Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)

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This category covers the Sternorrhyncha, one of the four suborders of the large order Hemiptera (bugs). It contains the Aphids (Aphidoidea) with 3 families and 169 species in Australia, most of which are introduced; the Jumping plant lice or Psyllids or Lerp insects (Psylloidea), very diverse with 6 families and over 400 species; and the Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) with 119 species. The scale insects (Coccoidea), with 21 families and 854 species, are also classified here, but currently have their own category in NatureMapr.

The majority of Australian Psylloidea species - about 350 - are now classified in the families Aphalaridae and Triozidae.

References

Hollis, David 2004. Australian Psylloidea: jumping plantlice and lerp insects. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra

https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/sternorrhyncha/psyllidae-lerps-jumping-plant-lice

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

52 min ago

Thanks Kim I did see that record but was confused as to whether it was a specimen provided by CSIRO Black Mountain or a specimen collected at Black Mountain - is there any way of knowing for sure?

Toxoptera citricida

KimberiRP wrote:

2 hrs ago

It does look like T. citricida as illustrated in ALA, but I don't feel qualified to confirm it as that species.
ALA has an old (1960) record of Toxoptera citricida in Canberra, see:
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/b298222d-e3b5-4f45-ae92-fa1664d2fc1d

Toxoptera citricida

HelenCross wrote:

5 hrs ago

Thanks Michael, I've passed this on to the ANBG

Toxoptera citricida

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

6 hrs ago

Bugger Medicosma is a member of the Rutaceae I will make a name suggestion and alert biosecurity @ACTBioSecurity @HelenCross
@KimPullen can you please give a second opinion re ID

Toxoptera citricida

TimL wrote:

8 hrs ago

@MichaelMulvaney Hi Michael. I've just checked the plant at ANBG where the aphids were sighted, and they are still in place as well as on an adjacent plant. The main plant on the side of a path has the following ID: Medicosma cunninghamii. B 9702734.3 112. Hope this helps. Tim

Toxoptera citricida

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