Pemphigus matsumurai

Pemphigus matsumurai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Eriosomatinae
Genus: Pemphigus
Species:
P. matsumurai
Binomial name
Pemphigus matsumurai
Kota Monzen, 1927
Synonyms[1]

Pemphigus montanus Narzikulov, 1957
Pemphigus niishimae (Ambiguous)
Pemphigus niisimae (Ambiguous)
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) matsumurai Monzen, 1927

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) matsumurai is a species of gall-forming aphid, in the subgenus, Pemphigus, of the genus, Pemphigus.[1][2] It was first described in 1927 by the Japanese entomologist, Kota Monzen.[2][3] Some authorities consider it a synonym of Pemphigus (Pemphigus) niishimae.[1] Others do not.[4][5] The species epithet, mutsumurai, honours the Japanese entomologist, Shōnen Matsumura.

It is found on the Korean Peninsula,[4] in Japan,[6][3] China,[6][7][8] Siberia,[2] and possibly elsewhere.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pemphigus (Pemphigus) matsumurai Monzen, 1927 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Aphid Species File - Pemphigus (Pemphigus) matsumurai". aphid.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  3. ^ a b Monzen, K. (1927) New species of Aphididae producing galls in Morioka. Bulletin of the Scientific Researches of the Alumni Association of the Morioka College of Agriculture and Forestry, 4, 1–24. [in Japanese]
  4. ^ a b "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 NIBR Taxon details: Pemphigus (Pemphigus) matsurumai". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  5. ^ "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 NIBR Taxon details: Pemphigus (Pemphigus) niishimi". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  6. ^ a b "ChecklistBank: Pemphigus (Pemphigus) matsurumai". www.checklistbank.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  7. ^ Zhang, G. & Qiao, G. (1997) Homoptera: Pemphigidae, Anoeciidae, Lachnidae and Aphididae. In Insects of the three Gorge Reservoir Area of Yangtze River: Vol. Volume 1. Chongqing Press, Chongqing. pp. 374–384.
  8. ^ Zhang, G., Zhong, T. & Zhang, W. (1992) Homoptera: Aphidoidea. In S. Chen (Ed.). Insects of the Hengduan Mountains Region. Science Press, Beijing. Vol. 1, pp. 360–403. [in Chinese]