- Toxoptera citricida
Taxobox
name = "Toxoptera citricida"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hemiptera
subordo =Homoptera
superfamilia =Aphidoidea
familia =Aphididae
genus = "Toxoptera "
species = "T. citricida"
binomial = "Toxoptera citricida"
binomial_authority = Kirkaldy, 1907"Toxoptera citricida" (syn. "Toxoptera citricidus") is a species of
aphid known by the common names brown citrus aphid, black citrus aphid, and oriental citrus aphid. It is a pest ofcitrus and vector for the pathogenic plant viruscitrus tristeza virus . The aphid spread the virus through citrus groves inBrazil andVenezuela in the 1970s, leading to the near destruction of the citrus industry there.Michaud, J. P. (1998). [http://www.fcla.edu/FlaEnt/fe81p37.pdf A review of the literature on "Toxoptera citricida" (Kirkaldy) (Homoptera: Aphididae)] . "Florida Entomologist" 81:1 37-61.] The aphid was first discovered inFlorida in 1995.The adult aphid is shiny black and wingless (aptera) or winged (alate or alatoid), and the nymph is dark reddish brown. The aphid feeds on new buds and leaves. The virus is transmitted when the aphid introduces it to the
phloem of the plant.References
External links
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/citrus/bc_aphid.htm Aphid Profile]
* [http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/insects/Toxoptera_citricida/TOXICI_images.htm Photos]
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