''Hysteroneura setariae'', the rusty plum aphid, is an
aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...
in the family
Aphididae
The Aphididae are a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily ( Aphidoidea), of the order Hemiptera. These insects suck the sap from plant leaves. Several thousand species are placed in this family, many of which are considered plant/cr ...
in the order
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...
. It is the only species in the genus ''Hysteroneura''. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
It is known from Yemen, and has also been recorded feeding on
sorghum
''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...
, other
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 millets belong to the tribe Paniceae.
Millets are important crops in the Semi-arid climate, ...
s and rice
in the United States.
References
fauna-eu.org* http://erec.ifas.ufl.edu/publications/pdf/fact_sheets/RustyPlumAphidOnSeashorePaspalumTurfgrass.pdf
* http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1653/024.096.0237
* http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Hysteroneura+setariae
* http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Rusty+Plum+Aphid
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Aphidini
Agricultural pest insects
Invertebrates of the Arabian Peninsula
Insect pests of millets
Insect pests of rice
Monotypic Hemiptera genera