Phylloplecta tripunctata (Fitch, 1851)

Materials examined. USA: Florida: Specimens from Alachua, Gilchrist, Hamilton, and Nassau counties (FSCA, dry mounted, ethanol).

Diagnosis. Separated from other Florida psyllids as indicated in the generic key above.

Distribution. Eastern North America (Hodkinson 1988).

Host plants. Rubus L. spp. ( Rosaceae).

Comments. This species can be found on Florida weedy blackberries (e.g. Rubus cuneifolius Pursh, Rosaceae), where it produces a large dense “head” on the end of the stem, consisting of tightly curled tiny leaves full of immatures (Mead 1966b).

Trioza Foerster, 1848