| Elatobium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Aphidinae |
| Genus: | Elatobium Mordvilko, 1914 |
Elatobium is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing five species of aphids that feed on the foliage of trees.[1]
Species
The genus includes five species:[1]
- Elatobium abietinum which feeds on Picea in Europe and elsewhere
- Elatobium hidaense which feeds on Salix in Japan and Kamschatica
- Elatobium laricis which feeds on Larix sibirica in east Siberia
- Elatobium momii which feeds on Abies firma, Picea jezoensis and Taxus cuspidata in Japan
- Elatobium trochodendri which feeds on Trochodendron aralioides in Japan
References
- 1 2 "Elatobium abietinum (green spruce aphid)". Invasive Species Compendium. CABI. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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