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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Genus: | Tinocallis |
Species: | T. kahawaluokalani
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Binomial name | |
Tinocallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy, 1907)
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References
edit- http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tinocallis_kahawaluokalani/classification/
- http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in663
- http://www.nbair.res.in/Aphids/Tinocallis kahawaluokalani.php
- http://aphid.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1160222
- http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/crapemyrtle-aphid-sarucallis-tinocallis-kahawaluokalani/