Tinocallis kahawaluokalani

Tinocallis kahawaluokalani, the crapemyrtle aphid, also known as Sarucallis (Tinocallis) kahawaluokalani, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is most invasive aphids known from Crape myrtle. They were first discovered from Hawaii.[1]

Tinocallis kahawaluokalani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Tinocallis
Species:
T. kahawaluokalani
Binomial name
Tinocallis kahawaluokalani
(Kirkaldy, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tinocallis chhenafuli (Behura & Dash, 1975)
  • Tinocallis kohawaluokalani (Takahashi, 1921)
  • Tinocallis lagerstroemiae
  • Tinocallis lythrae Shinji, 1922

References

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  1. ^ "Crapemyrtle Aphid".