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Plant-parasitic Hemipterans
(Sternorrhyncha)
Sternorrhyncha are a suborder in the order Hemiptera. This suborder is divided into 5 superfamilies, namely aphids (Aphidoidea), scale insects (Coccoidea), Psylloidea, whiteflies (Aleyrodoidea) and Phylloxeroidea. The Sternorrhyncha are common and widespread throughout the world. There are approximately 8, 000 species. Some 1060 species occur in Central Europe. Sternorrhyncha reach body lengths of 0. 5 - 38 mm. In shape and colouration, the species differ strongly. |
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Most Sternorrhyncha possess 2 pairs of wings (missing in some species), which are posited, when at rest, on the abdomen, forming a roof shape. The classification of different areas of the wings is a common feature of Sternorrhyncha, with the anal fields settles much of the rest of the wings. The front wings are thin. |
Synonyms
| German | | Pflanzenläuse | | English | Aphids,
Coccids,
Jumping Plant Lice,
Mealybugs,
Plant-parasitic Hemipterans,
Psyllids,
Scale Insects,
Whiteflies | | Dutch | | Plantenluizen | | Swedish | | Växtlöss | | Finnish | | Kirvansukuiset |
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