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Platycorypha sp.

Platycorypha sp.


Family: Psyllidae
Order: Hemiptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Platycorypha is a genus of jumping plantlice in the family Psyllidae and typical of the recently (2021) erected subfamily Platycoryphinae. There are about 16 described species in Platycorypha, two of which are extinct, found in the Americas, southern Europe, and Africa.

Species: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes the following:
# Platycorypha amabilis (Caldwell, 1947)
# Platycorypha amazonica Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# Platycorypha atrifrons Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# Platycorypha cultrata Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# Platycorypha erythrinae (Lizer, 1918) (Psilídeo da eritrina)
# Platycorypha fibris Burckhardt, 1987
# Platycorypha leptopeus Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# Platycorypha magnifrons (Crawford, 1914)
# Platycorypha nigrivirga Burckhardt, 1987 (tipu psyllid)
# Platycorypha pinnata Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# Platycorypha princeps Tuthill, 1945
# Platycorypha pycnopeus Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# Platycorypha rostrata Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# Platycorypha scalprata Burckhardt & Queiroz, 2020
# † Platycorypha carabeus (Klimaszewski, 1997)
# † Platycorypha olima (Klimaszewski, 1997)

Source: Wikipedia, article Platycorypha sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
192913908/12/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Eduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Platycorypha sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 11/10/2026.