HOMOPTERA Leach, 1815: ARCHESCYTINIDAE Tillyard, 1926: Permopsylla
americana Tillyard, 1926
Last Updated 2 August 2003
Left: drawing of venation and wing shape of the fore wing of the tiny
homopteran Permopsylla americana Tillyard, 1926. (Click on
pictures to view them enlarged.)
FAMILY DIAGNOSIS: FW and HW membranous, similar in size and almost alike in
venation; FW with SC very close and parallel to R; R forming a pterostigma;
RS originating at about midwing; M usually with 3 branches; CuA arising from
stem Cu, then directed towards R+M, which it touches at separation of M; CuA
forked; anal area small. HW similar except CuA arises independently from
wing base and not directed toward R+M.
GENUS DIAGNOSIS:
SPECIES DIAGNOSIS:
Specimen: Distal portion (45% of wing length) of wing, from Noble
County, Oklahoma.
