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Cerataphis brasiliensis

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Cerataphis brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Cerataphis
Species:
C. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Cerataphis brasiliensis
(Hempel, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Ceratovacuna brasiliensis Hempel (1901)
  • Astegopteryx fransseni Hille Ris Lambers (1933)
  • Aleurocanthus palmae Ghesquiere (1934)
  • Cerataphis palmae Ghesquiere (1947)
  • Cerataphis fransseni Hille Ris Lambers (1953)
  • Cerataphis variabilis Hille Ris Lambers (1953)

Cerataphis brasiliensis, the palm aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.

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