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Species Takecallis arundinariae

Sporty Little Aphid - Takecallis arundinariae

Bamboo Aphids? - Takecallis arundinariae

Takecallis arundinariae Female Giving Birth - Takecallis arundinariae - female

Takecallis arundinariae Female Giving Birth - Takecallis arundinariae

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 Calaphidinae

Tribe Panaphidini

Subtribe Panaphidina

Genus Takecallis (Bamboo Aphids)

Species arundinariae (Takecallis arundinariae)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Myzocallis arundinariae Essig, 1917

Identification

Adult female: dark stripes along top of thorax; two rows of "8"-shaped black spots along abdomen.

Range

Native to Asia; has been found in coastal North America from British Columbia to California and from New York to North Carolina (1).

Food

Bamboo.

See Also

Additional information on genus page.

Internet References

Species page at Aphid Species File

Zhang, Ge-Xia Qiao and Guang-Xue. 2004. "Review of the genus Takecallis Matsumura (Homoptera: Aphididae: Myzocallidinae) from China and description of one new species." The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):373-8.

Works Cited

1.	Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs Warren T. Johnson, Howard H. Lyon. 1991. Cornell University Press.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 19 October, 2009 - 9:25pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 26 December, 2020 - 2:27pm

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