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Chaitophorus
Sign in to saveChaitophorus is a genus of aphids first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1854. This genus includes roughly 90 to 110 species, and is found in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chaitophorus is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Formicidae and Ottawa.
Vinony files it under Aphididae, Hemiptera of Asia and Sternorrhyncha genera.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 844
- With media
- 325
- Family
- Aphididae
- Collections
- UAM, INHS, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- taxon name
- Chaitophorus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Chaitophorus
- Commons category
- Chaitophorus
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Hosts
- Identification
- Ecological relationships
- References
Chaitophorus is a genus of aphids first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1854. This genus includes roughly 90 to 110 species, and is found in North America, Europe, and Asia.
== Hosts == Chaitophorus aphids are generally host-specific. They are known primarily from members of Salicaceae, namely Populus and Salix. However, some species are known from Vitaceae, Apiaceae, and Asteraceae.
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