| Pemphigus matsumurai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Eriosomatinae |
| Genus: | Pemphigus |
| Species: | P. matsumurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Pemphigus matsumurai Kota Monzen, 1927 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Pemphigus montanusNarzikulov, 1957 | |
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) matsumurai is a species of gall-forming aphid, in the subgenus, Pemphigus, of the genus, Pemphigus . [1] [2] It was first described in 1927 by the Japanese entomologist, Kota Monzen. [2] [3] Some authorities consider it a synonym of Pemphigus (Pemphigus) niishimae . [1] Others do not. [4] [5] The species epithet, mutsumurai, honours the Japanese entomologist, Shōnen Matsumura.
It is found on the Korean Peninsula, [4] in Japan, [6] [3] China, [6] [7] [8] Siberia, [2] and possibly elsewhere.
