Astegopteryx formosana

Astegopteryx formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Astegopteryx
Species:
A. formosana
Binomial name
Astegopteryx formosana
(Takahashi, 1924)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Cerataphis insularis van der Goot, 1912 – synonym of Oregma bambusae Buckton, 1893
  • Oregma insularis van der Goot, 1917
  • Oregma formosana Takahashi, 1924
  • Astegopteryx insularis (Takahashi, 1924)
  • Oregma mysorensis Theobald, 1929
  • Astegopteryx unimaculata Noordam, 1991

Astegopteryx formosana is an aphid in the subfamily Hormaphidinae.[1][2][3] It is found in Asia (Taiwan, China, Java, India).[2][3][4][5] It is a sap-sucking pest of bamboos.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Favret, Colin (2026). "species Astegopteryx formosana (Takahashi, 1924)". Aphid Species File. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Astegopteryx formosana (Takahashi, 1924)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Li, Qiang; Yao, Jiamin; Zeng, Lingda; Lin, Xiaolan & Huang, Xiaolei (2019). "Molecular and morphological evidence for the identity of two nominal species of Astegopteryx (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Hormaphidinae)". ZooKeys (833): 59–74. Bibcode:2019ZooK..833...59L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.833.30592. PMC 6443623. PMID 31015776.
  4. ^ Aoki, Shigeyuki & Kurosu, Utako (1995). "Valid name for the aphid Astegopterix "insularis" (sensu van der Goot, 1917), with notes on its biology (Homoptera, Aphidoidea)". Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology. 1 (2): 151–152. doi:10.69343/jjsystent.1.2_151.
  5. ^ a b Sundararaj, R. (2014). "Relevance of botanicals for the management of forest insect pests of India". In Sahayaraj, K. (ed.). Basic and Applied Aspects of Biopesticides. New Delhi: Springer. pp. 155–179. doi:10.1007/978-81-322-1877-7_8. ISBN 978-81-322-1876-0.