HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS

(in alphabetical order)

Ham-Hot

Hamamelis

Hamelia

Hamiltonia

Hampea

Handelia

Handroanthus

Haplocladium

Haplopappus

Haplophyllum

Hardenbergia

Harpephyllum

Harpullia

Harrisonia

Harungana

Hasteola

Haumaniastrum

Hauya

Haworthia

Hebe

Hebeclinium

Hedera

Hedlundia

Hedychium

Hedyotis

Hedypnois

Hedysarum

Heinsia

Helenium

Heleocharis

Helianthella

Helianthemum

Helianthus

Helichrysum

Helicia

Heliconia

Helicteres

Helictotrichon

Heliocereus

Heliomeris

Heliophila

Heliopsis

Heliotropium

Helipterum

Helleborus

Helminthotheca

Hemerocallis

Hemichaena

Hemidioidia

Hemigraphis

Hemiptelea

Hemistepta

Hemizonella

Hemizonia

Heptapleurum

Heracleum

Herderia

Hernandia

Herniaria

Herpetica

Hertia

Hesperantha

Hesperis

Heteranthera

Heterocaryum

Heteromeles

Heteromorpha

Heteropanax

Heteropappus

Heteropogon

Heteropyxis

Heterosmilax

Heterotheca

Heterotrichum

Heuchera

Hexachlamys

Hibbertia

Hibiscus

Hieracium

Hierochloe

Hippocrepis

Hippomarathrum

Hippophae

Hippuris

Hiptage

Hirschfeldia

Hispidella

Histiopteris

Hocquartia

Hoffmannia

Hoffmannsegia

Hoita

Holarrhena

Holboellia

Holcus

Holmskioldia

Holodiscus

Holoptelea

Holoschoenus

Holosteum

Homalocenchrus

Homogyne

Homonoia

Honkenya

Hordelymus

Hordeum

Horkelia

Hornstedtia

Hornungia

Hortensia

Hoslundia

Hosta

Hottonia

Hamamelis Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelis japonica Hamamelistes betulinus, kagamii, miyabei;
Hormaphis betulae
H. virginianaHamamelistes spinosus;
Hormaphis cornu, hamamelidis

Key to alatae from galls:-

1 Antenna 3-segmented. Hindwing with 1 oblique vein (fig. 50A)…..2
Antenna 5-segmented. Hindwing with 2 oblique veins……3
2 ANT III with 19-27 rather spaced-out annular secondary rhinaria. Length of forewing 1.5-2.0 mm, length of hind tibia 0.29-0.36 mm …..Hormaphis hamamelidis (sexupara)
ANT III with 26-40 rather close-set annular secondary rhinaria. Length of forewing 1.9-2.2 mm, length of hind tibia 0.35-0.44 mm…..Hormaphis cornu (emigrant)
3 SIPH inconspicuous or absent…..4
SIPH present as pores with sclerotic rims…..5
4 Hindwing with the 2 oblique veins often incomplete, and well separated at their bases (fig. 50B) …..Hamamelistes spinosus
Hindwing with the 2 oblique veins complete; united or close together at their bases (e.g., fig. 50C)…..Hormaphis betulae
5 ANT IV distinctly longer than (more than 1.2 ×) ANT V. Hindwing with the 2 oblique veins united or together at their bases (e.g., fig.50D) …..Hamamelistes miyabei
ANT IV about equal in length to (0.9-1.1 ×) ANT V. Hindwing with the 2 oblique veins separated at their bases…..Hamamelistes kagamii or betulinus (see text)
HameliaRubiaceae
Hamelia erecta see patens
H. patensAphis aurantii, citricidus, gossypii, odinae, spiraecola;
Neomyzus circumflexus
Hamelia spp.Aphis gossypii

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Hamiltonia see SpermadictyonRubiaceae
Hamiltonia suaveolens = Spermadictyon suaveolens
HampeaMalvaceae
Hampea stipitataAphis gossypii
HandeliaAsteraceae
H. trichophyllaBrachycaudus cardui ssp. turanica
Dysaphis [cousiniae], handeliae;
Macrosiphoniella aktashica; [Aphis elatior]

Key to apterae on Handelia:-

1 ANT tubercles well-developed, with divergent inner faces, so that there is a deep frontal sinus. Cauda finger-like, much longer than its basal width …..Macrosiphonilla aktashica
ANT tubercles undeveloped. Cauda not longer than its basal width…..2
2 Dorsum with an extensive black shield. Spiracular apertures large and rounded. Mesosternum with a pair of semiglobular tubercles…..Brachycaudus cardui (incl. ssp. turanica)
Dorsum with less extensive pigmentation. Spiracular apertures small and reniform. Without mesosternal tubercles…..Dysaphis handeliae
HandroanthusBignoniaceae
Handroanthus impetiginosus Aphis spiraecola; Myzus persicae
H. chrysotrichusMyzus persicae

(Use key to polyphagous aphids.)

HaplocladiumLeskeaceae
Haplocladium microphyllum Melaphis rhois (or asafitchi?)
HaplopappusAsteraceae
Haplopappus acradenius Uroleucon erigeronense
H. bloomeri = Ericameria bloomeri
H. hirtus (var. sonchifolius) Uroleucon suzannae
Haplopappus sp. Aphis melosae

Key to apterae on Haplopappus:-

1 Many or all dorsal hairs expanded from base, fan- or funnel-shaped, or with fan- or funnel-shaped apices, or (in one species) minute with club-shaped apices. SIPH thin, at midlength less than half thickness of cauda, without any polygonal reticulation ….. Pleotrichophorus spp. (use key under Chrysothamnus)
Dorsal hairs never fan-or funnel-shaped; tapering from base, with pointed, blunt or capitate apices. SIPH either thicker or with subapical polygonal reticulation…..2
2 SIPH wholly dark, without polygonal reticulation, less than 1.7 × the dark cauda. Dorsum with variable but often extensive dark sclerotisation, marked with a pale reticulate pattern. Large marginal tubercles (MTu) present on prothorax and ABD TERG 1-7 …..Aphis melosae
SIPH with pale bases, dark distally and with an extensive distal zone of polygonal reticulation; more than 1.8 × the long pale/dusky cauda. Dorsum without dark markings. MTu absent…..3
3 R IV+V 0.14-0.16 mm long, with 6-9 accessory hairs. Cauda with 7-10 hairs, of which one or more subapical hairs are usually blunt or with slightly expanded apices …..Uroleucon erigeronense
R IV+V 0.24-0.25 mm long, with 34-38 accessory hairs. Cauda with 12-26 hairs, all pointed…..Uroleucon suzannae
HaplophyllumRutaceae
Haplophyllum acutifolium Protaphis rutae
H. dshungaricum Hyadaphis haplophylli
H. tuberculatum (?) [Protaphis terricola]

Go to Ruta for key to apterae on Ruta and Haplophyllum.

