Claim · model-written summary
R. rufiabdominale had the described oval body and diagnostic features.
- Taxon
- R. rufiabdominale
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalise0 - Outcome
- oval-shaped body, reddish or greenish brown body colourse0
- Value
- 2.0-2.6 mme0
Verbatim
e0“The rice root aphid R. rufiabdominale is oval-shaped body, reddish or greenish brown body colours, body length of 2.0-2.6 mm, antennae 5 segmented with antennal hairs long, antennal tubercle not clearly visible and terminal process more than 3 times longer than base, femur and siphunculi are dark brown or black, cauda shorter and darker than siphunculi.”
Title
Morphological Characters and Distribution of the Rice Root Aphids in West Java, Indonesia
Yani Maharani; Harleni; Purnama Hidayat Proceedings of the International Conference and the 10th Congress of the Entomological Society of Indonesia (ICCESI 2019) 2020. doi:10.2991/absr.k.200513.021
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale was identified on surveyed rice varieties.
- Observation Tetraneura nigriabdominalis was identified on surveyed rice varieties.
- Observation T. nigriabdominalis had red or brownish red gall-like body and diagnostic features.
- Observation Both aphids occurred in nine named rice production districts.
- Observation R. rufiabdominale occurred from 12 to 1.438 m elevation.
- Observation T. nigriabdominalis occurred below 1.000 m elevation.
- Observation The two aphids had a wide host range among rice varieties and broad elevational distribution.