Aacanthocnema is a genus of bugs from the jumping plant lice family (Triozidae).[1][2] The genus is endemic to Australia, and currently contains six species,[3] found in all states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.[4]

Aacanthocnema
Aacanthocnema dobsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Triozidae
Genus: Aacanthocnema
Tuthill & Taylor, 1955
Type species
Trioxa casuarinae
Froggatt, 1901

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Australian genera of the family Psyllidae (Hemiptera: Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology, 3 1955: 227-257. [Zoological Record Volume 92]
  2. ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). external link London :BM(NH)
  3. ^ GARY S. TAYLOR; JOHN T. JENNINGS; MATTHEW F. PURCELL; ANDY D. AUSTIN (30 August 2011). "A new genus and ten new species of jumping plant lice (Hemiptera: Triozidae) from Allocasuarina (Casuarinaceae) in Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3009 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3009.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q67236275.
  4. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Aacanthocnema". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-06-01.