HardenbergiaFabaceae
Hardenbergia comptoniana Aphis craccivora
H. monophylla = H. violacea
H. violaceaMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Harpephyllum Anacardiaceae
Harpephyllum caffrum Aphis aurantii, odinae, [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972)];
Myzus persicae

(Use key to polyphagous aphids )

Harpullia Sapindaceae
Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972:]
HarrisoniaRutaceae
Harrisonia abyssinica Uroleucon compositae
Harungana Hypericaceae
Harungana madagascariensis Namahasi
Aphis aurantii, citricidus, gossypii, odinae;
Aulacorthum solani; Sitobion congolense, nigeriense

Key to aphids on Harungana:-

1 SIPH long, with a short subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Cauda long and tapering, that of aptera more than 0.15 × BL. ANT PT/BASE more than 6…..2
SIPH long or short, without any polygonal reticulation. Cauda of aptera less than 0.13 × BL. ANT PT/BASE less than 6…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
2 SIPH slightly flared apically, with a well-developed flange. Alata without secondary rhinaria on ANT IV…..Sitobion nigeriense
SIPH narrow or slightly constricted apically, with a very small flange. Alata sometimes with 1-7 rhinaria on ANT IV…..Sitobion congolense
HasteolaAsteraceae
Hasteola suaveolens Uroleucon sp. (as rudbeckiae)
HaumaniastrumLamiaceae
Haumaniastrum cylindraceum = H. villosum
H. galeopsifolium = H. villosum
H. villosumAphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HauyaOnagraceae
Hauya elegans ssp. cornuta Aphis sp. (California, BMNH collection, and Leonard
1972a: 102)H. matudai = H. elegans ssp. cornuta
HaworthiaAsphodelaceae
Haworthia attenuata var. radula Aloephagus myersi
H. reinwardtiiAphis craccivora
H. rugosa = H. attenuata var. radula

Key to apterae on Haworthia:-

SIPH tubular, black. Cauda black, tongue-shaped. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.8 …..Aphis craccivora
SIPH absent. Cauda not evident (broadly rounded). ANT PT/BASE 0.25-0.4 …..Aloephagus myersi
Hebe (including Parahebe)Plantaginaceae
Hebe ×andersonii Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae
H. catarractaeMyzus ornatus
H. diosmifoliaMyzus persicae
H. ellipticaBrachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
H. glaucophylla[Aphis sp. near coprosmae (New Zealand; Teulon et al.
2013)] H. hulkeanaMyzus persicae
H. perfoliataMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
H. salicifoliaAphis gossypii; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus
H. speciosaAphis gossypii; Myzus ornatus, persicae
H. strictaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Hebe sp.Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae

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HebecliniumAsteraceae
Hebeclinium macrophyllum Aphis spiraecola
HederaAraliaceae
Hedera canariensis Aphis fabae, hederae
H. colchicaAphis hederae
H. helixAphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii, hederae, [ilicis],
spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; [Cavariella aegopodii];
[Dysaphis angelicae]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus;
[Pemphigus populi (as P. hederae)];
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. japonica = H. rhombea
H. nepalensisMyzus manoji
H. rhombeaAphis hederae, hederiphaga
H. tobleri = H. rhombea
Hedera sp.Aphis nasturtii

Key to apterae on Hedera:-

1 SIPH and cauda both dark, the latter bearing 9-25 hairs. R IV+V 1.35-1.70 × HT II. Marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 1 and 7, and frequently ABD TERG 2-4 …..2
Without that combination of characters …..3
2 Hairs on ANT III numerous (25 or more), the longest of them 1.7-2.2 × BD III. ANT III without rhinaria…..Aphis hederiphaga
Hairs on ANT III sparse (15 or less), the longest of them 0.6-1.7 × BD III. Apt. often alatiform with 0-19 small rhinaria on ANT III …..Aphis hederae
3 Head uniformly warty or bluntly spiculose with ANT tubercles well-developed and gibbous on inner apices. SIPH tapering/cylindrical, 0.15-0.18 × BL and 1.7-2.0 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE c. 2.6-3.0…..Myzus manoji
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
HedlundiaRosaceae
Hedlundia minima = Sorbus minima
HedychiumZingiberaceae
Hedychium coccineum Aphis fabae; Pseudoregma nicolaiae
H. coronariumAphis gossypii; Astegopteryx styracophila;
Pentalonia caladii, kalimpongensis, nigronervosa
Hedychium sp.Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus persicae

Key to apterae on Hedychium:-

(including also Pseudoregma sundanica, so that the key can be applied to aphids found on several other genera of Zingiberaceae; Alpinia, Amomum, Costus, Elettaria, Etlingera, Zingiber)

