Pachypsylla
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| Pachypsylla | |
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| Hackberry nipplegall | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Carsidaridae |
| Subfamily: | Pachypsyllinae |
| Genus: | Pachypsylla Riley, 1885 |
Pachypsylla is a genus of North American psyllids.[1] Species of the genus Pachypsylla lay eggs on the leaves of the Celtis occidentalis tree. Upon hatching, the young psyllids become encased in a gall which the young leaf parts grow in response to the infestation. [2]
