Taxonavigation

Familia: Psyllidae
Subfamilia: Acizziinae
Genus: Acizzia
Species: Acizzia uncatoides

Name

Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver, 1932: 53)

• Original genus: Psylla Geoffroy, 1762, as Psyllia
• Original status: Valid species
• Primary type: Holotype
  • Fixation: Designated
  • Description: [Adult] male
  • Repository: ?
• Type host: Acacia melanoxylon
• Type locality: 'Riwaka, Nelson' [NEW ZEALAND NN]
• ZooBank: CD02A628-4564-4281-86E8-8F2174B0B961

References

• Ferris, G.F. & Klyver, F.D. 1932. Report upon a collection of Chermidae (Homoptera) from New Zealand. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 63(1): 34–61, plates 7–16. Full text (with link to PDF). Reference page.  [See p. 53, and Pl. 13, Fig. D.; original description (female, male)]

• Hodkinson, I.D.; Hollis, D. 1987: The legume-feeding psyllids (Homoptera) of the west Palaearctic region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology 56: 1–86. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 5]
• Jensen, D.D. 1957: The albizia psyllid, Psylla uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver) in California. Pan-Pacific entomologist, 33 (1): 29–30.
• Leeper, J.R.; Beardsley, J.W. jr. 1976: The biological control of Psylla uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver) (Homoptera: Psyllidae) on Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 22 (2): 307–321. handle
• Munro, J.A. 1965: Occurrences of Psylla uncatoides on Acacia and Albizzia, with notes on control. Journal of economic entomology, 58 (6): 1171–1172. abstract only seen

• Yen, A.L. 1984: The immature stages of Psylla acaciaepycnanthae Froggatt and Psylla uncatoides Ferris and Klyver (Hemiptera: Psylloidea). Australian entomological magazine 11: 69-74. [Not seen] Reference page. 
• An introduced psyllid injurious to Acacia trees.
• First California record for Anthocoris nemoralis (Fabr.) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), a predator important in the biological control of psyllids (Homoptera: Psyllidae).
• A psyllid pest of Acacia new to Britain.
• Relative chromosome lengths in psyllids (Homoptera: Psylloidea) and a description of karyotypes of eight species.
• [Harmonia conformis (Boisduval, 1835): an Australian ladybug introduced and acclimatised in France (Col. Coccinellidae).]

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