Sarucallis

Sarucallis, the crape myrtle aphid, is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. There is one described species in the genus Sarucallis and it is Sarucallis kahawaluokalanu (S. kahawaluokalani).^[1][2][3] They can grow to a body length of 1.2 to 1.8 millimeters.^[4]

Sarucallis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Subfamily:	Calaphidinae
Tribe:	Panaphidini
Genus:	Sarucallis Shinji, 1922
Species:	S. kahawaluokalani
Binomial name
Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy, 1907)

Distribution

They can be found in North America (both Western North America, Eastern North America and Hawaii) but they are native in Asia^[2] (Japan, China, South Korea and Central Asia). They also live in areas like Southern South America and the Caribbean islands.^[5]

Ecology

They are a terrestrial genus.^[6]

Predators

Two of their predators are the Yellow pecan aphid (Monelliopsis pecanis) and the blackmargined aphid (Monellia caryella). Other predatory animal groups that feed on S. kahwaluokalanu are Coccinellidae (ladybugs), Syrphidae (Hover flies), Chrysopidae (Green lace wings), and Anthocoridae.^[7]