Cacopsylla ulmi is an insect of the Psyllidae family. It mainly feeds on Elm.[1] Cacopsylla ulmi is a widespread species in Europe, including Britain and the Balkans. Adults are 3.6–4.3 mm long. The head is 1–1.01 mm wide, with a vertex which is 0.5 mm wide and 0.24–0.28 mm long. The genal cones are laterally somewhat concave, and 0.25 mm long . Antennae are 1.89–2.0 mm. Forewings are 3.5 mm long and 1.4 mm wide.[2]
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Cacopsylla ulmi Förster, 1848
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References
edit- ^ Ossiannilsson, F. (1992). "The Psylloidea (Homoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark". Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. 26. E.J. Brill.
- ^ Jerinić-Prodanović, D. (2006). A new jumping louse, Cacopsylla ulmi Förster (Homoptera, Psyllidae) on elm in Serbia. Acta entomologica serbica. 2006, 11 (1/2): 11–18. [1]