| Pemphigus obesinymphae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Eriosomatinae |
| Genus: | Pemphigus |
| Species: | P. obesinymphae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994 | |
Pemphigus obesinymphae is a species of gall-forming aphid. It creates galls on the leaves of Populus fremontii. The species is the only North American aphid known to have soldiers, first instar nymphs that defend the colony.
References
- Aoki, Shigeyuki; Moran, Nancy A. (1994). "Pemphigus Obesinymphae, a New American Aphid Species with Defenders and Swollen Nymphs (Homoptera: Aphidoidea: Pemphigidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 102 (2). New York Entomological Society: 251–260. JSTOR 25010079. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- Abbot, Patrick; Withgott, James H.; Moran, Nancy A. (2001-10-10). "From the Cover: Genetic conflict and conditional altruism in social aphid colonies". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98 (21): 12068–12071. Bibcode:2001PNAS...9812068A. doi:10.1073/pnas.201212698. PMC 59768. PMID 11562469.
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