Greenidea ficicola (Takahashi)‎ (Hemiptera-Sternorrhyncha-Aphididae)‎ a newly recorded aphid in Egypt

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Greenidea Ficicola aphid was recorded in this work for the first time in Ficus trees in April 2022 in Alexandria, Egypt.

this species was mainly found to infest ornamental Ficus trees which are widely used in landscapes.

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Ficicola is pear-shaped, yellowish-brown to dark brown.

nymphs are yellow with brown Siphuniculi.

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Ficicola is characterized by a weekly-developed antennal tubercle, broadly rounded Cauda with apical papilla, and conspicuous setae arising from dark patches.

a late with elongated body dark abdomen supported with longer Siphunculi.

despite the distribution of this species in Asia, Nearctic, Neotropic, West Palaearctic, Afrotropical and Australian origins, it is recorded here for the first time from Egypt.

apart from the wilt caused through the plant juice suction via the infestations of this pest, several aphid-borne viruses are being transmitted to the Ficus plants, leading to tremendous economic loss.