Cerataphis Explained

Cerataphis is a genus of witch hazel and palm aphids in the family Aphididae. There are about 10 described species in Cerataphis.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Cerataphis:

• Cerataphis bambusifoliae Takahashi, 1925
• Cerataphis brasiliensis (Hempel, 1901)
• Cerataphis formosana Takahashi, 1924
• Cerataphis freycinetiae van der Goot, 1917
• Cerataphis jamuritsu
• Cerataphis lataniae (Boisduval, 1867)
• Cerataphis orchidearum (Westwood, 1879) (fringed orchid aphid)
• Cerataphis parsitica Qiao & Zhang, 2001
• Cerataphis pothophila Noordam, 1991
• Cerataphis vandermeermohri (Hille Ris Lambers, 1931)

Further reading

• Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico. 2006. Foottit . R. G.. Halbert . S. E.. Miller . G. L.. Maw . E.. Russell . L. M.. 4. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 108. 3. 583–610. 0013-8797.
• An Update to the Adventive Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of America North of Mexico, with Notes on Intercepted Species. 2017. Skvarla . Michael J.. Halbert . Susan E.. Foottit . Robert G.. Jensen . Andrew S.. Maw . Eric. Miller . Gary L.. 4. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119. 1. 90–111. 10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.90.