| Triozidae | |
|---|---|
| | |
| 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