Checklist and distribution of the Swedish jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) with new province records and distribution in the Nordic countries

Abstract

The checklist comprises 99 species of jumping plant-lice (psyllids) so far found in Sweden and includes all known province records. Species found in Denmark, Finland and Norway are also listed. One species, Acizzia acaciabaileyanae (Frogatt, 1901) is new to Sweden. Three species Cacopsylla borealis Nokalla & Nokalla, 2019, C. lapponica Nokalla & Nokalla, 2019 and Livilla variegata (Löw, 1881) have recently been reported in Sweden. According to province records, the most widely distributed species in Sweden are Craspedolepta sonchi (Foerster, 1848), C. subpunctata (Foerster, 1848), Strophingia ericae (Curtis, 1835), Psylla alni (Linnaeus, 1758), P. foersteri (Flor, 1861), P. hartigii (Flor, 1861), Bactericera acutipennis (Zetterstedt, 1828), Trioza cerastii (Linnaeus, 1758) and T. urticae (Linnaeus, 1758).