Schizaphis graminum

Schizaphis graminum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Tribe: Aphidini
Subtribe: Rhopalosiphina
Genus: Schizaphis
Species:
S. graminum
Binomial name
Schizaphis graminum
(Rondani, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Aphis graminum Rondani, 1852
  • Toxoptera graminum

The greenbug, or wheat aphid (Schizaphis graminum),[1][2] is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera.[3][4] It is a true bug and feeds on the leaves of Gramineae (grass) family members.[5]

Its original distribution is the Palaearctic, but it has been introduced to other parts of the world. It is one of about 40 recognized Schizaphis species worldwide.[6]

  1. ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (24 September 2012). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK.
  2. ^ Remaudière, G. & M. Remaudière (1997), Catalogue of the World’s Aphididae, INRA, Paris 473 pp
  3. ^ Miyazaki (1988). "Schizaphis (Homoptera, Aphididae) of Japan with descriptions of two new species". Japanese Journal of Entomology. 56 (1): 21–34.
  4. ^ Robinson, A. G. (1972). "Annotated List of Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) Collected in Thailand, with Description of a New Genus and Species". The Canadian Entomologist. 104 (4): 603–8. doi:10.4039/Ent104603-4. S2CID 84933456.
  5. ^ van der Goot (1917). "Zur Kenntnis der Blattläuse Javas". Contributions à la Faune des Indes Néerlandaises. 1 (3): 1–301.
  6. ^ Bugguide.net. Genus Schizaphis