Longistigma

Longistigma is a genus of giant aphids in the family Aphididae. There are at least three described species in Longistigma.[1][2][3][4]

Longistigma caryae

Longistigma
Longistigma caryae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Tribe:	Lachnini
Genus:	Longistigma Wilson, 1909

Species

These three species belong to the genus Longistigma:

• Longistigma caryae (Harris, T.W., 1841) ^{c g b} (giant bark aphid)
• Longistigma liquidambarus (Takahashi, R., 1925) ^{c g}
• Longistigma xizangensis Zhang, Guangxue, 1981 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[1] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References

1. "Browse Longistigma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
2. "Longistigma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
3. "Longistigma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
4. "Longistigma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
5. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Foottit, R.G.; Halbert, S.E.; Miller, G.L.; Maw, E.; et al. (2006). "Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico". Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 108: 583–610.
• Skvarla, Michael J.; Halbert, Susan E.; Foottit, Robert G.; Jensen, Andrew S.; et al. (2017). "An Update to the Adventive Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of America North of Mexico, with Notes on Intercepted Species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119: 90–111. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.90.

External links

• Media related to Longistigma at Wikimedia Commons