Astegopteryx minuta

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Astegopteryx minuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Astegopteryx
Species:
A. minuta
Binomial name
Astegopteryx minuta
(van der Goot, 1917)
Synonyms [1]
  • Oregma minuta van der Goot, 1917
  • Trichoregma minuta (van der Goot, 1917)

Astegopteryx minuta is a horned aphid in the subfamily Hormaphidinae. [1] [2] It was described from Java and also occurs in India. [1] They feed on bamboo leaves where they form sparse colonies. [2] In securing their feeding sites, individual aphids engage in aggressive contests. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cigliano, Colin. "Astegopteryx minuta (van der Goot, 1917)". Aphid Species File. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Aoki, Shigeyuki; Kurosu, Utako (2010). "A review of the biology of Cerataphidini (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Hormaphidinae), focusing mainly on their life cycles, gall formation, and soldiers". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2010: 1–34. doi: 10.1155/2010/380351 .
  3. ↑ Foster, William A. (1996). "Duelling aphids: intraspecific fighting in Astegopteryx minuta (Homoptera: Hormaphididae)". Animal Behaviour. 51 (3): 645–655. doi:10.1006/anbe.1996.0069.


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