Platycorypha nigrivirga, Burckhardt, 1987
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DF8633-FFB1-FFD1-42B7-FBFEFAD2E169 |
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nigrivirga Burckhardt, 1987 View in CoL
Type locality: Argentina.
Additional distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay. Introduced in Europe, USA, California
Host plant: Tipuana tipu .
Remarks: First detected in southern California in October 2008 ( Rung et al. 2009), this psyllid is a pest of the ornamental legume, Tipu , or rosewood tree; common name: Tipu psyllid.
Predators: Brazilian populations are partly controlled by coccinellid beetles ( Coleoptera : Coccinellidae ).
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