Diversity of the psyllids and their host plants (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) from the Parque Estadual Caminho dos Gerais and surroundings, MG, Brazil

Abstract

The psyllid fauna of the Parque Estadual Caminho dos Gerais and its surroundings is described based on a recent survey. Twenty three species are recorded from the municipalities of Gameleiras, Mamonas, and Monte Azul from where no previous records are known. Ten of the species are described, three are provisionally referred to described species due to insufficient material and ten constitute undescribed taxa. Each a species is reported for the first time for the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais respectively. Almost half of the species are widely distributed, but two species appear to be endemic to the region. Fifteen species are associated with Fabaceae, a pattern that reflects a general pattern in Psylloidea.