Calophya schini

Calophya schini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Psylloidea
Family: Calophyidae
Genus: Calophya
Species: C. schini
Binomial name
Calophya schini
Tuthill, 1959[1]

Calophya schini is a psyllid common on Schinus molle with a wide distribution wherever this tree has been distributed as a garden ornamental.[2]

Distribution

C. schini is endemic to Central America but widespread further distribution including USA and New Zealand.[2][3]

Description

The adult, with wings folded, is 2mm long. Generally orange to pale yellow or green coloured, wings hyaline. Nymphs produce marked dimples on the leaves and in large numbers cause severe malformations.[3]

Gallery

Calophya schini, adults with scale 
Calophya schini, adult female 
Calophya schini, adult male 
Calophya schini, female terminalia 
Calophya schini, male terminalia 
Calophya schini pit galls on Schinus molle 
Calophya schini larva in pit gall on Schinus molle 
Presumed egg of Calophya schini in pit gall on Schinus molle 

References

  1. ↑ "Tuthill L. D. 1959 - Los Psyllidae del Perù Central (Insecta: Homoptera). Revista Peruana de Entomologia Agricola 2: 1-27." (PDF). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Calophya schini". Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Calophya schini" (PDF). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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