2019-11-082019-11-082011-09-01https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/35804https://bioone.org/journals/florida-entomologist/volume-94/issue-3/024.094.0313/Calophya-latiforceps-a-New-Species-of-Jumping-Plant-Lice-Hemiptera/10.1653/024.094.0313.shortBrazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, is a perennial woody plant native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay that is recognized as one of the most invasive weeds in Florida. A new species of leaflet galling psyllid was discovered attacking Brazilian peppertree in Bahia, Brazil in March 2010. In this paper, a formal morphological description of the new psyllid Calophya latiforceps sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) is presented along with molecular evidence confirming new species designation. This previously unknown natural enemy may have potential as a biological control agent for the Brazilian peppertree.enhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Brazilian peppertreeCalophya latiforceps sp. nov.leaflet gall formernatural enemyweed biological controlArticleCC BY-NC 3.0https://doi.org/10.1653/024.094.0313