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Issue: Vol. 5727 No. 1: 8 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5727.1.11
Page range: 170-183
Abstract views: 39
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The jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of Myanmar

Department of Forest Resources; Sunchon National University; Suncheon 57922; Republic of Korea
Insect Biosystematics Laboratory; Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Science; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology; Seoul National University; 151-921; Republic of Korea
Hemiptera Myanmar psyllids Psylloidea taxonomy host plants distribution new taxa

Abstract

The jumping plant-lice of Myanmar are reviewed based on material collected during recent expeditions by the Seoul National University (2016–2019) and published records. To date, only five psyllid species, viz. Ctenarytaina gravelyi, Diaphorina citri, Diceraopsylla brunettii, Pauropsylla depressa and Pseudophacopteron tuberculatum have been recorded from Myanmar. In this study, 21 species of 5 families, 10 subfamilies, and 16 genera are presented. Yangus burckhardti Cho sp. nov. is described from Myanmar. The new species is diagnosed and illustrated, and a key is provided to identify the adults of Yangus species in the world. The new species develops on Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr. (Rutaceae), a liana species native to Southwest China to Tropical Asia. The distribution and host plants are provided for Myanmar based on museum material and published records.

 

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How to Cite

Cho, G. & Lee, S. (2025) The jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of Myanmar. Zootaxa, 5727 (1), 170–183. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5727.1.11