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''Ceratovacuna'' is a genus of
aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A ...
s in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. Some species are pests of
millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets ...
. It was first described by
Leo Zehntner Leo Zehntner (19 December 1864 in Reigoldswil – 3 April 1961 in Liestal) was a Swiss naturalist. Biography He studied natural sciences in Basel and Bern, and following graduation (1890), he worked as an assistant to entomologist Henri Louis ...
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Hormaphidinae Agricultural pest insects Insect pests of millets Insects of Southeast Asia Insects described in 1897 Taxa named by Leo Zehntner {{Aphididae-stub