Tetraneura nigriabdominalis

Rice Root Aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Tetraneura
Species: T. nigriabdominalis
Binomial name
Tetraneura nigriabdominalis
(Sasaki)
Synonyms
  • Tetraneura argrimoniae
  • Tetraneura graminiradicis (Zhang, 1992)
  • Tetraneura hirsuta (Baker, 1921)
  • Tetraneura oryzae

The Rice Root Aphid, (Tetraneura nigriabdominalis), also known as Tetraneura (Tetraneurella) nigriabdominalis, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Kuo MH, et al. "Temperature-dependent development and population growth of Tetraneura nigriabdominalis (Homoptera: Pemphigidae) on three host plants.". nih.gov.
  2. ↑ Spela Modic. "TETRANEURA (TETRANEURELLA) NIGRIABDOMINALIS (SASAKI), GALL-FORMING APHID FOUND ON MAIZE ROOTS IN SLOVENIA". ResearchGate.
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