Neotoxoptera formosana

Neotoxoptera formosana or the Onion aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It was originally discovered in Taiwan in 1921, but has spread all around the world. The aphid is dark reddish brown in color. Host plants include Allium ascalonicum, Allium cepa, Allium chinense, Allium fistulosum, Allium porrum, Allium sativum, Allium schoenoprasum,and Allium tuberosum.

Neotoxoptera formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Aphididae
Genus:
Neotoxoptera
Species:
N. formosana
Binomial name
Neotoxoptera formosana
Takahashi, 1921
Synonyms
  • Micromyzus alliumcepa Essig, 1935[1]
  • * Micromyzus fuscus Richards, 1956

The aphid is a carrier of garlic latent potyvirus and alstroemeria mosaic potyvirus.[2]

References
  1. "Neotoxoptera formosana in Aphid species file".
  2. "Appearance of Neotoxoptera formosana (Homoptera: Aphididae) in The Netherlands" (PDF).


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