First report of ten psyllid species (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) from Kerman province, Iran

Jumping plant-lices are belonging to the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha, and superfamily Psylloidea, that have been considered as important vectors of plant diseases and also important pests in agriculture. So far, 95 psyllid species belonging to five families and 26 genus of Psylloidea superfamily has been recorded from Iran. In a faunistic survey of jumping plant-lices (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) carried out in Kerman province during 2015, 10 species belonging to families Aphalaridae, Liviidae, Psyllidae and Triozidae were collected and identified which are reported for the first time from Kerman Province. Diagnostic comparisons with related species, distribution and an identification key are also presented. The identified species are as follows: Colposcenia aliena (Löw, 1881), Caillardia robusta Loginova, 1959, Euphyllura pakistanica Loginova, 1973, Diaphorina aegyptiaca Puton, 1982, Camarotoscena fulgidipennis Loginova, 1975, Syntomoza unicolor (Loginova, 1958), Cacopsylla bidens (Šulc, 1907), Psyllopsis machinosus Loginova, 1963, Heterotrioza dichroa Scott, 1879, Trioza neglecta Loginova, 1978.