Poophilus costalis is a species of true bug in the family Aphrophoridae. It is a pest of millets in West Africa.[1]
Poophilus costalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphrophoridae |
Genus: | Poophilus |
Species: | P. costalis
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Binomial name | |
Poophilus costalis (Walker, 1851)
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References
edit- ^ Tanzubil, Paul B. & Emmanuel A. Yakubu (1997). Insect pests of millet in Northern Ghana. 1. Farmers' perceptions and damage potential. International Journal of Pest Management, 43:2, 133–136. doi:10.1080/096708797228825