Defensive Nymphs of the Woolly Aphid Thoracaphis kashifolia (Hemiptera) on the Oak Quercus glauca

Aphid nymphs with enlarged fore- and mid-legs were found from woolly colonies of Thoracaphis kashifolia (Hormaphidinae, Nipponaphidini) on leaves of the evergreen Quercus glauca in Japan. It was shown that they grasped an introduced moth larva with their legs and some inserted their stylets deep int...

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Main Authors: Utako Kurosu, Shigeyuki Aoki, Keigo Uematsu, Mayako Kutsukake, Takema Fukatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4036571