| Adelges viridanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Phylloxeroidea |
| Family: | Adelgidae |
| Genus: | Adelges |
| Species: | A. viridanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelges viridanus (Cholodkovsky, 1896) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Chermes viridanusCholodkovsky, 1896 | |
Adelges viridanus is a species in the Adelgidae family, [1] and in the subgenus, Cholodkovsya. [3] It was first described in 1896 by Nikolai Alexandrovich Cholodkovsky as Chermes viridanus. [4] [5]
In his description, Cholodkovsky says that it "differs from Chermes viridis in that its nymphs develop not on the needles but on the bark" of the larch [5] and it "appears to belong to the exclusively parthenogenetic species and, what is particularly remarkable, lives exclusively on the larch". [5]
It is found on the Korean Peninsula, [1] and in Japan (listed as an injurious pest under the name Chermes laricicola). [6]
