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Issue: Vol. 5727 No. 1: 8 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5727.1.9
Page range: 140-147
Abstract views: 52
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Trioza burckhardti sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Triozidae)—the first record of jumping plant-lice associated with Proteaceae in North Hemisphere

Department of Entomology; University of California; Riverside; CA; USA; Back to the Wild Insect Ecosurvey CO.; LTD.; Taichung 406; Taiwan
Department of Entomology; National Chung Hsing University; 145; Xinda Rd.; Taichung 402; Taiwan
Hemiptera Asia jumping plant lice Oriental region phenology Sternorrhyncha taxonomy

Abstract

Trioza burckhardti sp. nov., a new species of jumping plant lice (Hemiptera: Triozidae) from Taiwan, is described and illustrated based on both adults and immatures. The latter induce leaf-curling galls on the shoots and flowers of Helicia spp. (Proteaceae) in Taiwan. This is the first recorded triozid species associated with Proteaceae in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

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How to Cite

Liao, Y.-C. & Yang, M.-M. (2025) Trioza burckhardti sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Triozidae)—the first record of jumping plant-lice associated with Proteaceae in North Hemisphere. Zootaxa, 5727 (1), 140–147. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5727.1.9