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

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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• Acizzia acaciaedecurrentis at O'Connor, ACT
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Glycaspis sp. (genus)

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Psyllidae sp. (family)

Hyalinaspis pallidinota

Lasiopsylla sp. (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW

Cardiaspina sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT

Glycaspis sp. (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW

Lasiopsylla sp. (genus) at Gundaroo, NSW

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