Abstract
AbstractTamalia(Hemiptera: Aphididae: Tamaliinae), a Nearctic aphid genus, is associated with galls on woody plants in the family Ericaceae (Arctostaphylosspp.,Arbutus arizonica, andComarostaphylis diversifolia).Tamalia cruzensisMiller and Pike, n. sp.,Tamalia glaucensisMiller and Pike, n. sp., andTamalia moranaeMiller and Pike, n. sp. are described and illustrated. Two of these,T. cruzensisandT. moranae, represent host plant records forTamaliaon genera other thanArctostaphylosspp. Character measurements, comparisons, and descriptions; DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 sequences; geographic distributions; seasonal occurrence; biology; and host plant associations are provided, along with diagnoses and a key to the known species based on the gall-inhabiting apterous adult stage.
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