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Issue: Vol. 2614 No. 1: 16 Sep. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-09-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2614.1.4
Page range: 46–52
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 1

On the biology of Ceratopemphigus zehntneri Schouteden (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a gall-forming aphid on Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri (Oleaceae), in Sri Lanka

CABI Europe – Switzerland, Rue des Grillons 1, CH-2800 Delémont, Switzerland
CABI Europe – UK, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9TY, UK
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Hemiptera biological control primary host secondary host gall feeding Palpita annulata

Abstract

Observations on the biology, ecology, galls and associated insects of Ceratopemphigus zehntneri Schouteden (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a gall-forming aphid on Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri (Oleaceae) in Sri Lanka, are presented. Stages of gall formation and details of different stages of the aphid are illustrated. The implications for biological control of L. robustum walkeri in Mauritius and La Réunion are discussed.

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