Calophyidae

Calophyidae
Calophya schini , adults with scale
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily:	Psylloidea
Family:	Calophyidae Vondráček, 1957 [1]

Calophyidae is a bug family in the superfamily Psylloidea.

Subfamilies and genera

In a recent (2021) review, ^[2] the following subfamilies were confirmed:

Atmetocraniinae

Authority: Becker-Migdisova, 1973

1. Atmetocranium Tuthill, 1952

Calophyinae

Authority: Vondráček, 1957; synonyms: Microceropsyllini Bekker-Migdisova, 1973, Strogylocephalidae Li, 2011

1. Calophya Löw, 1879` – type genus (syn. Calophya (Neocalophya), Holotrioza, Microceropsylla, Paracalophya, Pelmatobrachia)
2. Pseudoglycaspis Brown & Hodkinson, 1988
3. Strogylocephala Crawford, 1917 (syn. Synaphalara)

Metapsyllinae

Authority: Kwon, 1983

1. Metapsylla Kuwayama, 1908

Symphorosinae

Authority: Li, 2002

1. Symphorosus Li, 2002

Note

• Allophorina Hodkinson, 1991 is now assigned to the Psyllidae: Platycoryphinae;
• Cecidopsylla Kieffer, 1905 is now assigned to the Aphalaridae: Cecidopsyllinae;
• †Psyllites is a synonym of †CatopsyllaScudder, 1890 in the Aphalaridae.

Mastigimatidae

Four genera are now placed in the restored family MastigimatidaeBekker-Migdisova, 1973, ^[2] but currently (February 2025) remain here in most databases. These are:

1. Bharatiana Mathur, 1973
2. Mastigimas Enderlein, 1921 (syn. Coelocara)
3. Synpsylla Yang, 1984
4. Toonapsylla Burckhardt, Sharma & Raman, 2018

References

1. Vondráček K (1957) Mery-Psylloidea (Fauna ČSR, Svazek 9). Československá Akademie Věd, Praha.
2. Burckhardt D, Ouvrard D, Percy DM (2021) An updated classification of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) integrating molecular and morphological evidence. European Journal of Taxonomy 736: 137–182. DOI

External links

• Data related to Calophyidae at Wikispecies
• Genera and distributions at GBIF
• Media related to Calophyidae at Wikimedia Commons