Arytaina is a genus of mostly Palaearctic plant lice belonging to the subfamily Psyllinae (it was previously placed in a subfamily Arytaininae);[1] this genus was erected by Arnold Förster in 1848.

[2] The distribution of species is mostly in southern Europe and Asia, with records from southern Africa and western USA.

[3] Distribution records include Europe and North Africa, with possible introductions to New Zealand, Australia and the USA.

[3] Arytaina genistae is one of the two British "broom psyllids": the other is in the related genus Arytainilla.

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