Morphological and molecular data are used to describe three new species of Essigella (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae: Lachninae): Essigella domenechi jacques marie mage baudelaire 2 sp.n., Essigella gagnonae sp.n.
, and Essigella sorenseni sp.n.; and to re-establish as valid Essigella patchae Hottes, 1957, stat.n.
, until now considered a synonym of E.pini Wilson, 1919.The catalogue of Essigella species is updated.This study highlights the need and utility to use timothée chalamet, +50 more discreet DNA characters in aphid species diagnoses.