Calinda? Female? - Calinda collaris

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… Chris Mallory, 1 December, 2016 - 9:52pm

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Moved from Psylloidea. Hope to get these a more specific name soon :)

… Chris Mallory, 26 November, 2016 - 5:57pm

Nice series!

Have to say I'm a little jealous - two different Calinda species in a week - wish I could do that! It's nice having both the male and female as well - I'll key them both out separately as soon as I can. I don't think they are C. fumipennis - that species is only known from California, but more importantly the male proctiger is more "top heavy", whereas in yours it is more produced near the bottom. We can rule out also longicaudata and proximata by the female genitalia, which taper to the apex more evenly and don't have the pronounced ventral hump. That leaves collaris and longistylus and in many ways the male and female genitalia most resemble C. longistylus as figured by Olivares and Burckhardt, but that species is supposed to have yellow or brown bands along the wing veins which I just don't see here. So as of right now, I'm not totally sure.

For the plant, it looks like it may be Baccharis salicifolia, which is a host for both C. collaris and C. longistylus

… Chris Mallory, 26 November, 2016 - 5:54pm

Baccharis salicina (Willow Baccharis)

After sending close up photos of the seeds and flowers of this plant to a group of Botanists, they replied: "The Flora of North America describes 21 species, a number of which are native to the southwest. Baccharis salicifolia cypselae are described as 5-nerved. I don't believe this is that species. Possibly Baccharis salicina (Willow Baccharis), native to the Southwest; Cypsela are 1.2-2 mm, 8-10 nerved, pappi 8-12 mm."

… Salvador Vitanza, 9 December, 2016 - 10:30am

You cracked me up!

It is great for me and the readers of your post to see your thinking process while considering a possible ID. Thank you for suggesting an ID for its host plant. I will check with a couple of botanists this coming week.

If you use wing venation to determine the species, be warned that the female wing was simply placed on a white surface for the photo and it was not completely flat (some veins may appear to bend a little more than they should); while the male wing had a microscope slide on top to flatten it because his wing was extremely combed.

… Salvador Vitanza, 26 November, 2016 - 6:43pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 November, 2016 - 10:10pm

Thank you Ken!

… Salvador Vitanza, 25 November, 2016 - 10:17pm