Pemphigus (bug)

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Pemphigus
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Pemphigus spirothecae sexupara
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Eriosomatinae
Genus: Pemphigus
Hartig, 1839

Pemphigus is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Aphididae. [1]

As of 2023, all aphids in this genus have been found to be gall-inducing. [2]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pemphigus Hartig, 1839". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. Hyobin Lee; Wonhoon Lee (2023). "The First Records of Pemphigus bursarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) from South Korea". Korean Journal of Applied Entomology (in Korean (Hanja script)). 62 (1): 5–8. doi:10.5656/KSAE.2023/02.1.079. ISSN   1225-0171. Wikidata   Q136198445.