''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly
Palaearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
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plant lice belonging to the subfamily
Psyllinae
Psyllinae is a subfamily of plant-parasitic hemipterans in the family Psyllidae. It includes minor pest species such as: the apple psylla, '' Cacopsylla mali'' and '' Cacopsylla pyri'' (a.k.a. '' Psylla pyri''), commonly known as the pear psyll ...
(it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae);
[ this genus was erected by ]Arnold Förster
Arnold Förster (20 January 1810 – 13 August 1884) was a German entomologist, who worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera.
Life
Arnold Förster was born on 20 January 1810 in Aachen, Germany, where he died on 12 August 1884. He was Oberleh ...
in 1848.[Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen und Arten in der Familie der Psylloden. ''Verhandlungen des naturhistorischen Vereins der preussischen Rheinlande'' 5, 67.] The distribution of species is mostly in southern Europe and Asia, with records from southern Africa and western USA.[ Distribution records include Europe and North Africa, with possible introductions to New Zealand, Australia and the USA.][ ]
Arytaina genistae
' is one of the two British "broom
A broom (also known as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool, consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a ...
psyllids": the other is in the related genus ''Arytainilla
''Arytainilla'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); the genus was erected by Marianna Loginova in 1972.Loginova MM (1972) On the fauna of Psyllo ...
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Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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[Global Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Arytaina'' Förster, 1848]
(retrieved 1 February 2025) includes:
# '' Arytaina adenocarpi''
# '' Arytaina africana''
# '' Arytaina devia''
# ''Arytaina genistae
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina helleri
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina hispanica
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina longicella
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic Psylloidea, plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der G ...
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# ''Arytaina maculata
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina magnidentata
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina meridionalis
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina nubivaga
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina punctinervis
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina putonii
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# '' Arytaina torifrons''
# ''Arytaina virgina
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# ''Arytaina vittata
''Arytaina'' is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen un ...
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# '' Arytaina yangi''
References
External links
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Psyllidae
Psylloidea genera
Taxa described in 1848
Taxa named by Arnold Förster