Powellia panacis

Powellia panacis
A few small bugs on a leaf
Powellia panacis in Auckland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Triozidae
Genus: Powellia
Species:
P. panacis
Binomial name
Powellia panacis
(Maskell, 1890)
Synonyms

Trioza panacis Maskell, 1890

Powellia panacis, the lancewood psyllid, is a species of insect, endemic to New Zealand. It is associated with Pseudopanax species, particularly Pseudopanax ferox.[1][2] It is known from both the North and South Island.

The species was originally described by William Miles Maskell. The species was previously combined with the genus Trioza, and was recently recombined.[3]

References

  1. ^ New Zealand Institute.; Institute, New Zealand; New Zealand Institute (Wellington, N. Z. ) (1889). Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. v.22 (1889). Wellington: New Zealand Institute.
  2. ^ "Lancewood psyllid - Trioza panacis - Interesting Insects". interestinginsects.landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ^ Martoni, Francesco; Nelson, Warrick; Brown, Samuel D. J. (2 January 2021). "Notes on the nomenclature of the New Zealand endemic Triozidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea)". New Zealand Entomologist. 44 (1): 9–14. Bibcode:2021NZEnt..44....9M. doi:10.1080/00779962.2021.1891849. ISSN 0077-9962.