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Olive Psyllid (Euphyllura olivina)
Species
Euphyllura olivina
- Olive Psyllid
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder
Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily
Psylloidea
Family
Liviidae
Subfamily
Euphyllurinae
Genus
Euphyllura
Species
olivina
(Olive Psyllid)
Explanation of Names
Euphyllura olivina
Costa 1839
Three spp. are commonly referred to as the olive psyllid:
E. phillyreae, E. straminea, & E. olivina
, all found in the Mediterranean/Middle East. These species have varying and somewhat overlapping distributions in the world. (
Johnson 2023
)
Internet References
Fact sheets:
Linn & Gillett-Kaufman (2016)
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1
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Johnson (2023)
Works Cited
1.
University of Florida: Featured Creatures
Contributed by
Chris Mallory
on 5 July, 2017 - 5:25pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 1 June, 2023 - 3:46pm