Psyllid, lerp, aphid or whitefly (Hemiptera, several families) species

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Overview

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

22 species

Acizzia acaciaebaileyanae (Cootamundra Wattle Psyllid)

Acizzia acaciaebaileyanae
Acizzia acaciaebaileyanae
Acizzia acaciaebaileyanae

Acizzia sp. (genus) (Unidentified wattle psyllid)

Acizzia sp. (genus)
Acizzia sp. (genus)
Acizzia sp. (genus)

Cardiaspina sp. (genus) (Lace or Basket lerp)

Cardiaspina sp. (genus)
Cardiaspina sp. (genus)
Cardiaspina sp. (genus)

Cardiaspina tenuitela (Yellow box lace lerp)

Cardiaspina tenuitela
Cardiaspina tenuitela
Cardiaspina tenuitela

Creiis costatus (A lerp of eucalypts)

Creiis costatus
Creiis costatus
Creiis costatus

Creiis longipennis (Golden eucalyptus lerp)

Creiis longipennis
Creiis longipennis
Creiis longipennis

Dasypsylla brunnea (Lerp insect, psyllid)

Dasypsylla brunnea
Dasypsylla brunnea
Dasypsylla brunnea

Glycaspis sp. (genus) (Unidentified sugary lerp)

Glycaspis sp. (genus)
Glycaspis sp. (genus)
Glycaspis sp. (genus)

Hyalinaspis pallidinota (Eucalyptus psyllid)

Hyalinaspis pallidinota
Hyalinaspis pallidinota
Hyalinaspis pallidinota

Hyalinaspis sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus psyllid)

Hyalinaspis sp. (genus)
Hyalinaspis sp. (genus)
Hyalinaspis sp. (genus)

Lasiopsylla sp. (genus) (Psyllid or Lerp insect)

Lasiopsylla sp. (genus)
Lasiopsylla sp. (genus)
Lasiopsylla sp. (genus)

Myzus cerasi (Black Cherry Aphid)

Myzus cerasi

Protyora sterculiae (Kurrajong star psyllid)

Protyora sterculiae
Protyora sterculiae
Protyora sterculiae

Psyllidae sp. (family) (Unidentified psyllid or lerp insect)

Psyllidae sp. (family)
Psyllidae sp. (family)
Psyllidae sp. (family)

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