AUSTRALIAN PSYLLIDS: A NEW GENUS OF CTENARYTAININI (HOMOPTERA: PSYLLOIDEA) ON EUCALYPTUS, WITH NINE NEW SPECIES

Abstract

Blasiopsylla gen. n. contains 9 new species: B. moorei (type-species), B. brunnea and B. bivittaia from eastern Australia; B. adnatariae, B. multisetulae and B. octosetulae from South Australia; B. occidentalis and B. nigricollaris from Western Australia; and B. deglupiae from Papua New Guinea. These insects feed on the growing tips of Eucalyptus, and some species also on related myrtaceous hosts. B. occidentalis has become established in New Zealand and California.

An annotated checklist of the psyllids of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

“…Natural enemies: Psyllaephagus richardhenryi (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) (Macfarlane et al 2010). Taylor, 1985 Distribution: Australia; introduced into Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe and New Zealand: AK (Taylor 1985;Dale 1985, as 'genus C' n. sp.…”

Integrated Pest Management of Eucalypt Psyllids (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea)

“…B. occidentalis can be easily separated from Ctenarytaina species by the lack of an outer apical comb of bristles on the mesotibia, and the apically curved vein Rs in the forewings (Taylor, 1990;Burckhardt et al, 1999;Burckhardt & Elgueta, 2000). Within Blastopsylla, B. occidentalis is similar to B. moorei from which it differs in the shape of the apical portion of the aedeagus, which is spherical rather than elongate and weakly curved as in B. moorei, and the fewer black setae on the apical portion on the inner surface of the paramere and the 4-6 dark sclerotised setae which form a line along hind margin, rather than a group of 5-7 as in B. moorei (Taylor, 1985). The females of B. occidentalis lay the eggs on the shoots, the leaf axils, on small branches and young leaves.…”

“…2B), which enhances growth of sooty mould (Taylor, 1985;Meza & Baldini, 2001). The wax often sticks to the end of the larval abdomen.…”

REVISION OF EUCALYPTOLYMA FROGGATT (HOMOPTERA: PSYLLOIDEA) WITH TWO NEW GENERA OF AUSTRALIAN PSYLLIDS

“…and Kincumber may have been only resting, as E. paniculata occurs at both localities. Collections of Blastopsylla brunnea Taylor, for which E. paniculata appears to be the favoured host, also came from E.propinqua at the same localities (Taylor 1985). Only field studies can establish beyond doubt whether or not B. brunnea and A .…”