Species Mycopsylla fici (Tryon, 1895)
- Psylla fici Tryon, H. 1895. Three undescribed insects whose food-plant is the Moreton Bay Fig and the injuries which they occasion. Transactions of the Natural History Society of Queensland 1: 60-63 [60].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM eggs, adults (?sexes) (dry), Brisbane, QLD.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales
- Queensland
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: sap-sucker (associated flora: Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. [MORACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae under solidified plant exudate.
General References
Froggatt, W.W. 1901. Australian Psyllidae. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26: 242-298 (+ 3) [259] (in Mycopsylla)
Glowacka, E. & Maryanska-Nadachowska, A. 1998. Male reproductive system and karyotype of Mycopsylla fici (Tryon) (Homoptera, Psylloidea). Folia Biologica. Kraków 46: 17-21
Hollis, D. & Broomfield, P.S. 1989. Ficus-feeding psyllids (Homoptera), with special reference to the Homotomidae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 58: 131-183 [149]
Taylor, K.L. 1976. Records of Psylla dodonaeae Tuthill (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Australia, with notes on its biology. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 15: 347 [347] (biological note)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2022 | PSYLLOIDEA Latreille, 1807 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 08-Dec-2014 | PSYLLOIDEA Latreille, 1807 | 16-Oct-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2012 | 15-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 15-Oct-2012 | 15-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 17-Oct-2012 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED |