10
observations
First iNaturalist NZ observation
on August 19, 2013 in Merton Road, suburb of Saint Johns, Auckland
by
stephen_thorpe,
added August 19, 2013
Last observation
on September 15, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand
by
stephen_thorpe
Added by stephen_thorpe on April 11, 2019 07:03
Updated by Site Admins on November 24, 2022 05:15
Comments
NAME
Ctenarytaina insularis Martoni & Armstrong, 2019
PARENT
Ctenarytaina
BIOSTATUS
Exotic, present in the wild.
Earliest N.Z. record: 1997, Auckland (Froud et al., 1998).
DISTRIBUTION
North Island (AK, WN).
HABITAT
Terrestrial.
Herbivore.
HOSTS
Syzygium smithii
REFERENCES
Froud, K.J.; Charles, J.G.; Allan, D.J. 1998: [Poster abstract] Tree pests: some recent arrivals in New Zealand. Proceedings of the NZ Plant Protection Conference, 51: 267. Full article (PDF) [See p. 267]
Martoni, F.; Armstrong, K.F. 2019: Acizzia errabunda sp. nov. and Ctenarytaina insularis sp. nov.: descriptions of two new species of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) discovered on exotic host plants in New Zealand. PloS ONE, 14(4): e0214220. DOI [See 'Figs 1, 2 and 3'; description (female, male, nymph)]
Macfarlane, R.P. et al. 2010: [Chapter] NINE Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM HEXAPODA Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233-467 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3 Full chapter (PDF) [See p. 401; listed as 'Ctenarytaina n. sp. A Acmena']
Martin, N.A. 2011: Observations of predators of gall mites (Acari: Eriophyidae). Weta, 41: 27-31. Abstract and PDF [See p. 28; as 'Ctenarytaina sp.']
LINKS
NZOR [As Ctenarytaina species]
Plant-SyNZ [As Ctenarytaina sp. 'Acmena' of Dale 2011]
World Checklist
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