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Family Psyllidae
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This page contains pictures and information about Wattle Plant Lice that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Body
length 4mm
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- If Meat Ants
are found on plants in large number, usually they are attending the psyllid
nymphs, known as Plant Lice. They look like Diaspidid scales (known as hard
scales), but they do not secrete honeydew.
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 - Eggs
2nd instars and
adult
3rd and 4th instars
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- 4th and 5th
instars
Adults
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 - Photos thank to Trevor Jinks
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- Trevor Jinks
send us the above photos show the Wattle Plant Lice
also attended by the Brown
Shield Ants.
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- Reference:
- 1. Psylloidea of South Australia - Morgan, F.D. ,Adelaide, South Australia, Government
Printer.
- 2. Acacia sucker
Acizzia uncatoides - Chris Malumphy, Sharon Reid and Helen Moran, Central Science Laboratory, March 2007.
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