Paracletus cimiciformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Hemiptera
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Superfamily: | Aphidoidea
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Family: | Aphididae
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Subfamily: | Eriosomatinae
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Genus: | Paracletus Lichtenstein, 1883
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Species: | P. cimiciformis
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Binomial name | |
Paracletus cimiciformis von Heyden, 1837
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Paracletus cimiciformis is a species of aphid with a complex life cycle. Its primary host plant is Pistacia and its secondary host is a grass, where it is present on the roots. Here it is associated with an ant and part of its life cycle is spent in the ant's nest.