Acanthocasuarina verticillatae
Appearance
Acanthocasuarina verticillatae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Triozidae |
Genus: | Acanthocasuarina |
Species: | A. verticillatae
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Binomial name | |
Acanthocasuarina verticillatae Taylor, 2011
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Acanthocasuarina verticillatae is a species of jumping plant lice, first found on plants of the genus Allocasuarina in Australia. The species is characterised by exhibiting an elongate habitus; short Rs and short cubital forewing cells; ventral genal processes beneath the apical margin of its vertex; short antennae; and nymphs that are elongate and very sclerotised (scale-like). It possesses rhinaria on its fourth, sixth, eighth and ninth antennal segments; the species' hind tibia has one outer and two inner spurs, while the female's proctiger carries an apical hook posteriorly.[1]
References
- ^ Taylor, Gary S., et al. "A new genus and ten new species of jumping plant lice (Hemiptera: Triozidae) from Allocasuarina (Casuarinaceae) in Australia." Zootaxa 3009 (2011): 1-45.