1 Head fused with pronotum, and bearing a pair of forwardly directed horns between the antennal bases. Eyes of 3 facets. SIPH poriform, or on low cones…..2
Head not fused to pronotum, and without horns. Eyes multifaceted. SIPH tubular …..4
2Tips of horns pointed. Dorsal cuticle pale. SIPH with pore raised on a shallow cone bearing 2-11 hairs. Wax gland plates if present only marginal, and arranged in rows…..Astegopteryx styracophila
Tips of horns rounded. Tergites mainly brown, sclerotic, the cuticle being ornamented with numerous pustules. SIPH as simple pores. Wax gland plate if present then in groups, and often spinal as well as marginal…..3
3Dorsal hairs on head are 69-78 μm long, and those on ABD TERG 8 are 80-92 μm long. Wax glands always well-developed; e.g. marginal wax glands on ABD TERG 2 in groups of 7-12, and spinal wax glands on prothorax in groups of 7-17 …..Pseudoregma nicolaiae
Dorsal hairs on head are 28-45 μm long, and those on ABD TERG 8 are 37-59 μm long. Wax glands less well developed, sometimes absent; e.g. marginal wax glands on ABD TERG 2 in groups of 0-6, and spinal wax glands on pronotum in groups of 0-5 …..Pseudoregma sundanica
4SIPH pale on basal half and dark on distal half, and usually slightly swollen subapically. SIPH and femora covered with irregular, transverse rows of spicules. (Al. with dark-bordered wing veins)…..5
SIPH either mainly pale or mainly dark; tapering, cylindrical, or clavate. SIPH and femora smooth or imbricated, not markedly spiculose. (Al. with normal wing venation, veins not dark-bordered)…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
5ANT PT/BASE 3-4. (Al. with radius of forewing strongly curved but not touching media) ….. Pentalonia kalimpongensis
ANT PT/BASE 5-8. (Al. with radius of forewing fused to media for part of length to form a closed cell below the pterostigma)…..6
6R IV+V almost always less than 0.135 mm long…..Pentalonia caladii
R IV+V almost always more than 0.137 mm long …..Pentalonia nigronervosa
HedyotisRubiaceae
Hedyotis corymbosa = Oldenlandia corymbosa
H. scandensAphis aurantii, gossypii;
[Trichosiphonaphis polygonifoliae]

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HedypnoisAsteraceae
Hedypnois rhagadioloides Protaphis carthami (?); Uroleucon cichorii
(incl. ssp. cretica)
HedysarumFabaceae
Hedysarum arcticum = H. hedysaroides ssp. arcticum
H. austrosibiricum Aphis hedysari
H. boreale ssp. mackenzii Acyrthosiphon churchillense (?)
H. canum see Desmodium incanum
H. caucasicumAcyrthosiphon pisum
H. coronariumAphis craccivora
H. gmeliniiAphis craccivora
H. grandiflorumAphis craccivora
H. hedysaroidesAcyrthosiphon pisum; Megoura lespedezae
H. hedysaroides ssp. arcticum Acyrthosiphon kondoi, pisum;
[Metopolophium taimyricum]
H. mackenzii = H. boreale ssp. mackenzii
H. neglectumAcyrthosiphon pisum; Aphis fabae
H. onobrychis = H. viciifolia
H. semenovii[Acyrthosiphon hissaricum]
H. songoricumAphis craccivora
H. spinosissimumAphis craccivora
H. viciifoliaAcyrthosiphon pisum;
Aphis craccivora (? – as onobrychidis)
Hedysarum sp.Megoura dooarsis

Key to apterae on Hedysarum:-

1Spindle-shaped aphid. Dorsal body unsclerotised. SIPH pale or dark, cauda pale …..2
Oval aphid, dorsal body partly or extensively sclerotised. SIPH and cauda black …..6
2SIPH mainly or wholly dark, slightly swollen in middle. Head and ANT I dark …..3
SIPH mainly or wholly pale, cylindrical or tapering. Head and ANT I pale …..4
3 Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III. ANT mainly black, and legs with large sections of femora and tibiae black. SIPH wholly dark …..Megoura lespedezae
Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III. ANT and legs variably pigmented but usually mainly pale. SIPH usually paler at base…..Megoura dooarsis
4SIPH very attenuate distally, thinner than hind tibiae at their respective midlengths. Cauda very thick. ANT BASE VI 1.8-3.0 × R IV+V…..Acyrthosiphon pisum
SIPH gradually tapering, not attenuate distally, thicker than hind tibia at their respective midlengths. ANT BASE VI 1.1-1.8 × R IV+V…..5
5ANT III with (2-) 4-11 rhinaria in a row on basal half. SIPH 1.2-1.6 × cauda …..Acyrthosiphon churchillense
ANT III with 1 (-3) rhinaria near base. SIPH 1.6-2.1 × cauda …..Acyrthosiphon kondoi
6Dorsal abdomen with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8, but without extensive sclerotisation anterior to SIPH….Aphis fabae
Dorsal abdomen with extensive dark sclerotisation, with a pale reticulate pattern …..7
7Longest hairs on ANT III 1.0-1.5 × BD III. Cauda with 20-26 hairs …..Aphis hedysari
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.8 × BD III. Cauda with 4-9 hairs …..Aphis craccivora
HeinsiaRubiaceae
Heinsia crinitaAphis odinae
HeleniumAsteraceae
Helenium autumnale Aphis gossypii, vernoniae; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Myzus ornatus; Trama troglodytes; Uroleucon tardae
H. flexuosumMyzus persicae
H. hoopesii = Hymenoxys hoopesii
H. nudiflorum = Helenium flexuosum
H. tenuifoliumProtaphis middletonii (as maidiradicis)

