Hormaphis

Hormaphis is a genus of witch hazel and palm aphids in the family Aphididae. There are at least three described species in Hormaphis, found mainly in eastern North America.[1][2][3]

Hormaphis
Hormaphis hamamelidis, Witch Hazel Cone Gall Aphid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Hormaphidinae
Tribe: Hormaphidini
Genus: Hormaphis
Osten-Sacken, 1861
Hormaphis hamamelidis winged adult.jpg

Species

These three species belong to the genus Hormaphis:

  • Hormaphis betulae (Mordvilko, 1901)
  • Hormaphis cornu (Shimer, 1867)
  • Hormaphis hamamelidis (Fitch, 1851) (witch hazel cone gall aphid)

References

  1. "Hormaphis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. "Hormaphis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. Favret, Colin (2019). "genus Hormaphis Osten-Sacken, 1861". Aphid species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

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