Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)

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This category covers the Sternorrhyncha, one of the four suborders of the large order Hemiptera (bugs). It contains the Aphids (Aphidoidea) with 3 families and 169 species in Australia, most of which are introduced; the Jumping plant lice or Psyllids or Lerp insects (Psylloidea), very diverse with 6 families and over 400 species; and the Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) with 119 species. The scale insects (Coccoidea), with 21 families and 854 species, are also classified here, but currently have their own category in NatureMapr.

The majority of Australian Psylloidea species - about 350 - are now classified in the families Aphalaridae and Triozidae.

References

Hollis, David 2004. Australian Psylloidea: jumping plantlice and lerp insects. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra

https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/sternorrhyncha/psyllidae-lerps-jumping-plant-lice

Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)

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Aphididae (family) at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Mar 2025 by KylieWaldon

Glycaspis sp. (genus) at West Wodonga, VIC - 1 Mar 2025 by KylieWaldon

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Discussion

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

2 hrs ago

Thanks Tim

Aphididae (family)

TimL wrote:

3 hrs ago

@MichaelMulvaney I don't know the plant Michael, but the GPS coordinates are accurate if that helps with the identification. I will try and get back to the Gardens today and if I can get you the details then I'll message you directly. Tim

Aphididae (family)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

Yesterday

Thanks Tim - do you know what plant the aphids are on - I am a bit worried that it may be Black Citrus aphid, Toxoptera citricida, a pest of citrus for which there are no electronic records from the ACT. However the plant does not look like a Rutaceae which is its host family.

Aphididae (family)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

10 Mar 2025

possibly Acizzia dodonaeae

Psyllidae sp. (family)

WendyEM wrote:

4 Mar 2025

the thing above it is the larval shelter, from which it extends to chewing adjacent leaf surface - of a Glyphipterigidae

Glycaspis sp. (genus)