Acizzia dodonaeae
Appearance
Acizzia dodonaeae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Psyllidae |
Genus: | Acizzia |
Species: | A. dodonaeae
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Binomial name | |
Acizzia dodonaeae (Tuthill, 1952)[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Acizzia dodonaeae is a psyllid common on Dodonaea viscosa.[1]
Distribution
[edit]A. dodonaeae is endemic to the Australian Alps, Tasmania, and New Zealand.[1][3]
Description
[edit]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.[3]
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
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Acizzia dodonaeae.
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Acizzia dodonaeae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ a b "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.