Triozidae | |
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Trioza adventicia , showing the trifurcation in wing veins | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Superfamily: | Psylloidea |
Family: | Triozidae Löw, 1879 [1] |
Synonyms | |
Rhinopsyllidae |
Triozidae is one of seven families, collectively referred to as plant lice, based on the type genus Trioza . They had traditionally been considered part of a single family, Psyllidae, but recent classifications divide the superfamily into a total of seven families; most of the genera remain in the Psyllidae, but Triozidae is the third-largest family in the group.
The family contains a number of agricultural pest species including:
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility [2] currently (2025) includes:
On the University of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Featured Creatures website