Acizzia uncatoides is a species of psyllid native to Australia where it feeds primarily on Acacia (especially Acacia melanoxylon) and some Albizia species.[2] It is present in many parts of the world where it infests these plant species, presumably introduced with the plants. It is not generally regarded as a pest species although it can proliferate to high numbers. Generalist psyllid predators also feed on this species.
Acizzia uncatoides | |
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Acizzia uncatoides adults and nymphs showing sugars and sooty mould | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Psyllidae |
Genus: | Acizzia |
Species: | A. uncatoides
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Binomial name | |
Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver, 1932)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Acizzia uncatoides". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ Dreistadt, S. H.; Hagen, K. S. (1994-12-01). "Classical Biological Control of the Acacia Psyllid, Acizzia uncatoides (Homoptera: Psyllidae), and Predator-Prey-Plant Interactions in the San Francisco Bay Area". Biological Control. 4 (4): 319–327. doi:10.1006/bcon.1994.1040. ISSN 1049-9644.