Key to apterae on Helenium and Hymenoxys:-

1ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH absent. Body and appendages densely hairy …..2
ANT PT/BASE more than 1. SIPH present, tubular. Not densely hairy…..3
2HT II elongate, more than 0.5 of length of hind tibia. ANT 6-segmented …..Trama troglodytes
HT II of normal length. ANT 5-segmented…..Smynthurodes betae
3 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. ANT tubercles well developed …..4
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. ANT tubercles poorly developed or undeveloped …..7
4ANT, tibiae and SIPH pale or only dark distally …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
ANT, tibiae and SIPH wholly or mainly dark…..5
5ANT III with 3-8 rhinaria. SIPH reticulated on distal 0.12-0.17 of length …..Macrosiphum valerianae
ANT III with 11-c.30 rhinaria. SIPH retticulated on distal 0.27-0.37 of length …..6
6SIPH 0.42-0.60 mm long. ANT III with 11-20 rhinaria (usually less than 15). ANT PT/BASE 3.3-4.7…..Uroleucon tardae
SIPH 0.81-1.33 mm long. ANT III with c. 30 rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 5.3-6.9 …..Uroleucon martini*
7 SIPH pale, 6.5-11.2 × their width at midlength, constricted at base and cylindrical or slightly flared on distal half, and almost flangeless (Fig.57d). ANT PT/BASE 1.5-1.9 …..Aphis vernoniae
SIPH pale or dark, not constricted at base, and of different form. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-4.5 …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Heleocharis see EleocharisCyperaceae
HelianthellaAsteraceae
Helianthella uniflora [Illinoia sp. (Washington, USA; aphidtrek.org)];
Uroleucon erigeronense
Helianthella sp.Aphis asclepiadis
HelianthemumCistaceae
Helianthemum alpestre Aphis helianthemi; Brachycaudus helichrysi
H. appeninumAphis [cisti Lichtenstein of del Guercio 1911 (nomen
nudum)], helianthemi;
Myzus persicae
H. canum = H. oelandicum spp. incanum
H. chamaecistus see H. nummularium
H. cinereumAphis cisticola
H. grandiflorumAphis helianthemi; Myzus ascalonicus
H. hirtumAphis cisticola, helianthemi
H. italicumAphis helianthemi ssp. thermophila
H. nummularium, (incl. H. chamaecistus?)Aphis cliftonensis, fabae, gossypii, helianthemi, helianthemi
ssp. thermophila, nasturtii;
Myzus ornatus
H. nummularium ssp. obscurum = H. ovatum
H. obovatumAphis helianthemi
H. obscurum = H. ovatum
H. oelandicum ssp. alpestre Aphis helianthemi
H. oelandicum ssp. incanum Aphis helianthemi, helianthemi ssp. thermophila;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
H. ovatumAphis helianthemi, helianthemi ssp. obscura;
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ascalonicus
H. salicifoliumAphis helianthemi
H. songaricum[Brachycaudus (Thuleaphis) sp. (Kadyrbekov 2014e)]
H. steveniiAphis helianthemi
H. syriacumAphis helianthemi ssp. thermophila
H. violaceumAphis cisticola
H. vulgare ssp. obscurum = H. ovatum

Key to apterae on Helianthemum:-

1ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH imbricated, cauda finger-like. Spiracles reniform …..2
Either ANT tubercles are well-developed or other characters do not apply ……go to key to polyphagous aphids
2ABD TERG 2-5 as well as 1 and 7 all with flattish, subconical MTu. Longest hairs on ANT III only 4-5 μm, and posterior hair on hind trochanter less than 10 μm …..Aphis cliftonensis
ABD TERG 2-5 mostly without MTu. Longest hairs on ANT III 7-13 μm, and posterior hair on hind trochanter 30-50 μm…..3
3R IV+V with blunt apex, 1.0-1.2 × HT II. Cauda pale, SIPH usually pale with dark apices …..Aphis nasturtii
R IV+V tapering to a rather acute apex, 1.2-2.1 × HT II. Cauda dusky/dark, SIPH dark, dusky or pale with darker apices…..4
4SIPH variably pigmented, rarely entirely dark, and 0.7-1.4 × cauda. ABD TERG 7 and 8 with faint and inconspicuous cross-bands…..Aphis helianthemi group
SIPH entirely dark, 1.1-3.6 × cauda. ABD TERG 7 and 8 with clearly defined dark cross-bands…..Aphis cisticola
HelianthusAsteraceae
Helianthus annuus Aphis asclepiadis, [cornifila del Guercio, nomen dubium],
craccivora, fabae, gossypii, [kurosawai],
nasturtii, nerii, solanella, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; [Bipersona ochrocentri];
Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi;
[Brachyunguis harmalae]; [Eriosoma antennieurfum];
[Hyadaphis coriandri]; Illinoia masoni;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, helianthi;
Myzus ornatus, persicae, [siegesbeckicola];
Neomyzus circumflexus;
Pemphigus sp. (Ivanoskaya, 1977, as lichtensteini);
Prociphilus erigeronensis;
Protaphis debilicornis, middletonii; Protrama longitarsus;
[Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, padi];
[Sitobion miscanthi]; Trama penecaeca, rara, troglodytes;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, budhium, compositae, illini,
[rudbeckiae], [tanaceti],
Uroleucon sp. (California, BMNH collection)
H. argophyllusAphis gossypii
H. atrorubensUroleucon helianthicola, parvotuberculatus
H. debilisAphis asclepiadis, fabae; Myzus persicae
H. divaricatusAphis asclepiadis; Uroleucon helianthicola
H. giganteusAphis asclepiadis, fabae; Aulacorthum solani;
Prociphilus erigeronensis; Uroleucon helianthicola
H. grosseseratusAphis asclepiadis; Protaphis debilicornis;
Uroleucon helianthicola,
[Uroleucon sp. (Rogers et al. 1978)]
H. heterophyllusUroleucon helianthicola
H. hirsutusAphis asclepiadis;
Uroleucon helianthicola, obscuricaudatum
H. longifoliusUroleucon helianthicola
H. maximilianiUroleucon maximilianicola,
[Uroleucon sp. (Rogers et al. 1978)]
H. microcephalus = Pappobolus microphyllus
H. neglectusAphis asclepiadis
H. nuttalliiIllinoia masoni; Protaphis debilicornis
H. occidentalisUroleucon helianthicola
H. paradoxusIllinoia masoni
H. petiolarisAphis asclepiadis; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, [Uroleucon sp. (Rogers et al. 1978)]
H. pumilusProtaphis middletonii
H. rigidusAphis asclepiadis
H. silphioidesUroleucon helianthicola
H. strumosus = H. hirsutus
H. tuberosusAphis asclepiadis, fabae, solanella;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; [Dysaphis radicola];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Protaphis debilicornis, middletonii;
Protrama longitarsus; Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon;
Trama [helianthemi (Westwood 1944)], penecaeca,
troglodytes, rara;
Uroleucon compositae, gobonis, helianthicola, illini
pseudotanaceti, [nigrotuberculatum]
Helianthus spp.[Kurisakia indica]; Pleotrichophorus ohioensis;
Protrama longitarsus ssp. sclerodensis;
Uroleucon [erigeronense], illini, [rurale]

Key to apterae on Helianthus:-

[Simpified keys to the aphids on H. annuus and H. tuberosus can be found in Blackman & Eastop (2000).]

