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Genus of true bugs

Diaphorina
Asian citrus psyllid, D. citri
nymphs on a Clutia leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
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.

Species

The genus contains some 68 to 74 species. The Catalogue of Life lists:

References

  1. "Encyclopedia of Life". Diaphorina citri. eol.org. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

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