Species Sarucallis kahawaluokalani - Crapemyrtle Aphid

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Crapemyrtle Aphid - Sarucallis kahawaluokalani

Fancy Aphid - Sarucallis kahawaluokalani

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 Sarucallis

Species kahawaluokalani (Crapemyrtle Aphid)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Orig. Comb: yzocallis kahawaluokalani Kirkaldy, 1907

Syn: Tinocallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy)

Explanation of Names

Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy)

Size

1.5 mm

Identification

Adults are light green to yellow with black thoracic markings and black markings on dorsal of abdomen. The second abdominal segment has a double-pronged hump in the black marking. Wings are clear with black markings and held roof-like over body.

Range

adventive in s. US to NY (CA-FL-NY) - Map (1)(2)(3), native to se. Asia

Food

host: crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp.)(2)

Remarks

earliest NA record: LA 1925(1)

Print References

Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907) On some peregrine Aphidae in Oahu (Hem.). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 1(3): 99–102.

Internet References

Featured Creatures - John Herbert, and Russ F. Mizell III, University of Florida (2)

Works Cited

1.	Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico Foottit R.G., Halbert S.E., Miller G.L., Maw E., Russell L.M. 2006. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 108: 583-610.

2.	University of Florida: Featured Creatures

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 9 May, 2007 - 3:13pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 4 October, 2023 - 11:33pm

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