1 ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH absent or present only as pores on flat pigmented cones …..2
ANT PT/BASE more than 0.8. SIPH present, tubular…..7
2 HT II greatly elongated, more than 0.5 × length of hind tibia. Body and appendages with numerous fine hairs…..3
HT II of normal length. Hairs on body and appendages short and rather sparse …..6
3 SIPH present as small flat pigmented cones…..4
SIPH completely absent…..5
4BL 3.8-5.0 mm, and ANT III 1.10-1.15 mm. Dorsal abdomen without dark sclerotic markings except on ABD TERG 7 and 8, or on 8 only …..Trama penecaeca
BL 2.8-3.8 mm, and ANT III 0.50-0.75 mm. Dorsal abdomen with variably developed dark sclerotic cross-bands…..Protrama longitarsus (incl. ssp. sclerodensis)
5HT II 0.84-0.92 × length of hind tibia. Eyes with many facets …..Trama rara
HT II 0.60-0.73 × length of hind tibia. Eyes with only 3 facets …..Trama troglodytes
6R IV+V 0.08-0.12 mm long, a little shorter than last ANT segment (incl. PT), and without any accessory hairs. Hairs at apices of tibiae and first tarsal segments short and thick …..Pemphigus sp(p).
R IV+V 0.13-0.175 mm long, as long as or longer than last ANT segment and bearing 4-8 accessory hairs. Hairs at apices of hind tibiae and first tarsal segments long and fine …..Prociphilus erigeronensis
7ANT tubercles weakly developed or undeveloped. SIPH without polygonal reticulation. Head not spiculose…..8
ANT tubercles well developed. SIPH with or without polygonal reticulation (if without then cuticle of head is spiculose)…..11
8Cauda helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width, with 5-8 hairs. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..9
Cauda triangular, tongue- or finger-shaped, longer than its basal width or, if about equal in length to basal width, then with more than 10 hairs. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu …..10
9Dorsum with an extensive black shield. SIPH dark, imbricated, 1.7-3.4 × cauda. ANT III 0.31-0.47 mm, 2.4-3.4 × HT II…..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum without dark markings. SIPH pale, smooth-surfaced, 0.8-1.5 × cauda. ANT III 0.07-0.25 mm, 0.9-2.2 × HT II…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
10SIPH very short, only 0.5-0.75 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.4. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 1.5 × BD III…..Protaphis debilicornis
SIPH at least 0.8 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE more than 1.4. Longest hairs on ANT III often less than 1.5 × BD III …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
11Dorsal hairs with fan-shaped apices …..Pleotrichophorus ohioensis*
Dorsal hairs blunt or pointed…..12
12SIPH with subapical polygonal reticulation (at least 3-4 rows of closed cells). Inner faces of ANT tubercles, divergent, not spiculose or scabrous…..13
SIPH without subapical polygonal reticulation (unless they are very markedly swollen in middle). Inner faces of antennal tubercles parallel or apically convergent, and spiculose or scabrous…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
13SIPH slightly swollen on distal half, with subapical reticulated region extending less than 0.1 of length. Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.3 × BD III …..Illinoia masoni
SIPH cylindrical or tapering, with reticulated region extending more than 0.1 of length. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III…..14
14SIPH reticulated over about distal 0.2 of length (or less). Cauda pale with 8-18 hairs …..15
SIPH usually reticulated over more than 0.2 of length but, if less, then cauda is dark and has 20 or more hairs…..17
15SIPH pale, sometimes darker towards apices. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria restricted to basal part…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH dark. ANT III with more than 20 rhinaria extending over more than half of segment …..16
16R IV+V short, similar in length to HT II. ANT III with 20-30 small rhinaria scattered over entire length. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..Macrosiphum helianthi*
R IV+V elongate, 1.8-2.3 × HT II. ANT III with 32-67 rather large rhinaria concentrated on basal 0.7. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs…..Uroleucon budhium
17Coxae dark…..Uroleucon compositae (or gobonis)
Coxae pale…..18
18Crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present. Cauda dark…..19
Antesiphuncular sclerites absent or fragmented. Cauda pale, dusky or dark …..20
19SIPH with reticulation extending over distal 0.2-0.25 of length. Cauda with more than 20 hairs. ANT III with 19-35 rhinaria, dark except at base …..Uroleucon helianthicola
SIPH with reticulation extending over more than 0.3 of length. Cauda with 7-13 hairs. ANT III with 8-18 rhinaria, dark only on rhinariated part…..Uroleucon illini
20Cauda pale. ANT III with 10-46 rhinaria…..21
Cauda dusky or dark, or darker towards apex. ANT III with 5-18 rhinaria …..23
21SIPH 2.4-3.0 × cauda, which bears only 5-10 hairs …..Uroleucon pseudotanaceti
SIPH 1.1-1.8 × cauda, which bears 13-32 hairs…..22
22HT II rather long and thin, about 6 × its maximum thickness, and 0.9-1.1 × R IV+V …..Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
HT II shorter, less than 5 × its maximum thickness and 0.7-0.95 × R IV+V …..Uroleucon ambrosiae or U. maximilianicola
23 Cauda dusky, with 13-19 hairs. SIPH reticulated over distal 0.27-0.32 of length…..Uroleucon sp. (California, BMNH collection)
Cauda dusky or dark, with 22-32 hairs. SIPH reticulated over distal 0.29-0.40 of length …..24
24Cauda dark, almost as dark as SIPH. R IV+V 1.0-1.2 × ANT BASE VI. Small, pale marginal tubercles (MTu) sporadically present on ABD TERG 2-4 …..Uroleucon parvotuberculatus
Cauda dusky, much paler than SIPH. R IV+V 0.75-0.95 × ANT BASE VI. MTu absent …..Uroleucon obscuricaudatum
HelichrysumAsteraceae
Helichrysum amoenum = Helichrysum nudifolium var. oxyphyllum
H. angustifolium [Macrosiphoniella sp. (as absinthii)]
H. arenariumAphis craccivora, gossypii, [Aphis (Protaphis) sp.
(Kadyrbekov 2003c)];
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi;
Brachyunguis tigrahaudus;
Macrosiphoniella helichrysi, hillerislambersi, janckei,
medvedevi;
Myzus ascalonicus; Pleotrichophorus helichrysi;
[Staticobium gmelini]; [Thripsaphis caespitosae];
Xerobion barsukense, desertorum
H. argyrosphaerum Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Uroleucon compositae
H. armeniumAulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphoniella nikolajevi, remaudierei; Xerobion alba
H. aureumUroleucon compositae
H. bellidioides = Anaphalloides bellidioides
H. bracteatumAphis fabae, gossypii, nasturtii, spiraecola;
(incl. H. chrysanthum)Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; Ovatus inulae
H. chilense Brachycaudus helichrysi
H. crispum = Helichrysum patulum
H. cymosumAphis gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus ornatus
H. diosmifolium = Ozothamnus diosmifolius
H. graveolensMacrosiphoniella helichrysi
H. italicum (incl. sspp. Brachycaudus helichrysi;
picardi, serotinum) Macrosiphoniella aetnensis, helichrysi
H. luteoalbumAphis aurantii, fabae, gossypii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Myzus ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Oedisiphum compositarum, soureni;
Uroleucon [ambrosiae], compositae, gobonis, sonchi
H. maracandicum Macrosiphoniella nikolajevi; [Macrosiphum multipilosum]
H. mechowianum Aphis gossypii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus ornatus; Sitobion autriquei;
Uroleucon compositae
H. melaleucumMacrosiphoniella madeirensis
H. microphyllum = Helichrysum parvifolium
H. nudifoliumMacrosiphoniella helichrysi
(var. oxyphyllum)
H. odoratissimum Aphis fabae, spiraecola; Macrosiphoniella helichrysi;
Micromyzella eliei; Uroleucon compositae
H. oligocephalum Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphoniella helichrysi
H. parvifoliumMyzus persicae
H. patulumMacrosiphoniella helichrysi
H. punctatum (?) [Macrosiphoniella olgae]; [Macrosiphum multipilosum]
H. saxatileBrachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphoniella helichrysi
H. serotinum = Helichrysum italicum ssp. serotinum
H. setosumAphis gossypii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus; Sitobion autriquei, hirsutirostris;
Uroleucon compositae
H. stoechasAphis craccivora, fabae; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphoniella aetnensis, helichrysi;
Protaphis pseudocardui; Rectinasus buxtoni
H. suaveolens (?) Macrosiphoniella paradoxa
H. thianschanicum Aulacorthum solani
H. virgineumUroleucon russellae
Helichrysum spp. Uroleucon cichorii, helichrysi

