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Proposal Form for new Common Name or Change of ESA-Approved Common Name

Complete this form and send or e-mail to the above address. Submissions will not be considered unless this form is filled out completely.

The proposer is expected to be familiar with the rules, recommendations, and procedures outlined in the “Use and Submission of Common Names” on the ESA website and with the discussion by A.B. Gurney, 1953, Journal of Economic Entomology 46:207-211.

1. Proposed new common name: hackberry blistergall psyllid

2. Previously approved common name (if any): none

3. Scientific name (genus, species, author): Pachypsylla celtidisvesiculum Riley Order: Family:

Supporting Information

4. Reasons supporting the need for the proposed common name: This is an extremely common almost invariably associated with its host, common hackberry, which is widely grown in North America. Galls are relatively indistinct, but often this species is the most abundant gall making psyllid on hackberry, among over a half dozen native Pachypsylla species that are associated with leaves, buds, twigs, and petioles of Celtis. It is also known as a nuisance invader of homes, its small size allowing it to move through some types of screening.

Despite the ubiquitous presence of this insect in much of the US, no one has ever put forward a proposal for a formalized name. As a result there exist multiple common names in use, causing confusion. There is also a change in the species name that is not widely recognized in most Extension publications.

The scientific name, Pachypsylla celtidisvesiculum Riley, is considered to be the most current scientific name accepted for this species and can be accessed at “Psil’List”, an international database on taxonomy of Psylloidea: http://rameau.snv.jussieu.fr/psyllist/?searchtable=noms_complets&lang=en&db=psylles &card=speciess&alph=P Most current publications list this insect as Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula Riley.

At least 4 common names are in general circulation for this species: hackberry blistergall psyllid (proposed name); hackberry blister gall psyllid; hackberry blistergall maker; and hackberry blister gall maker.

The use of the term “maker” rather than “psyllid” likely relates to the ESA established common name for Pachypsylla celtidismamma (Fletcher), known as the hackberry nipplegall maker. (That is the only Pachypsylla with an established common name.) Presently 7 in the family Psyllidae and 1 in Triozidae have formalized common names in the ESA database. All end in “psyllid”, with the exception of Pachypsylla celtidismamma.

The contraction of “blister” and “gall” to “blistergall” is consistent with all other ESA Common Names related to gall making insects.

The name hackberry blistergall psyllid is proposed since it is: 1) consistent in the use of psyllid as the end word (versus maker) with 88% of the psyllid common names; 2) contracts the word “blistergall” to be consistent with all extant ESA common names that use the word “gall”; and 3) is the most widely used name for this insect.

(Note: I will be using this common name in two upcoming Extension publications now in production at Colorado State University.)

5. Stage or characteristic to which the proposed common name refers: The species makes a small “blistergall” on the surface of the leaves of common hackberry. It is one of several psyllids that make galls on North American Celtis spp.; others make “nipplegalls” or “budgalls”

6. Distribution (include references): This insect is found throughout North America in association with its host, . It is mentioned in essentially every book that covers the subject of insects associated with trees in North America. (see sections 8, 9 for references)

7. Principal hosts (include references): Celtis occidentalis L. (common hackberry) (see sections 8, 9 for references)

8. References containing previous use of the proposed common name: BugWood/IPMImages: http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=10556

Garden Insects of North America. Cranshaw, W.S. 2004. Princeton University Press. (page 417)

Insects of Eastern Forests. 1985. USDA-FS Misc. Publ. 1426. (page 76)

Wikipedia entry on the genus Pachypsylla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachypsylla)

USDA NCRS Fact Sheet on Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis L.) (http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_ceoc.pdf)

9. References using common names (give names) other than that proposed: Uses of the name “hackberry blister gall psyllid”: The University of Minnesota sheet on this species in their Pests of Trees series uses the name hackberry blister gall psyllid (http://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/Web/144HackberryNipple.pdf)

BugGuide (http://bugguide.net/node/view/406978)

An annotated checklist of the psyllids of California (Hemiptera: Psylloidea). 2012. Diana M. Percy, Alessandra Rung & Mark S. Hoddle. Zootaxa 3193:1-27 (notation on page 20) (http://biocontrol.ucr.edu/hoddle/percy_ca_psyllid_checklist_zootaxa_2012.pdf)

Uses of the name “hackberry blister gall maker”:

The Texas A&M Agri-Life bulletin on “Hackberry Gall Psyllid (Pachypsylla spp.)” uses the name hackberry blister gall maker (https://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/aimg92.html

The Ohio State University Extension HYG2116-94 uses the term in the fact sheet “Jumping Plant Lice or Psyllids” (http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2116.html)

10. Other insects or organisms to which the proposed common name might apply: None. This is the only insect that makes a gall on Celtis that would be described as a “blistergall”.

11. Steps you have taken to consult with other workers who are familiar with the insect or organism as to suitability of and need for the proposed common name: No special contacts, other than a review of extant use of this name.

Proposed by (your name): Whitney Cranshaw

Address: Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: (970) 491-6781

Fax: (970 491-3862

Date submitted: April 10, 2013