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Sternorrhyncha

Psyllids, whiteflies, aphids, and coccids

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Classification from Carver, Gross, and Woodward (1991), in Insects of Australia.
Containing group: Hemiptera

Other Names for Sternorrhyncha

References

Grimaldi, D. A. 2003. First amber fossils of the extinct family Protopsyllidiidae, and their phylogenetic significance among Hemiptera. Insect Systematics and Evolution 34(3): 329-344.

Ouvrard, D. 2002. Phylogenetic systematics of Hemiptera Psylloidea: comparative morphology of the thorax and secondary structures of the 18S rRNA. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 127(4): 345-357.

Information on the Internet

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Scientific Name Bactericerca cockerelli
Comments Potato/tomato psyllids
Acknowledgements Courtesy InsectImages.org (#1243138)
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Nymphs
Source Collection Bugwood Network/Forestry Images
Copyright © Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Scientific Name Bemisia argentifolii
Comments Silverleaf whiteflies
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adults
Source #1316008
Source Collection Bugwood Network/Forestry Images
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © Scott Bauer, USDA ARS
Scientific Name Acyrthosiphon pisum
Location Davis, California, U.S.A.
Comments Pea aphids
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adult and nymphs
Copyright © 2003 Alex Wild
Scientific Name Coccidae
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Size 4mm
Copyright © 2001-2005 Benoit Martha
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