Melanaphis sacchari
| Sugarcane aphid | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Melanaphis |
| Species: | M. sacchari |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner, 1897) | |
The Sugarcane aphid, (Melanaphis sacchari), is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is exclusively found in Saccharum species.[1]
References
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219404000213
- http://www.tsusinvasives.org/database/sugar-aphid.html
- http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0106067
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pbr.12111/abstract
- http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=33256