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Genus Takecallis - Bamboo Aphids

Bamboo Aphids? - Takecallis arundinariae Aphid - Takecallis arundinariae Aphids on bamboo - Takecallis Takecallis arundinariae Female Giving Birth - Takecallis arundinariae - female Takecallis arundinariae Female Giving Birth - Takecallis arundinariae - female Takecallis arundinariae Female Giving Birth - Takecallis arundinariae Aphid - Takecallis arundinariae Aphid - 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)
Numbers
Johnson and Lyon (1) mention T. arundicolens occurring in California and T. arundinariae on both North American coasts. Zhang and Zhang (2004) also list T. taiwanus as occurring in North America.
Identification
Descriptions apply to adult females; taken from Zhang and Zhang (2004).
T. taiwanus: antennae shorter than body; the antennae are longer than the body in the other two species.
T. arundicolens: cauda black; abdominal tergites pale, "without any patches" [= unmarked?].
T. arundinariae: cauda pale or dusky; dark stripes on top of thorax; abdominal tergites with two rows of black "8"-shaped spots.
Works Cited
1.Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs
Warren T. Johnson, Howard H. Lyon. 1991. Cornell University Press.