Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00167
Neotoxoptera oliveri
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About Neotoxoptera oliveri
Neotoxoptera oliveri belongs to Aphididae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Identification and hosts
Neotoxoptera oliveri is a small aphid whose wingless adults are dark red to almost black. The published host account includes Allium, Stellaria, and Viola, with additional plants in several families. These are species-level host records from its wider range; the Kauaʻi checklist does not identify which of those hosts supported the island record.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Matsunaga, Howarth & Kumashiro (2019) Table 1 includes Kauaʻi island code 'Ka'; first-detection year shown as 1939; reported island distribution: Ka, Ma.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Neotoxoptera oliveri
- Family
- Aphididae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Neotoxoptera oliveri belongs to Aphididae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.