Key to apterae on Helichrysum:-

1 ANT 5-segmented, with ANT V BASE very long, more than 15 × longer than the short peg-like PT (Fig.31a). R IV+V extremely long, similar in length to hind femur (Fig.31b) …..Rectinasus buxtoni
ANT 5- or 6-segmented, base of last segment and R IV+V relatively much shorter …..2
2 ANT PT/BASE 0.5-1.2. SIPH very short, less than 0.07 × BL, clearly shorter than the short triangular or tongue-shaped cauda…..3
ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5. SIPH at least 0.07 × BL and as long as or longer than cauda …..7
3 R IV+V shorter than (c.0.8-0.9 ×) HT II. SIPH pale …..Brachyunguis tigrahaudus*
R IV+V 1.2-1.8 × HT II. SIPH dark…..4
4 SIPH tubular, longer than their basal width (Fig.31c) …..Protaphis pseudocardui
SIPH conical, very broad-based, much shorter than their basal width (e.g. Fig.31d) …..5
5 R IV+V 1.2-1.4 × HT II…..Xerobion desertorum*
R IV+V 1.5-1.8 × HT II…..6
6 Marginal tubercles (MTu) only on ABD TERG 1 and 7. ANT of aptera with secondary rhinaria (distributed III 0-8, IV 1-5 and V 0-1). R IV+V 1.7-1.8 × HT II …..Xerobion alba
MTu present on ABD TERG 1-4 and 7. ANT of aptera without secondary rhinaria. R IV+V 1.5-1.65 × HT II…..Xerobion barsukense*
7SIPH with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation (at least 3-4 rows of closed cells) …..8
SIPH without distal polygonal reticulation…..23
8SIPH reticulated over distal 0.21-0.65 of length…..9
SIPH reticulated over distal 0.1-0.2 of length…..21
9First tarsal segments with 3 hairs. SIPH reticulated over distal 0.33-0.65 of length …..10
First tarsal segments with 5 hairs. SIPH reticulated over distal 0.21-0.30 of length …..18
10ANT III with 45-76 rhinaria. Cauda with c.15-20 hairs …..Macrosiphoniella nikolajevi*
ANT III with 3-46 rhinaria. Cauda with 4-14 hairs…..11
11Cauda triangular, tapering from its base to its nearly acute apex, and bearing 4-8 hairs (e.g. Fig.31e)…..12
Cauda finger-like, blunt at apex, with 9-23 hairs (e.g. Fig.31f, m)…..15
12Dorsal body hairs very short, only about 0.1-0.25 × BD III (Fig.31i) …..Macrosiphoniella hillerislambersi
Dorsal body hairs more than 0.7 × BD III…..13
13All dorsal body hairs long and fine-pointed (Fig.31j). R IV+V 1.9-2.1 × HT II…..Macrosiphoniella medvedevi
Some or all dorsal body hairs with fan-shaped or furcate apices (Fig.31k). R IV+V 1.39-1.85 × HT II…..14
14R IV+V 1.39-1.63 × HT II. ANT III with 23-26 rhinaria …..Macrosiphoniella paradoxa
R IV+V (Fig.31g) 1.66-1.85 × HT II. ANT III with 9-22 rhinaria …..Macrosiphoniella janckei
15R IV+V 1.05-1.36 × HT II. SIPH reticulated on distal 0.45-0.53, and 1.23-1.89 × cauda. If there are scleroites at bases of dorsal abdominal hairs and antesiphuncular sclerites then they are weakly pigmented. Cauda only weakly constricted, tapering on distal half (Fig.31m)…..16
R IV+V 1.20-1.75 × HT II. SIPH reticulated on distal 0.50-0.65, and 0.94-1.46 × cauda. Large dark scleroites present at bases of all dorsal abdominal hairs, often fused into broad bars on anterior tergites. Cauda with a very marked constriction and somewhat swollen distal half (Fig.31f)…..17
16Abdomen with distinct but weakly pigmented scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs, and crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites. Coxae and trochanters dark, and distal two-thirds of femora entirely dark. Cauda almost as dark as SIPH …..Macrosiphoniella aetnensis
Dorsal abdomen entirely pale. Coxae and trochanters weakly pigmented. Femora with distal halves mainly dark, but each with a pale subapical spot. Cauda much paler than SIPH…..Macrosiphoniella remaudierei*
17SIPH 1.04-1.46 × cauda. R IV+V (Fig.31h) 1.20-1.56 × HT II. ANT IV 0.97-1.29 × ANT V ((Al. with 32-68 rhinaria on ANT III and ANT PT/BASE 3.0-4.0) …..Macrosiphoniella helichrysi
SIPH 0.94-1.15 × cauda. R IV+V 1.43-1.75 × HT II. ANT IV 1.22-1.45 × ANT V ((Al. with 60-82 rhinaria on ANT III and ANT PT/BASE 3.8-4.7) …..Macrosiphoniella madeirensis*
18R IV+V 1.8-2.3 × HT II. Coxae pale…..Uroleucon russellae
R IV+V 1.1-1.6 × HT II. Coxae dark…..19
19SIPH 1.2-1.6 × cauda, which is pale. Antesiphuncular sclerites present …..Uroleucon cichorii
