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Issue: Vol. 5886 No. 2: 2 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5886.2.5
Page range: 243-258
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First record of Amorphicola (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae) from South America with new species from Brazil

Naturhistorisches Museum; Augustinergasse 2; 4001 Basel; Switzerland.
Embrapa Florestas; Estrada da Ribeira; km 111; C. postal 319; 83411-000; Colombo; PR; Brazil.
Hemiptera psyllids jumping plant lice Sternorrhyncha Amorphicolinae Fabaceae neotropics taxonomy

Abstract

Four new Brazilian species of the genus Amorphicola, previously known only from North America, are diagnosed, named, keyed and illustrated: A. ascigera sp. nov. from the states of Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais, developing on Dalbergia villosa (Fabaceae), A. dalbergiae sp. nov. from Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, developing on Dalbergia frutescens; A. isabellae sp. nov. from Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná, as well as A. marsaroi sp. nov. from Rio Grande do Sul. Immatures and host plants are known for the first two but not for the last two species. Based on the occurrence of the genus in Brazil, and its sister group relationship with the Taiwanese genus Danieliana, it is concluded that Amorphicola is a tropical faunal element rather than a Nearctic endemic. The two previously known species develop on Amorpha (Fabaceae), a genus closely related to Dalbergia.

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How to Cite

Burckhardt, D. & Queiroz, D.L. (2026) First record of Amorphicola (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae) from South America with new species from Brazil. Zootaxa, 5886 (2), 243–258. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5886.2.5