Tuberculatus querciformosanus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Genus: | Tuberculatus |
Species: | T. querciformosanus |
Binomial name | |
Tuberculatus querciformosanus (Takahashi, 1921) |
Tuberculatus querciformosanus is a species of aphid, first described in 1921 by Ryoichi Takahashi as Myzocallis querciformosanus. [1] [2] [3] It has been assigned to the subgenus, Orientuberculoides, within the genus, Tuberculatus. [1] [4]
As the species epithet, querciformosanus, and the title of the original paper indicate, this species is found in Formosa (Taiwan), and (one of) its host species is an oak ( Quercus ).
It is also found in Korea. [4]