Table 3 in Description of two new species of the genus Cacopsylla Ossiannilsson, 1970 (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) from northern Fennoscandia recognized by morphology, cytogenetic characters and COI barcode sequence

Table 3. Summary of host plants, type of reproduction and morphological and cytological diagnostic characters among the Cacopsylla species studied.
SpeciesHost plantType of reproductionPloidy level in parthenogenetic femalesKaryotypeType of meiosis in malesNumber of follicles per testisReferenceC. myrtilliVaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosumapomictic parthenogenesis (with rare diploid, nonfunctional males)triploid3n = 36+XXXachiasmate4 (in rare males)Nokkala et al. 2013C. borealisLedum palustreapomictic parthenogenesispenta-ploid5n = 60+XXXXX--Present studyC. lediL. palustreapomictic parthenogenesis (with rare diploid males and females)triploid3n = 36+XXX-4 (in rare males)Nokkala et al. 2017C. lapponicaV. uliginosumbisexual-2n = 24+X (males); 24+XX (females)chiasmate2Present studyC. fraudatrixV. myrtillusbisexual-2n = 24+X (males); 24+XX (females)chiasmate2Kuznetsova et al. 2012