Diaphorina

Diaphorina
Asian citrus psyllid, D. citri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Psylloidea
Family: Liviidae
Subfamily: Euphyllurinae
Genus: Diaphorina
Löw, 1880

Diaphorina is an Old World genus of sap-sucking hemipteran bugs in the family, Liviidae. It includes an important pest of citrus: the Asian citrus psyllid, D. citri. The genus contains some 68[1][2] to 74 species.

Notes

  1. "Encyclopedia of Life". Diaphorina citri. eol.org. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. "Diaphorina". Catalogue of Life. ITIS. Species 2000.

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