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 (Tuthill, 1952) 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
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female cauda (left) and forewing (right, length about 2.4 mm)
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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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