SIPH 1.5-2.1 × cauda, which is dark. Antesiphuncular sclerites absent …..20
20SIPH 1.8-2.1× cauda, which has 11-20 hairs …..Uroleucon compositae (or gobonis)
SIPH 1.5-1.7× cauda, which has 20-28 hairs…..Uroleucon helichrysi
21SIPH pale, or only dusky towards apices, 1.7-2.2 × cauda. R IV+V 0.8-1.0 × HT II …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH dark, 1.5-1.8 × cauda. R IV+V 1.0-1.3 × HT II…..22
22Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotisation, continuous over ABD TERG 1-6. R IV+V with 5-7 accessory hairs. ANT III with 1-7 small rhinaria…..Sitobion autriquei
Dorsum without dark sclerotisation. R IV+V with 11-12 accessory hairs. ANT III with 5-29 rhinaria…..Sitobion hirsutirostris
23R IV+V with a pair of very long accessory hairs near base, at least 4-5 × longer than primary hairs (Fig.31l). Dorsal hairs very numerous, with fan-shaped apices (Fig.31n) …..Pleotrichophorus helichrysi
R IV+V with accessory hairs of normal length. Dorsal hairs with blunt or pointed apices …..24
24Cauda helmet-shaped, slightly constricted near base, shorter than or not clearly longer than its basal width, and bearing 4-6 hairs…..25
Cauda bluntly conical, tongue- or finger-shaped, either distinctly longer than its basal width or bearing more than 10 hairs…..28
25Spiracular apertures large and rounded. RIV+V 1.1-2.0 × HT II…..26
Spiracular apertures small and reniform. R IV+V more than 2 × HT II …..27
26Dorsum with an extensive black shield. SIPH dark, imbricated, 1.7-3.4 × cauda. ANT III 0.31-0.47 mm, 2.4-3.4 × HT II…..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum without dark markings. SIPH pale, smooth-surfaced, 0.8-1.5 × cauda. ANT III 0.07-0.25 mm, 0.9-2.2 × HT II…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
27 Longest hairs on ANT III 12-15 μm, shorter than ANT BD III, and longest hairs on ABD TERG 3 15-36 μm, less than 2 × ANT BD III …..Oedisiphum compositarum
Longest hairs on ANT III 18-21 μm, as long as or longer than ANT BD III, and longest hairs on ABD TERG 3 50-60 μm, more than 2 × ANT BD III …..Oedisphum soureni
28 ANT III (apt.) with 13-22 secondary rhinaria, IV with 13-22 and V with 3-11. Dorsum with a solid black shield. SIPH long, black and clavate, contrasting with pale cauda …..Micromyzella eliei
ANT III with 0-4 secondary rhinaria, IV and V with none. Other characters also do not apply…..29
29 R IV+V 2.3-3.0 × HT II, and bearing 17-26 accessory hairs. Head smooth, except for a well-developed rather scabrous median frontal tubercle, and divergent ANT tubercles, each bearing a rounded, scabrous process…..Ovatus inulae
R IV+V less than 1.6 × HT II, and bearing less than 15 accessory hairs. Head either smooth with ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed, or spiculose with ANT tubercles well developed…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
HeliciaProteaceae
Helicia attenuataAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
H. hainanensisMollitrichosiphum rhusae
SIPH densely clothed in long hairs….. Mollitrichosiphum rhusae
SIPH without hairs….. Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
(or try key to polyphagous aphids)
HeliconiaHeliconiaceae

One aphid species, Pentalonia caladii, has been recorded from the following Heliconia spp.; aurantiaca, bahai, caribaea, latispatha, metallica, stricta. (It is possible that some of these records should be applied to P. nigronervosa; see Footit et al. 2010 and couplet 6 of key to apterae on Hedychium.)

HelicteresMalvaceae
Helicteres isoraAphis aurantii, gossypii
Helicteres sp.[Hyalomyzus raoi]

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Helictotrichon(including Avenastrum, Avenula) Poaceae
Helictotrichon desertorum Metopolophium dirhodum; Sitobion fragariae
H. hookeri Tetraneura nigriabdominalis ssp. shanxiensis
H. pratenseGeoica utricularia group; Sipha elegans
H. pubescensAnoecia corni; Atheroides serrulatus; Forda marginata;
Rhopalosiphum padi; Sipha elegans;
Sitobion avenae, miscanthi; Tetraneura ulmi
H. schellianum = H. hookeri
H. versicolorSitobion avenae

Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.

