Tribe * Spondyliaspidini Schwarz, 1898

Comments

The mtg analyses strongly support the monophyly of a group of ten genera which lack, in the adult, a longitudinal comb of bristles on the mesotibia and a proper meracanthus. The latter character probably constitutes a synapomorphy. Within the tribe there is a strong support for a clade embracing Australopsylla, Cardiaspina, Creiis, Glycaspis and Lasiopsylla and the sister group relationship of Anoeconeossa and Cryptoneossa . The sister group relationship of Creiis and Lasiopsylla (as currently defined) is only weakly supported with Creiis paraphyletic with respect to Lasiopsylla . The two genera differ morphologically only in the shape of the forewing. There are another 11 genera which are not included in the molecular analyses.

Included genera

Agelaeopsylla Taylor, 1990; * Anoeconeossa Taylor, 1987; * Australopsylla Tuthill & Taylor, 1955; * Blastopsylla Taylor, 1985; Blepharocosta Taylor, 1992; * Boreioglycaspis Moore, 1964; * Cardiaspina Crawford, 1911 (replacement name for Cardiaspis Schwarz nec Amyot, nec Saunders, syn. Pennapsylla Froggatt nomen nudum); * Creiis Scott, 1882; * Cryptoneossa Taylor, 1990; Dasypsylla Froggatt, 1900 (syn. Callistochermes); Eriopsylla Froggatt, 1901; Eucalyptolyma Froggatt, 1901; * Glycaspis Taylor, 1960; Hyalinaspis Taylor, 1960; Kenmooreana Taylor, 1984; * Lasiopsylla Froggatt, 1900 (syn. Uhleria); Leptospermonastes Taylor, 1987; Phellopsylla Taylor, 1960 (replacement name for Thea Scott nec Mulsant); Phyllolyma Scott, 1882 (syn. Cometopsylla); * Platyobria Taylor, 1987; Spondyliaspis Signoret, 1879 (syn. Scenitopsylla, Spondytora).