''Forda'' is a genus of
insects
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of j ...
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 genus was
first described by
Carl von Heyden
Carl Heinrich Georg(es) von Heyden (20 January 1793 Frankfurt – 7 July 1866) was a German senator and entomologist. He collected insects in all orders but was especially interested in Coleoptera
Beetles are insects that form the order Co ...
in 1837.
The species of this genus are found in
Eurasia
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and
Northern America
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.
Species:
* ''
Forda formicaria
''Forda formicaria'' is a species of aphid. It is a pest of millets. It has been recorded on barnyard grass, '' Elymus'' sp., ''Hordeum'' spp., ''Setaria'' spp., wheat, and oats
The oat (''Avena sativa''), sometimes called the common oat, is ...
''
* ''
Forda marginata
''Forda marginata'' is a species of aphid. It is a pest of millets. It has been recorded on barnyard grass, '' Elymus'' sp., ''Hordeum'' spp., ''Setaria'' spp., wheat, and oats
The oat (''Avena sativa''), sometimes called the common oat, is ...
''
References
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Palearctic insects
Eriosomatinae
Sternorrhyncha genera
Taxa named by Carl von Heyden