Boreioglycaspis melaleucae

Boreioglycaspis melaleucae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Psylloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Sternorrhyncha Superfamilia: Psylloidea

Familia: Aphalaridae
Subfamilia: Spondyliaspidinae
Genus: Boreioglycaspis
Species: Boreioglycaspis melaleucae

Name

Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Moore, 1965)

• Authority for placement: objective (type species)
• Type locality: Australia: "Grafton, N.S.W., 12¼ miles west along Gwydir Highway"
• Holotype: ♂ AM "Grafton, N.S.W., 11 i 1964, K. M. Moore. On Melaleuca quinquenervia".
• Allotype: ♀ AM "Grafton, N.S.W., 11 i 1964, K. M. Moore. On Melaleuca quinquenervia"
• Type host: Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake, 1958

Synonyms

• Glycaspis melaleucae Moore, 1965 (original combination)

References

Primary references

• Moore, K.M. 1965: Observations on some Australian forest insects. 19. Additional information on the genus Glycaspis (Homoptera: Psyllidae); erection of a new subgenus and descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(2): 221–234. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pratt, P.D., Rayamajhi, M.B., Bernier, L.S., & Center, T.D.. 2006. Geographic Range Expansion of Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) to Puerto Rico. The Florida Entomologist 89(4): 529–531. JSTOR
• Wineriter, S.A. & Halbert, S.E. 2003. Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), an Introduced Biocontrol Agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) in Florida. Entomology Circular 410. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Online. Internet Archive.
• Franks, S.J., Pratt, P.D., & Tsutsui, N.D. 2010. The genetic consequences of a demographic bottleneck in an introduced biological control insect. Conservation Genetics 12: 201–211. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0133-5
• Influence of Temperature, Humidity, and Plant Terpenoid Profile on Life History Characteristics of Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a Biological Control Agent of the Invasive Tree Melaleuca quinquenervia.
• Pratt, P. D. & Arakelia, G. 2011. First Report of the Biological Control Agent Boreioglycaspis melaleucae (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in California, USA. Florida Entomologist 94(3): 721–722. DOI: 10.1653/024.094.0348
• Biocontrol without borders: the unintended spread of introduced weed biological control agents.
• New and Simple Methods for Studying Hemipteran Stylets, Bacteriomes, and Salivary Sheaths in Host Plants.