17 March 1859
My dear Dr. Mueller
The little insects are larvae and pupae of a species of Homopterous genus Psylla (so named from the hopping noticed by Mr. Cole) nearly related to the Psylla Eucalypti if not identical with it. The "tail" and "sugar-like dew" &c are found in all the genus.
Frederick McCoy
Dr. F. Mueller
Please cite as “FVM-59-03-17,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-03-17