Family CARSIDARIDAE
Introduction
A small family of 35 species in eight genera with pan-tropical distribution. Host plants are in the Malvales (Bombacaceae, Malvaceae and Sterculiaceae). Known larvae are free-living and produce copious waxy strands.
Five species in four non-endemic genera are now recorded for Australia.
The family was covered on a worldwide basis, including diagnosis, by Hollis (1987).
General References
Hollis, D. 1987. A review of the Malvales-feeding psyllid family Carsidaridae (Homoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 56: 87-127