western wheat aphid
Diuraphis (Holcaphis) tritici (Gillette, 1911)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diuraphis (Holcaphis) tritici (Gillette, 1911)
- Name authority
- (Gillette, 1911)
- Common name
- western wheat aphid
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Aphididae
- Genus
- Diuraphis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderSternorrhyncha Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
- infraorderAphidomorpha Heslop-Harrison, 1952
- superfamilyAphidoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyAphididae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyAphidinae Latreille, 1802
- tribeMacrosiphini Wilson, 1910
- genusDiuraphis Aizenberg, 1935
- subgenusDiuraphis (Holcaphis) Hille Ris Lambers, 1939
- speciesDiuraphis (Holcaphis) tritici (Gillette, 1911)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diuraphis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diuraphis (Holcaphis) agrostidis | AphididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diuraphis (Holcaphis) bromicola (Hille Ris Lambers, 1959) | AphididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diuraphis (Holcaphis) holci | AphididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Brachycolus frequens | ambiguous synonym |
| Diuraphis (Holcaphis) frequens tritici (Gillette, 1911) (Gillette, 1911) | synonym |
| Brachycolus tritici Gillette, 1911 Gillette, 1911 | synonym |
| Diuraphis agropyronophaga Zhang, 1992 Zhang, 1992 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gillette, C.P. (1911) A new genus and four new species of Aphididae (Rhynch.). 22(10), 440–444. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36ZLS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.