Review Article

A Review of the Biology of Cerataphidini (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Hormaphidinae), Focusing Mainly on Their Life Cycles, Gall Formation, and Soldiers

Table 1

Primary hosts of Cerataphidini.

Cerataphidine genusStyrax speciesStyrax series

AstegopteryxS. suberifolius [16], S. benzoides [17], S. benzoin [18, 19]Benzoin
CeratovacunaS. japonicus [20, 21], S. formosanus [22], S. obassia [23, 24], S. tonkinensis 1, S. serrulatus 2, S. paralleloneurus [25]Cyrta, Benzoin
PseudoregmaS. suberifolius [26, 27], S. benzoides [28], S. paralleloneurus [29]Benzoin
CeratoglyphinaS. suberifolius [30], S. ?benzoin [31], S. fraserensis [32], S. paralleloneurus [31]Benzoin
ChaitoregmaUnknown
Cerataphis (with Buchnera)S. suberifolius [33], S. subpaniculatus [10]Benzoin, Cyrta
Cerataphis (without Buchnera)S. benzoides 3, S. benzoin [34], S. suberifolius [35]Benzoin
TuberaphisS. japonicus [36], S. formosanus [37, 38], S. obassia [39], S. tonkinensis [11], S. subpaniculatus [40, 41]Cyrta
GlyphinaphisUnknown

1 The junior author found many galls of Ceratovacuna sp. formed on Styrax tonkinensis at Nangoa, northern Vietnam, on 11 May 1997.
2 We examined a gall of Ceratovacuna sp. collected from Styrax serrulatus by P. W. Fritsch at Ithum Khola River (5000 ft alt.), eastern Nepal, in September 1994.
3 We found some galls of Cerataphis sp. near brasiliensis on Styrax benzoides in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on 3 November 2002.