''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

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and

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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 ...

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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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10497791 Palearctic insects Eriosomatinae Sternorrhyncha genera Taxa named by Carl von Heyden