Schizaphis rotundiventris

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Oil Palm Aphid
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S. rotundiventris
Binomial name
Schizaphis rotundiventris
(Signoret 1860)
Synonyms
  • Schizaphis cyperi(van der Goot, 1917)
  • Toxoptera cyperivan der Goot, 1917

The Oil Palm Aphid (Schizaphis rotundiventris), [1] [2] [3] also known as Schizaphis (Schizaphis) rotundiventris, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. [4] [5] It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. [6]

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References

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  4. Miyazaki (1988) Schizaphis (Homoptera, Aphididae) of Japan with descriptions of two new species, Kontyû 56(1):21-34
  5. Robinson (1972) Annotated list of aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) collected in Thailand, with description of a new genus and species, Canadian Entomologist 104:603-608
  6. van der Goot (1917) Zur Kenntnis der Blattläuse Javas, Contributions à la faune des Indes Néerlandaises 1(3):1-301