Psylloidea[1] is a superfamily of true bugs, including the jumping plant lice and others which have recently been classified as distinct families. Though the group first appeared during the Early Jurassic, modern members of the group do not appear until the Eocene, and Mesozoic members of the order are usually assigned to the possibly paraphyletic family Liadopsyllidae.[2]

Psylloidea
Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Recent
Psylla alni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Psylloidea
Latreille, 1807
Families

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Families edit

In addition, the following extinct families are recognised:

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References edit

  1. ^ Ouvrard, D. "Psyl'list. An online database dedicated to jumping plant lice". Psyl'list. (in French, English, Spanish, and German)
  2. ^ Drohojowska, Jowita; Szwedo, Jacek; Müller, Patrick; Burckhardt, Daniel (2020-10-19). "New fossil from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber confirms monophyly of Liadopsyllidae (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 17607. Bibcode:2020NatSR..1017607D. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-74551-6. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7573606. PMID 33077764.