Strophingia fallax: a new species for the Italian fauna properly identified long time after its first finding and record

In 1986, a Strophingia sp. (Hemiptera Psylloidea Liviidae) was found in Sardinia whose collected material consisted exclusively of juvenile stages, which was the main reason why it was never identified to specific level. Following the recent collection of adults (both males and females) on the same host plant in a nearby location, the presence of Strophingia fallax Loginova is reported for the first time in Italy, previously known only from Madeira. In addition to brief information both on this species and the genus it is ascribed to, brief notes are provided on the identification history of this material. The need to improve taxonomic knowledge on this insect group through appropriate integration of molecular data is also discussed.