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Ceratopemphigus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Genus: | Ceratopemphigus Schouteden, 1905 |
Species: | C. zehntneri |
Binomial name | |
Ceratopemphigus zehntneri Schouteden, 1905 | |
Ceratopemphigus zehntneri, is an aphid in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is the only species in the genus Ceratopemphigus. [1] It is known to form galls on Ligustrum robustum . It is one of two endemic aphids of Sri Lanka.