Acizzia uncatoides
| Acizzia uncatoides | |
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| Acizzia uncatoides adults and nymphs showing sugars and sooty mould | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Psyllidae |
| Genus: | Acizzia |
| Species: | A. uncatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver, 1932) | |
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Acizzia uncatoides is a species of psyllid native to Australia where it feeds primarily on Acacia (especially Acacia melanoxylon) and some Albizia species.[2] It is present in many parts of the world where it infests these plant species, presumably introduced with the plants. It is not generally regarded as a pest species although it can proliferate to high numbers. Generalist psyllid predators also feed on this species.
References
- ^ "Acizzia uncatoides". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ Dreistadt, S. H.; Hagen, K. S. (1994-12-01). "Classical Biological Control of the Acacia Psyllid, Acizzia uncatoides (Homoptera: Psyllidae), and Predator-Prey-Plant Interactions in the San Francisco Bay Area". Biological Control. 4 (4): 319–327. doi:10.1006/bcon.1994.1040. ISSN 1049-9644.