Adelges viridanus

Adelges viridanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Phylloxeroidea
Family: Adelgidae
Genus: Adelges
Species:
A. viridanus
Binomial name
Adelges viridanus
(Cholodkovsky, 1896)
Synonyms[2]

Chermes viridanus Cholodkovsky, 1896
Chermes laricicola Shinji, 1930
Cholodkovskya viridana (Cholodkovsky, 1896)
Adelges viridana (Cholodkovsky, 1896)
Adelges (Adelges) viridana
Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus (Cholodkovsky, 1896)
Pineus viridana (Cholodkovsky, 1896)[1]
Pineus viridanus (Cholodkovsky, 1896)[1]

Adelges viridanus is a species in the Adelgidae family,[2] and in the subgenus, Cholodkovsya.[3] It was first described in 1896 by Nikolai Alexandrovich Cholodkovsky as Chermes viridanus.[4][5]

In his description, Cholodkovsky says that it "differs from Chermes viridis in that its nymphs develop not on the needles but on the bark" of the larch[5] and it "appears to belong to the exclusively parthenogenetic species and, what is particularly remarkable, lives exclusively on the larch".[5]

It is found on the Korean Peninsula,[2] and in Japan (listed as an injurious pest under the name Chermes laricicola).[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus (Cholodkovsky, 1896)". aphid.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  2. ^ a b c "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 NIBR Species detail: Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus (Cholodkovsky, 1896)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  3. ^ Favret, Colin; Favret, Colin; Havill, Nathan P.; Miller, Gary; Sano, Masakazu; Victor, Benjamin (2015). "Catalog of the adelgids of the world (Hemiptera, Adelgidae): Adelges viridanus". ZooKeys (534): 35–54. doi:10.3897/zookeys.534.6456. PMC 4669935. PMID 26668546.
  4. ^ "Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus (Cholodkovsky, 1896) | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  5. ^ a b c Cholodkovsky, N.A. (1896) Zur Biologie der Lärchen-Chermes-Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 19(494), 37–40.
  6. ^ Shiraki, Tokuichi, 1882-1970. (1952), Catalogue of injurious insects in Japan (exclusive of animal parasites), Tokyo, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.137868, OCLC 17757752, Wikidata Q51411000{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)