Poophilus costalis is a species of true bug in the family Aphrophoridae. It is a pest of millets in West Africa.[1]

Poophilus costalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Aphrophoridae
Genus: Poophilus
Species:
P. costalis
Binomial name
Poophilus costalis
(Walker, 1851)

References

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  1. ^ Tanzubil, Paul B. & Emmanuel A. Yakubu (1997). Insect pests of millet in Northern Ghana. 1. Farmers' perceptions and damage potential. International Journal of Pest Management, 43:2, 133–136. doi:10.1080/096708797228825