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Psylla alni
Adult Psylla alni on alder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Psyllidae
Genus: Psylla
Species:
P. alni
Binomial name
Psylla alni

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms[2]

Chermes alni Linnaeus, 1758[1]

Nymph with waxy secretions

Psylla alni is a species of psyllid, a plant-feeding hemipteran in the family Psyllidae.

Distribution[edit]

This species is present in the Palearctic realm (from Europe to Siberia and Sakhalin, Kazakhstan, Caucasus) and in the Nearctic realm (Canada and United States of America).[3][2]

Description[edit]

Psylla alni can reach a body length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). These rather large psyllids have a green head, body, and legs, and rather long antennae. The costal marginal veins of the wings are green, while the other veins are brown. Adults are initially green, later becoming orange, brown, or reddish. The nymphs are usually covered by white waxy secretions.[4] In the 5th preimaginal stage nymphs can reach a length of about 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in).

Biology[edit]

Adults can be found from June to October. This species has one generation a year (univoltine) and overwinters as an egg.

It is monophagous on most Betulaceae (Alnus glutinosa, Alnus hirsuta, Alnus incana, Alnus japonica, Alnus viridis). Larvae feed on young shoots in the leaf axils.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Linné C. (1758) Systema Naturae, 1: 824 pp. Editio decima, reformata, Stockholm (Sweden).
  • ^ a b Fauna Europaea
  • ^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life
  • ^ a b British Bugs
  • ^ Plant Parasites of Europe

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