A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species
<i>Epipsylla</i> Kuwayama, 1908, constitutes an Old World genus of psyllids with 15 described species. Based on characters of immatures, <i>Epipsylla</i> was recently assigned to Ciriacreminae (Psyllidae). The genus is morphologically well circumscribed but species are curren...
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| description | <i>Epipsylla</i> Kuwayama, 1908, constitutes an Old World genus of psyllids with 15 described species. Based on characters of immatures, <i>Epipsylla</i> was recently assigned to Ciriacreminae (Psyllidae). The genus is morphologically well circumscribed but species are currently difficult to identify as many descriptions lack detail and precision. Eight species are reported from the Chinese mainland. Here, we provide diagnoses for the adults of these species and, as far as known, the fifth-instar immatures. Figures are provided of taxonomically relevant adult characters. A new species, <i>Epipsylla suni</i> sp. nov., is described from Yunnan (China). We provide illustrations of its habitus and morphological features, and list the host plant. Furthermore, we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the new species and constructed a phylogenetic tree using thirteen protein-coding genes and two rRNA genes. The results of the molecular phylogenetic analysis using the maximum likelihood method support the assignment to Ciriacreminae. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-05b1be73cf9a4cca828cf076789a7beb2025-01-24T13:35:54ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502025-01-011619910.3390/insects16010099A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New SpeciesZhixin He0Daniel Burckhardt1Xinyu Luo2Rongzhen Xu3Wanzhi Cai4Fan Song5MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaNaturhistorisches Museum, Augustinergasse 2, 4001 Basel, SwitzerlandMOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaMOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaMOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaMOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China<i>Epipsylla</i> Kuwayama, 1908, constitutes an Old World genus of psyllids with 15 described species. Based on characters of immatures, <i>Epipsylla</i> was recently assigned to Ciriacreminae (Psyllidae). The genus is morphologically well circumscribed but species are currently difficult to identify as many descriptions lack detail and precision. Eight species are reported from the Chinese mainland. Here, we provide diagnoses for the adults of these species and, as far as known, the fifth-instar immatures. Figures are provided of taxonomically relevant adult characters. A new species, <i>Epipsylla suni</i> sp. nov., is described from Yunnan (China). We provide illustrations of its habitus and morphological features, and list the host plant. Furthermore, we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the new species and constructed a phylogenetic tree using thirteen protein-coding genes and two rRNA genes. The results of the molecular phylogenetic analysis using the maximum likelihood method support the assignment to Ciriacreminae.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/99SternorrhanchaPsylloideataxonomyCiriacreminaephylogenymitochondrial genome |
| spellingShingle | Zhixin He Daniel Burckhardt Xinyu Luo Rongzhen Xu Wanzhi Cai Fan Song A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species Insects Sternorrhancha Psylloidea taxonomy Ciriacreminae phylogeny mitochondrial genome |
| title | A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species |
| title_full | A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species |
| title_fullStr | A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species |
| title_short | A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species |
| title_sort | review of the psyllid genus i epipsylla i hemiptera psyllidae from the chinese mainland with phylogenetic considerations and the description of a new species |
| topic | Sternorrhancha Psylloidea taxonomy Ciriacreminae phylogeny mitochondrial genome |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/99 |
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