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Family	Liviidae (Psylloidea)
Sub Family
Description	a family of plant lice
Background to Family	The two members, Livia crefeldensis and juncorum, occur on the monocots Carex (Cyperaceae) and Juncus (Juncaceae), respectively. The latter induces 'tassel' galls, and overwinters on the host as an adult.

No. taxa in DBIF	2
No. interactions	8
% interactions with British data	100%
No. records	8
% taxa with British data	100%
Notes	Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; Nymphs are host plant specific, but adults may occur on hosts that are unsuitable for oviposition and nymphal development. This is particularly the case in species which overwinter on 'shelter' plants The interactions for individual psyllid species on Bri;
Notes on Sources
Most recent source	1979

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Source	Hodkinson, I.D. & White, I.M.(1979) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects II:5A 1-98:18

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