Cerotrioza
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''Cerotrioza'' is a genus of psyllid bugs in the family
Triozidae Triozidae is one of seven families, collectively referred to as Psylloidea, plant lice, based on the type genus ''Trioza''. They had traditionally been considered part of a single family, Psyllidae, but recent classifications divide the superfam ...
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Description

Among Australian genera of psyllids, ''Cerotrioza'' can be distinguished by its elongate forewings (over 3x longer than wide) with extensive brown pigmentation. This pigmentation varies among species and is one of the features used in identification of species.


Species

The following species are known from genus ''Cerotrioza'': * '' Cerotrioza bivittata'' Crawford, 1918 * '' Cerotrioza bridwelli'' Crawford, 1920 * '' Cerotrioza corniger'' (Crawford, 1919) * '' Cerotrioza microceras'' (Crawford, 1919) * '' Cerotrioza mukwanensis'' Fang and Yang, 1986 * '' Cerotrioza nigromacula'' Taylor, 2008 The species ''C. corniger'' and ''C. microceras'' were originally described in ''Cerotrioza'' but were then reassigned to the genus '' Leuronota''. They were later returned to the genus ''Cerotrioza''.


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10447127 Triozidae Psylloidea genera