Melaphis rhois is an aphid species first identified by Asa Fitch in 1866.[1] Known as the staghorn sumac aphid, it is the only species in the genus Melaphis.[2] It is a type of woolly aphid and one of the few aphids that induce the formation of galls.[3]: 758
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Colin Favret, et al, Aphid Species File, Accessed September 10, 2014
^Paul D. N. Hebert, Terrie L. Finston and Robert Foottit, Patterns of genetic diversity in the sumac gall aphid, Melaphis rhois. 1991. Genome, 34: 757-762.
Melaphisrhois is an aphid species first identified by Asa Fitch in 1866. Known as the staghorn sumac aphid, it is the only species in the genus Melaphis...
underside of leaves, caused by the parasitic sumac leaf gall aphid, Melaphisrhois. The galls are not harmful to the tree. Native Americans ate the young...
hawthorn, ash, alders, elms and oaks.[1] Gall making species include Melaphisrhois and Pemphigus spp. Further minor damage can be caused by the honeydew...
have galls on leaf undersides, caused by the sumac leaf gall aphid, Melaphisrhois. The galls are not markedly harmful to the tree. Staghorn sumac is an...
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