Euphyllura

Euphyllura
Euphyllura cf. olivina infesting an olive branch
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Liviidae
Subfamily: Euphyllurinae
Genus:
Foerster, 1848
Synonyms[1]
  • Platystigma
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Euphyllura is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the Liviidae and typical of the subfamily Euphyllurinae;[1] the genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.[2] The distribution of species is mostly in southern Europe and Asia, with records from southern Africa and western USA.[3]

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[3]

  1. Euphyllura aethiopica Silvestri, 1915
  2. Euphyllura berberae Li, 2011
  3. Euphyllura canariensis Loginova, 1973
  4. Euphyllura chimonathea Li, 2011
  5. Euphyllura ligustricola Li, 2011
  6. Euphyllura longiciliata Silvestri, 1915
  7. Euphyllura olivina (Costa, 1839)
  8. Euphyllura pakistanica Loginova, 1973
  9. Euphyllura phillyreae Foerster, 1848
  10. Euphyllura straminea Loginova, 1973
  11. Euphyllura tominagai Miyatake, 1981
  12. Euphyllura wagnerii Heslop-Harrison, 1951

References

  1. ^ a b Burckhardt, Daniel; Ouvrard, David; Percy, Diana M. (2021). "An updated classification of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) integrating molecular and morphological evidence". European Journal of Taxonomy (736): 137–182. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.736.1257.
  2. ^ Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen und Arten in der Familie der Psylloden. Verhandlungen des naturhistorischen Vereins der preussischen Rheinlande 3: 65–98.
  3. ^ a b Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Euphyllura Foerster, 1848 (retrieved 30 January 2025)
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