Lauritrioza
| Lauritrioza | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Triozidae |
| Genus: | Lauritrioza Conci & Tamanini, 1986[1] |
| Species: | L. alacris
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| Binomial name | |
| Lauritrioza alacris (Flor, 1861)
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| Synonyms | |
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Trioza alacris Flor, 1861 | |
Lauritrioza is a monotypic genus of sap-sucking Psyllid bugs in the family Triozidae.[2] The single species Lauritrioza alacris (originally described as Trioza alacris) creates galls on the leaves of Laurus species: mostly in Europe, including the British Isles, but also introduced to western N. America.[2]
Description of the gall
[edit]Lauritrioza alacris causes the edges of leaves to thicken and roll downwards forming pale, elongated pouches. The galls can house two generations in a summer, of up to thirty pale-green nymphs, which are covered in a white wax. Adults can also be found in the gall. The adults usually overwinter in leaf litter but can also spend the winter in the gall.[3] Species of Laurus galled include the Azores laurel (Laurus azorica), bay tree (Laurus nobilis), Laurus novocanariensis and Persea indica.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Conci, Tamanini (1986) Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 126 (3-4).
- ^ a b GBIF: Lauritrioza Conci & Tamanini, 1986 (retrieved 29 March 2025)
- ^ Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls. Old Basing, Hampshire: WILDGuides Ltd. p. 34. ISBN 978-190365743-0.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Trioza alacris Flor, 1861". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
External links
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Media related to Lauritrioza at Wikimedia Commons
