''Acyrthosiphon gossypii'', the melon aphid or cotton aphid, is an
aphid in the superfamily
Aphidoidea in the order
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...
. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is found from
India,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
,
Cameroon, and
South Africa.
Host
Normally host in ''
Sesbania grandiflora''.
Economic importance
It is known to be a major insect pest on
cotton plants and
melon fruits.
References
Further reading
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Macrosiphini
Agricultural pest insects
Insects of India
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