''Pachypsylla'' is a genus of
psyllids
Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...
. Species of the genus ''Pachypsylla'' lay eggs on the leaves of the ''
Celtis occidentalis'' tree. Upon hatching, the young psyllids become encased in a
gall which the young leaf parts grow in response to the infestation.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Pachypsylla'':
*''
Pachypsylla celtidisasterisca''
Riley, 1890
*''
Pachypsylla celtidiscucurbita''
Riley, 1890
*''
Pachypsylla celtidisgemma''
Riley, 1885 – hackberry bud gall maker
*''
Pachypsylla celtidisglobula''
Riley, 1890
*''
Pachypsylla celtidisinteneris''
Mally, 1894
*''
Pachypsylla celtidismamma
''Pachypsylla celtidismamma'', known generally as the hackberry nipplegall maker or hackberry psylla, is a species of plant-parasitic hemipteran in the family Aphalaridae
Aphalaridae is a bug family in the superfamily Psylloidea.
Description
...
''
(Riley, 1881) – hackberry nipplegall maker
*''
Pachypsylla celtidispubescens''
Riley, 1890
*''
Pachypsylla celtidisumbilicus
''Pachypsylla'' is a genus of psyllids. Species of the genus ''Pachypsylla'' lay eggs on the leaves of the ''Celtis occidentalis'' tree. Upon hatching, the young psyllids become encased in a gall
Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''ce ...
''
Riley, 1890
*''
Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula''
Riley, 1890 – hackberry blistergall psyllid
*''
Pachypsylla cohabitans''
Yang & Riemann, 2001
*''
Pachypsylla dubia''
Patch, 1912
*''
Pachypsylla pallida''
Patch, 1912
*''
Pachypsylla tropicala''
Caldwell, 1944
*''
Pachypsylla venusta''
(Osten-Sacken, 1861) – petiolegall psyllid
Gallery
References
Aphalaridae
Psylloidea genera
{{Sternorrhyncha-stub