Psylla alni s.l. (Linnaeus, 1758)
(alder psyllid)

Interactions where Psylla alni s.l. is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
nymph nymph sucks sap of live, with white wax tufts twig Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Psylla alni s.l./Psylla alni s.l.alder psyllidnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderlive, with white wax tuftstwig (late 5-)

Interactions where Psylla alni s.l. is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by larva Meliscaeva auricollis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Psylla alni s.l./Psylla alni s.l.alder psyllid larva is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Psylla alni s.l. (alder psyllid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psylla alni s.l. (alder psyllid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species sensu latoPsylla alni s.l. (alder psyllid)
GenusPsylla (jumping plantlouse)
FamilyPSYLLIDAE (psyllids or jumping plantlice)
SuperfamilyPSYLLOIDEA (jumping plantlice)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psylla alni s.l. (alder psyllid)

Psylla alni s.l. (alder psyllid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psylla alni s.l. (alder psyllid):

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