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Genus Adelges

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid - Adelges tsugae - Adelges tsugae

Hemlock adelgid from Tennessee - Adelges tsugae

Sternorrhyncha 7-24-10 01b - Adelges abietis

Sternorrhyncha 7-24-10 02a - Adelges abietis

Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid, Adelges cooleyi - Adelges cooleyi

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 Phylloxeroidea

Family Adelgidae

Genus Adelges

Explanation of Names

Adelges Vallot 1836

Numbers

8 spp. in our area(1), 11 total(2)

Works Cited

1.	Dransfield B., Brightwell B. (yyyy) InfluentialPoints.com (Aphid identification resources & more)

2.	Favret C. (2013) Aphid Species File. Version 5.0

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 13 October, 2006 - 3:31pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 17 November, 2023 - 6:50pm

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