Atmetocranium myersi

Atmetocranium myersi (male, body length about 2 mm)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Psylloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Sternorrhyncha Superfamilia: Psylloidea

Familia: Calophyidae
Genus: Atmetocranium
Species: Atmetocranium myersi

Name

• Atmetocranium myersi (Ferris & Klyver, 1932)
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type host: Pterophylla racemosa
  • Type locality: 'York Bay, Wellington'

Combinations

• Pauropsylla myersi: original combination

References

Primary references

• Ferris, G.F. & Klyver, F.D. 1932. Report upon a collection of Chermidae (Homoptera) from New Zealand. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 63(1): 34–61, plates 7–16. Full text (with link to PDF). Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 58, and Pl. 15, Figs. A, C, B, F, K, L, M, O, P]

Additional references

• Heslop-Harrison, G. 1960: Contributions to our knowledge of the Psyllidae of Australia and New Zealand with special reference to Tasmania—(III). Annals and magazine of natural history (13) 3(36): 705–718. DOI: 10.1080/00222936008651078 Reference page. 
• Tuthill, L.D. 1952: On the Psyllidae of New Zealand (Homoptera). Pacific science 6(2): 83-125. Handle Full article (PDF) Reference page.