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
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.

Further reading

  • Foottit, R. G.; Halbert, S. E.; Miller, G. L.; Maw, E.; et al. (2006). "Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 108 (3): 583–610. ISSN 0013-8797.
  • Skvarla, Michael J.; Halbert, Susan E.; Foottit, Robert G.; Jensen, Andrew S.; et al. (2017). "An Update to the Adventive Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of America North of Mexico, with Notes on Intercepted Species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119 (1): 90–111. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.90.


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