Calaphidinae, Oestlund, 1919

Martin, Jon H. & Lau, Clive S. K., 2011, The Hemiptera-Sternorrhyncha (Insecta) of Hong Kong, China-an annotated inventory citing voucher specimens and published records, Zootaxa 2847, pp. 1-122 : 25-26

Calaphidinae — Panaphidini

Castanocallis margituberculatus Zhang, G. -x. & Zhong (1981)

see Tuberculatus margituberculatus (Zhang, G.-x. & Zhong, 1981)

Chucallis bambusicola (Takahashi, 1921)

Three samples in BMNH, all from small-leaved “stick bamboo”, including Arundinaria cantorii , on HK Island. Prior to these collections only a single syntype slide, from Taiwan, was in BMNH. Takahashi (1941c) recorded this species from HK in March 1940, under its original combination Myzocallis bambusicola .

Myzocallis bambusicola Takahashi (1921)

see Chucallis bambusicola (Takahashi, 1921)

Phyllaphoides bambusicola Takahashi (1921) (Fig. 23)

Single large sample in BMNH, from bamboo blades on East Ping Chau Island. The aphids were almost hidden within secreted flocculent whitish wool, each group of aphids within a mealy patch under the leaf. With secretion removed the aphids were whitish with completely pale cuticle requiring staining for slide-mounting, a procedure made extremely difficult by exceptionally slender appendages.

Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy, 1907)

Several samples in BMNH, from Lagerstroemia indica , including one sample from Governor’s House. Reported from HK by Tao (1999a), and twice by Lee & Winney [perhaps understandably mis-spelt Sarucallis kahanaluokalan and Tinocallis (Sarucallis) kahawalus kalani !]. Sarucallis has been treated as a subgenus of Tinocallis by many authors.

Shivaphis catalpinari Quednau & Remaudière (1985)

Single alata in BMNH, from Celtis biondii in Pok Fu Lam Country Park, HK Island.

Shivaphis celti Das (1918)

Several samples in BMNH and PPRD, from Celtis sinensis and Celtis spp. This is a very common aphid, of striking appearance with flocculent bluish-white secreted woolly material. Also reported from HK by Takahashi (1941c) and by Lee & Winney (1981).

Shivaphis szelegiewiczi Quednau (1979)

Samples in BMNH, from Celtis biondii in Pok Fu Lam Country Park, HK Island, and from C. biondii and C. sinensis on East Ping Chau Island.

Takecallis taiwana (Takahashi, 1926)

Single sample in BMNH, from Phyllostachys aurea at Shing Mun arboretum (NT).

Tinocallis dalbergicola Quednau (2001)

Described from HK, type series a small sample from Dalbergia hancei on Hatton Road path, HK Island (coll. Martin). Holotype and paratypes in BMNH .

Tinocallis insularis (Takahashi, 1927)

Single large sample, with vouchers in BMNH, PPRD and USNM, was collected by the authors from Sapindus mukorossi near Tung Chung village, Lantau Island.

Tinocallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy, 1907)

see Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy, 1907)

Tuberculatus margituberculatus (Zhang, G.-x. & Zhong, 1981)

Single large sample collected by the authors from a venerable Castanea mollissima tree in an old village near Shing Mun (NT). This tree species is rare in HK although Castanea spp become more common further north in mainland China. This aphid was originally described in Castanocallis, whose status varies according to authors—Tao (1999) and Blackman & Eastop (1994) regarded it as a valid genus whereas Remaudière & Remaudière (1997) placed it as a junior synonym of Nippocallis (subgenus of Tuberculatus ): Quednau (1999) followed this decision, as do we. Vouchers from this sample are in BMNH, PPRD and USNM.