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Family
 
Spondyliaspidae (Psylloidea)
Sub Family
 
Description
 
a family of plant lice
Background to Family
 
The sole member of the family in Britain is the blue gum psyllid, Ctenarytaina eucalypti, an introduced species on an alien tree, Eucalyptus. Here, it overwinters as an adult.

 

 


No. taxa in DBIF
 
1
No. interactions
 
4
% interactions with British data
 
100%
No. records
 
4
% 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.; ;
Notes on Sources
 
Most recent source
 
1979

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.

 
Source
 
Hodkinson, I.D. & White, I.M.(1979) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects II:5A 1-98:78

 

 

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