Heteropsylla huasachae

Caldwell, 1941

Heteropsylla huasachae is a of plant-parasitic hemipteran in the Psyllidae, first described by Caldwell in 1941. The species is known from limited records in the Caribbean and Central America, including Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala. As a member of Sternorrhyncha, it possesses adapted for feeding on plant vascular tissues.

Psyllid - Heteropsylla probably huasachae, Big Thicket National Preserve, Kountze, Texas by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Heteropsylla huasachae: /ˌhɛtɛroʊˈsɪlə ˌwɑːsaˈkiː/

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Distribution

Recorded from Rica (COS), Cuba (CUB), Dominican Republic (DOM), and Guatemala (GUA). GBIF holds 79 distribution records.

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Taxonomic placement

Heteropsylla huasachae is placed in the superfamily Psylloidea within the suborder Sternorrhyncha, a group of hemipterans characterized by stages and for phloem or xylem feeding.

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