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.

Acizzia uncatoides
Acizzia uncatoides adults and nymphs showing sugars and sooty mould
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Psyllidae
Genus: Acizzia
Species:
A. uncatoides
Binomial name
Acizzia uncatoides
(Ferris & Klyver, 1932)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neopsylla uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver, 1932)
  • Psylla uncatoides Ferris & Klyver, 1932
  • Psylla unctatoides Ferris & Klyver, 1932
  • Psyllia uncatoides Ferris & Klyver, 1932

References edit

  1. ^ "Acizzia uncatoides". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. ^ 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.