Katacephala tenuipennis Tuthill, 1944

Diagnosis. Description by Hodkinson (1991b).

Materials examined. USA: Florida: Specimens from Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties, mostly nursery collections due to plant problems (FSCA, dry and slide mounted, ethanol).

Distribution. Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, USA: Florida: Broward, Collier, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and St. Lucie counties (Hodkinson 1991b, Mead 1994a, unpublished FSCA records).

Host plants. Eugenia axillaris (Sw.) Willd., E . foetida Pers. (Myrtaceae) .

Comments. This is our most commonly collected species in the genus. The insects colonize the new growth causing malformation. It is considered a pest in nurseries and tropical parks. Immatures are submerged in honeydew (Mead 1994a).