Biodiversity Data Journal :
Taxonomic paper
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Casuarinicola australis Taylor, 2010 (Hemiptera: Triozidae), newly recorded from New Zealand
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Academic editor: Laurence Livermore
Received: 24 Jul 2013 | Accepted: 06 Aug 2013 | Published: 16 Sep 2013
© 2013 Stephen Thorpe
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Citation:
Thorpe S (2013) Casuarinicola australis Taylor, 2010 (Hemiptera: Triozidae), newly recorded from New Zealand. Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e953. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.1.e953
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The presence in New Zealand of the triozid Casuarinicola australis Taylor, 2010 is reported for the first time, based on new material from Auckland. This is also the first record of the genus from New Zealand.
Casuarinicola australis, Casuarina, New Zealand, Auckland, new record, Triozidae
Casuarinicola australis Taylor, 2010 was described from Australia, where it is the most common and widespread member of its genus, being widely distributed in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. Like its congeners, it is restricted to host trees of the genus Casuarina. Casuarinicola australis occurs on all Australian species of Casuarina, including C. cunninghamiana and C. glauca. Both these species of Casuarina are exotic and present in the wild in New Zealand, according to the New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR), as well as present in cultivation. Casuarinicola has not been reported (by name) previously from N.Z.
On 6 Jan 2013, I examined some Casuarina glauca trees growing in the vicinity of Ports of Auckland at Mechanics Bay. A few psylloids were observed, including a pair in copula, which I collected. The specimens will be vouchered in Auckland Museum. They are easily identified as Casuarinicola australis Taylor in