Acizzia dodonaeae
Acizzia dodonaeae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Psyllidae |
Genus: | Acizzia |
Species: | A. dodonaeae |
Binomial name | |
Acizzia dodonaeae Tuthill, 1952[1] | |
Acizzia dodonaeae is a psyllid common on Dodonaea viscosa.[1]
Distribution
A. dodonaeae is endemic to the Australian Alps, Tasmania, and New Zealand.[1][2]
Description
The adult, with wings folded, is from 2.25 to 2.75 millimetres long. Head and thorax are white to pale buff coloured, and the abdomen is green.[2]
Gallery
- female cauda (left) and forewing (right, length about 2.4 mm)
- nymphs, note sugars being excreted
References
- 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Tuthill L. D. 1952 - On the Psyllidae of New Zealand (Homoptera). Pacific Science 6: 83-125" (PDF). Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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