Arakelian (2009)

Works Cited

1.	EDIS -- Electronic Data Information Source of UF/IFAS Extension

Contributed by Chris Mallory on 8 June, 2016 - 8:48pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 2 May, 2017 - 5:42pm

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