Tuberculatus querciformosanus

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Tuberculatus querciformosanus
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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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aphid Species File - Tuberculatus (Orientuberculoides) querciformosanus (Takahashi, 1921)". aphid.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. "Tuberculatus querciformosanus (Takahashi, 1921)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. Takahashi, R. (1921) Aphididae of Formosa Part 1. Report of the Department of Agriculture Government Research Institute Formosa, 20, 97 pp.
  4. 1 2 "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 NIBR Taxon details: Tuberculatus (Orientuberculoides) querciformosanus (Takahashi, 1921)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 12 September 2025.