Arytaina is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae); this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.Foerster A (1848) Uebersicht der Gattungen und Arten in der Familie der Psylloden. Verhandlungen des naturhistorischen Vereins der preussischen Rheinlande 5, 67. The distribution of species is mostly in southern Europe and Asia, with records from southern Africa and western USA. Distribution records include Europe and North Africa, with possible introductions to New Zealand, Australia and the USA. Arytaina genistae is one of the two British "broom psyllids": the other is in the related genus Arytainilla.
Species The Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility: Arytaina Förster, 1848 (retrieved 1 February 2025) includes:
Arytaina adenocarpi Arytaina africana Arytaina devia Arytaina genistae Arytaina helleri Arytaina hispanica Arytaina longicella Arytaina maculata Arytaina magnidentata Arytaina meridionalis Arytaina nubivaga Arytaina punctinervis Arytaina putonii Arytaina torifrons Arytaina virgina Arytaina vittata Arytaina yangi
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