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First iNaturalist NZ observation on September 02, 2015 in University of Auckland Tamaki Campus, suburb of Saint Johns, Auckland by stephen_thorpe stephen_thorpe, added September 02, 2015

Last observation on November 02, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand by stephen_thorpe stephen_thorpe

Added by stephen_thorpe on July 19, 2019 22:40

Updated by Site Admins on November 24, 2022 05:12

Source: Observation: Psylla frodobagginsi from University of Auckland Tamaki Campus, suburb of Saint Johns, Auckland on September 02, 2015 by Stephen Thorpe View
present
Endemic

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NAME
Psylla frodobagginsi Martoni, 2019

PARENT
'Psylla'

BIOSTATUS
Endemic, present in the wild.

DISTRIBUTION
South Island (BR, CO, CO/OL, DN, MC, NC, NN, SL, WD).

HABITAT
Terrestrial.
Herbivore.

HOSTS
Sophora

REFERENCES
Martoni, F.; Armstrong, K. 2019: Resolving an 87-year-old taxonomical curiosity with the description of Psylla frodobagginsi sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae), a second distinct Psylla species on the New Zealand endemic plant kōwhai. Plos ONE, 14(9): e0221316. DOI [See p. [5], and 'Fig 2'; description (female, male)]

LINKS
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