Psyllinae

Psyllinae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Psyllinae: //ˈsɪlɪniː//

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Images

Hornbeam Psyllid Nymph - Flickr - treegrow by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
CSIRO ScienceImage 1495 Arytainilla spartiophila by division, CSIRO. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Arytaina genistae, Harlech, North Wales, July 2020 2 by janetgraham84new. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Arytaina genistae, Harlech, North Wales, July 2020 by janetgraham84new. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Hornbeam Psyllid Nymphs - Flickr - treegrow (2) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Hornbeam Psyllid Nymph - Flickr - treegrow (2) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Psyllinae is a subfamily of plant-parasitic hemipterans within the family Psyllidae, comprising over 110 species in 14 genera within North America and 800+ species in 30 genera worldwide.

Distribution

Widespread; most diverse in the western regions of North America, scarcely represented in the southeast.

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Tags

  • Psyllinae
  • hemiptera
  • plant-parasitic
  • insects
  • taxonomy
  • Psyllidae