
''Platycorypha'' is a genus of jumping plantlice in the family
Psyllidae
Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a Family (biology), family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closel ...
and
typical of the recently (2021) erected subfamily
Platycoryphinae
Psyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, i.e. each plant-louse species only feeds on one plant species (monophagous) or feeds on a few closely related plants ( ...
.
[ There are about 16 described species in ''Platycorypha'', two of which are extinct, found in the ]Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
, southern Europe, and Africa.[
]
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around th ...
[ includes the following:
# '' Platycorypha amabilis'' (Caldwell, 1947)
# '' Platycorypha amazonica'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# '' Platycorypha atrifrons'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# '' Platycorypha cultrata'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# '' Platycorypha erythrinae'' (Lizer, 1918) (Psilídeo da eritrina)
# '']Platycorypha fibris
''Platycorypha'' is a genus of jumping plantlice in the family Psyllidae and type genus, typical of the recently (2021) erected subfamily Platycoryphinae. There are about 16 described species in ''Platycorypha'', two of which are extinct, found ...
'' Burckhardt, 1987
# '' Platycorypha leptopeus'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# '' Platycorypha magnifrons'' (Crawford, 1914)
# ''Platycorypha nigrivirga
''Platycorypha nigrivirga'' is an insect.
Identification
Adult ''Platycorypha nigrivirga'' are yellowish or green and have a dark transverse stripe on the head. Dark markings are also present on the thorax. Wing cell is not strongly arched, fl ...
'' Burckhardt, 1987 (tipu psyllid)
# '' Platycorypha pinnata'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# '' Platycorypha princeps'' Tuthill, 1945
# '' Platycorypha pycnopeus'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# '' Platycorypha rostrata'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# '' Platycorypha scalprata'' Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# † '' Platycorypha carabeus'' (Klimaszewski, 1997)
# † '' Platycorypha olima'' (Klimaszewski, 1997)
References
External links
*
*
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10633288
Psyllidae
Psylloidea genera
Insects described in 1945