| Cerataphis brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Cerataphis |
| Species: | C. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerataphis brasiliensis (Hempel, 1901) | |
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Cerataphis brasiliensis, the palm aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
Host plants
- Styrax benzoin
- Cocos nucifera
- Phoenix dactylifera
- Livistona chinensis
- Ptychosperma elegans
- Washingtonia robusta
References
- "ADW: Cerataphis brasiliensis: CLASSIFICATION". Animal Diversity Web.
- "Cerataphis brasiliensis".
- "palm aphid - Cerataphis brasiliensis (Hempel)".
- Enobakhare, D. A.; Osisanya, E. O. (1 December 1986). "Studies on the biology of the palm aphid, Cerataphis palmae (Ghesquierei) ( = Cerataphis variabilis Hille Ris Lambers) (Homoptera: Pemphigidae) on Raphia hookeri—II: Morphology of the immature stages". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 7 (6): 795. doi:10.1017/S1742758400011929. S2CID 86594857.
- Russell, L M (1996). "Notes on Cerataphis brasiliensis and synonyms palmae, variabilis and fransseni (Homoptera: Aphididae), with a key to Cerataphis species living on palms and orchids". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98 (3): 439–449. ISSN 0013-8797. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- Mews, Carina M.; Cabette, Helena S. R.; Albino, Jeyson L. D. (2008). "A closer look at intraspecific variation of Cerataphis brasiliensis (Hempel) (Hemiptera: Hormaphididae)". Neotropical Entomology. 37 (2): 137–142. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2008000200005. PMID 18506291.
- Howard, F. W.; Halbert, Susan; Giblin-davis, Robin (1 January 1998). "Intraspecific Dueling in Palm Aphids, Cerataphis brasiliensis (Homoptera: Hormaphididae)". The Florida Entomologist. 81 (4): 552–554. doi:10.2307/3495956. JSTOR 3495956. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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| Cerataphis brasiliensis |
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