Cerataphis (genus)

Hormaphididae • Sternorrhyncha • Hemiptera • insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

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head of Cerataphis brasiliensis - apterous vivipara (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Ken Walker, Museum Victoria
Source: PaDIL

Cerataphis Lichtenstein, 1882

This genus of aphids is widely distributed and contains around 10 species. The apterous stage is flat and round with a fringe of wax around the outer margin. The nymphs resemble those of whiteflies. Several species are pests on palm trees like Cerataphis brasiliensis. Palms and sometimes bamboo are the host plants for the asexual, unwinged form, whereas the sexual, winged stage forms galls on dicots like Styrax trees.

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Cerataphis brasiliensis
• Cerataphis lataniae