''Eriosoma'' is a genus of
true bugs
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to aroun ...
belonging to 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/cro ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Australia and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Eriosoma alabastrum''
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Eriosoma americanum
The woolly elm aphid (''Eriosoma americanum'') is an aphid native to North America, found where Saskatoon (''Amelanchier alnifolia)'' and American (''Ulmus americana
''Ulmus americana'', generally known as the American elm or, less commonly ...
''
(C.V.Riley, 1879) — woolly elm aphid
* ''
Eriosoma anncharlotteae''
* ''
Eriosoma flavum''
* ''
Eriosoma grossulariae
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Eriosoma lanigerum
''Eriosoma lanigerum'', the woolly apple aphid, woolly aphid or American blight, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
Description
The adults of ''Eriosoma lanigerum'' ar ...
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(Hausemann, 1802) — woolly apple aphid
* ''
Eriosoma lanuginosum''
* ''
Eriosoma patchiae''
* ''
Eriosoma pyricola''
(A.C.Baker & Davidson, 1916) — pear root aphid
* ''
Eriosoma sorbiradicis''
* ''
Eriosoma ulmi''
(L., 1879) — elm-currant aphid
References
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Aphididae
Eriosoma (aphid)
Taxa named by William Elford Leach