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Oil Palm Aphid

Schizaphis rotundiventris (Signoret, 1860)

Names

EnglishOil Palm Aphid
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese莎草细毛足蚜
Scientific nameSchizaphis rotundiventris (Signoret, 1860)

About this species

Schizaphis rotundiventris, the Oil palm aphid, is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae. It is native to the Northern India, Nepal, and Pakistan, and adventive to southern Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. The host plants for this aphid include pear trees (Pyrus), sedges (Cyperaceae), and, as its common name suggests, Oil Palms (Elaeis guineensis).

This aphid, as with other aphids, is not a member of the order Heteroptera so is not considered a "true bug". It feeds on green leaves and stems of its host plants.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyAphididae
GenusSchizaphis

In Suriname

9Records in Suriname
2016First record
2017Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo9

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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