''Elatobium'' is a genus of insects in the family
Aphididae containing five species of
aphids that feed on the foliage of trees.
Species
The genus includes five species:
[
*'']Elatobium abietinum
''Elatobium abietinum'', commonly known as the spruce aphid or green spruce aphid, is a species of aphid in the subfamily Aphidinae that feeds on spruce (''Picea'' spp.), and occasionally fir (''Abies'' spp.). It is native to Northern, Central an ...
'' which feeds on ''Picea
A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...
'' in Europe and elsewhere
*'' Elatobium hidaense'' which feeds on '' Salix'' in Japan and Kamschatica
*'' Elatobium laricis'' which feeds on '' Larix sibirica'' in east Siberia
*'' Elatobium momii'' which feeds on '' Abies firma'', '' Picea jezoensis'' and '' Taxus cuspidata'' in Japan
*'' Elatobium trochodendri'' which feeds on '' Trochodendron aralioides'' in Japan
References
Aphidinae
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