Aphalarinae Löw, 1879

Burckhardt, Daniel, Ouvrard, David & Percy, Diana M., 2021, An updated classification of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) integrating molecular and morphological evidence, European Journal of Taxonomy 736, pp. 137-182 : 141-142

Subfamily * Aphalarinae Löw, 1879

Comments

The Aphalarinae is strongly supported as a monophylum in molecular analyses ( Percy et al. 2018; Cho et al. 2019), morphologically ( Loginova 1964; Brown & Hodkinson 1988; Burckhardt & Queiroz 2013; Ouvrard et al. 2013) and by the pattern of sperm formation ( Labina et al. 2014). The subfamily includes two monophyletic tribes: the extant Aphalarini and the extinct Paleopsylloidini †.

Tribe * Aphalarini Löw, 1879

Caillardiini Loginova, 1964: 447.

Coelocarinae Li, 2011: 351.

Colposceniini Bekker-Migdisova, 1973: 109.

Eumetoecini Li, 2011: 356.

Gyropsyllini White & Hodkinson, 1985: 270 .

Stigmaphalarini Vondráček, 1957: 140 , nomen nudum, no included genera, recognised by Loginova (1974).

Xenaphalarini Loginova, 1964: 447 .

Comments

Aphalarini comprises the extant members of the subfamily and is probably monophyletic. It has been diagnosed by Loginova (1964), Brown & Hodkinson (1988) and Burckhardt & Queiroz (2013). The phylogenetic relationships between the 16 recognised genera were analysed by Burckhardt & Queiroz (2013). In the molecular analyses of Percy et al. (2018) six of the genera were included. The molecular analyses share with the morphological tree by Burckhardt & Queiroz (2013) the basal position of Colposcenia and the sister group relationship of Aphalara and Craspedolepta (the latter was recovered also by Cho et al. 2019).

Included genera

* Aphalara Foerster, 1848 (syn. Pseudaphorma , Rumicita ); Brachystetha Loginova, 1964 ; Caillardia de Bergevin, 1931 ; * Colposcenia Enderlein, 1929 (syn. Phanerostigma , Stigmaphalara ); * Craspedolepta Enderlein, 1921 (syn. Anomocera , Cerna , Loginovia , Magnaphalara , Neocraspedolepta , Paracraspedolepta , Tetrafollicula , Xanioptera ); Crastina Loginova, 1964 (syn. Eustigmatia ); Epheloscyta Loginova, 1976 ; Eumetoecus Loginova, 1961 ; Eurotica Loginova, 1962 ; Gyropsylla Brèthes, 1921 (syn. Metaphalara , Coelocara sensu Li nec Tuthill); Hodkinsonia Burckhardt et al., 2004 (replacement name for Burckhardtia Brown & Hodkinson nec Frech); * Lanthanaphalara Tuthill, 1959 ; * Limataphalara Hodkinson, 1992 ; * Neaphalara Brown & Hodkinson, 1988 ; Rhodochlanis Loginova, 1964 (syn. Rhombaphalara ); Xenaphalara Loginova, 1961 .