Family Psyllidae - Jumping Plant Lice

Classification · Identification · Food · Remarks · Internet References

jumping plant lice - Pachypsylla celtidismamma

Hackberry galls - Pachypsylla celtidismamma

Hackberry Psyllid - Pachypsylla celtidismamma

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)

Superfamily Psylloidea

Family Psyllidae (Jumping Plant Lice)

Identification

Adults have a transverse head with protuberant eyes and three ocelli, 6- to 10-segmented antennae, and wings with reduced but conspicuous venation.

Food

Plant food. Most are very host specific, feeding on only one species or a very limited number of related species.

Remarks

Many are gall makers.

They can be serious pests.

Internet References

Wikipedia

Forestry images

U. of Florida.

Contributed by tom murray on 24 May, 2005 - 6:29pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, ceiseman
Last updated 7 December, 2009 - 4:03pm

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