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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Aphidoidea » Aphids (Aphididae) » Witch Hazel Gall Aphids and Palm Aphids (Hormaphidinae) » Cerataphis

Genus Cerataphis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
Palm aphid - Cerataphis Scale insect - Cerataphis orchidearum Scale insect - Cerataphis orchidearum Palm Aphid - Cerataphis Palm Aphid - Cerataphis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Aphidoidea
Family Aphididae (Aphids)
Subfamily Hormaphidinae (Witch Hazel Gall Aphids and Palm Aphids)
Genus Cerataphis
Explanation of Names
Cerataphis Lichtenstein 1882
Numbers
3 spp. in our area(1), 10 total(2)
Identification
Distinguishing the two palm-feeding species requires examination of the underside. C. brasiliensis has one or more pairs of dagger-like hairs on the underside of the head, whereas C. lataniae lacks thse hairs.
Food
Cerataphis brasiliensis and C. lataniae (both called C. palmae in the past) feed on palms (Arecaceae); C. orchidearum feeds on orchids (Orchidaceae)
Internet References
Fact sheet (Wells 2016)(3)
Works Cited
1.Dransfield B., Brightwell B. (yyyy) InfluentialPoints.com (Aphid identification resources & more)
2.Favret C. (2013) Aphid Species File. Version 5.0
3.University of Florida: Featured Creatures
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 22 April, 2008 - 11:36pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, KenW
Last updated 16 November, 2023 - 8:31pm

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