Heliocereussee DisocactusCactaceae
HeliomerisAsteraceae
Heliomeris multiflora Uroleucon ambrosiae
HeliophilaBrassicaceae
Heliophila amplexicaulis Brevicoryne brassicae
H. crithmifoliaBrevicoryne brassicae
H. dessecta Brevicoryne brassicae
HeliopsisAsteraceae
Heliopsis helianthoides Aphis nerii; Uroleucon [leonardi], obscuricaudatum
H. laevis = Bidens laevis
H. scabra = Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra

Key to apterae on Heliopsis:-

SIPH black with distal polygonal reticulation extending 0.33-0.40 of length. Cauda dusky with 22-32 hairs. ANT and tibiae wholly dark, ANT III bearing 5-14 rhinaria …..Uroleucon obscuricaudatum
Without this combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
HeliotropiumBoraginaceae
Heliotropium angiospermum Aphis gossypii
H. arborescensAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Smynthurodes betae
H. bacciferumMyzus persicae
H. europaeumAphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Smynthurodes betae
H. indicumAphis craccivora, gossypii, spiraecola;
Brachycaudus helichrysi
H. laevis (?)Neomyzus circumflexus
H. lasiocarpumAphis gossypii; Smynthurodes betae
H. peruvianum = Heliotropium arborescens
H. procumbensMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Heliotropium sp.[Acyrthosiphon kondoi, pisum]; Brachycaudus cardui;
Myzus ornatus

Key to apterae on Heliotropium:-

Dorsum with an extensive solid black shield. Cauda helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width. R IV+V 1.5-2.0 × HT II…..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum pale, or with a U-shaped patch, or if with an extensive solid black shield then cauda is tongue-shaped, much longer than its basal width, and R IV+V is 0.9-1.2 × HT II …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
HelipterumAsteraceae
Helipterum roseaAphis fabae, spiraephaga; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, [stellariae]
Pemphigus mordvilkoi
H. strictaAphis fabae
Helipterum sp.Myzus antirrhinii

Key to apterae on Helipterum:-

1 SIPH black, 0.7-1.6 × the equally black cauda which bears 7-27 hairs…..2
Without this combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, (but note that specimens running to Myzus persicae may be M. antirrhinii)
2 R IV+V 0.65-092 × HT II. SIPH 0/7-1.1 × cauda. Longest hair on ANT III 0.5-0.9 × basal diameter of segment…..Aphis spiraephaga
R IV+V 0.9-1.1 × HT II. SIPH 0.7-1.8 × cauda. Longest hair on ANT III 0.8-2.2 × basal diameter of segment…..Aphis fabae
HelleborusRanunculaceae
Helleborus foetidus Aphis fabae; [Brachycaudus cardui];
Macrosiphum [euphorbiae], hellebori
H. kochiiMacrosiphum hellebori
H. lividus (incl. ssp. corsicus) Macrosiphum hellebori; Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. nigerMacrosiphum hellebori; Myzus persicae;
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. odorusMacrosiphum hellebori
H. orientalisMacrosiphum hellebori; Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. purpurascensMacrosiphum hellebori
H. viridisMacrosiphum hellebori
Helleborus sp.[Aphis sp. (Leonard 1974)]

Key to apterae on Helleborus:-

SIPH 1.9-2.6 × cauda, with subapical polygonal reticulation. Apices of femora and reticulated section of SIPH are dark. ANT PT/ BASE 4.6-7.9 …..Macrosiphum hellebori
SIPH without subapical polygonal reticulation and/or other characters do not all apply …..go to key to polyphagous aphids

Helminthotheca see Picris Asteraceae

Helminthotheca echioides see Picris echioides
H. comosa ssp. lusitanica see Picris spinifera
HemerocallisHemerocallidaceae
Hemerocallis alba = Hosta plantaginea
H. aurantiaca = Hemerocallis fulva var. aurantiaca
H. citrina[Aphis sp. (China, as elongata; Zhang 1999)];
Indomegoura indica; Myzus hemerocallis
H. disticha = Hemerocallis fulva var. angustifolia
H. dumortieriIndomegoura indica; Myzus hemerocallis
H. esculentaIndomegoura indica
H. flava L. = Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
H. fulva (incl. vars aurantiaca, Indomegoura indica; Myzus hemerocallis;
angustifolia) Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. kwanso = Hemerocallis fulva
H. lilioasphodelus Indomegoura indica; Myzus hemerocallis
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. littoreaIndomegoura indica
H. middendorffiiIndomegoura indica; Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. minorMyzus hemerocallis
Hemerocallis sp.Myzus persicae

Key to apterae on Hemerocallis:-

(See Blackman & Eastop, 2000, Fig. 40, for illustrations of siphunculi of Hemerocallis-feeding aphids.)

1 SIPH markedly swollen on distal 0.7, with maximum diameter of swollen part 1.5-2.0 × minimum diameter of basal narrow part. Dorsal abdomen with dark spinal paired patches or interrupted cross bands on all tergites…..Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
SIPH not or only moderately swollen distally. Dorsal abdomen without dark markings …..2
2 Head, ANT, legs and SIPH all dark. SIPH thick, swollen or cylindrical over most of length, narrowing distally, with subapical polygonal reticulation …..Indomegoura indica
Head, ANT, legs and SIPH mainly pale. SIPH thin, without polygonal reticulation …..3
3 SIPH tapering or cylindrical on distal half, more than 2.5 × cauda, with coarse imbrication. (Al. without a black dorsal abdominal patch)…..Myzus hemerocallis
SIPH slightly to moderately swollen on distal half, less than 2.5 × cauda, with normal imbrication. (Al. with a black dorsal abdominal patch)…..Myzus persicae
HemichaenaPhrymaceae
Hemichaena fruticosa Brachycaudus helichrysi
Hemidioidiasee DiodiaRubiaceae
HemigraphisAcanthaceae
Hemigraphis indicus (?) Myzus persicae
Hemiptelea Ulmaceae
Hemiptelea davidiiSimu
[Myzus dycei]; Pseudochromaphis coreana;
Tinocallis takachihoensis

Key to species on Hemiptelea:-

Forewing membrane extensively mottled with dark pigment (fig. 51A, as Tinocallis coreanus). Head and prothorax pigmented dorsally with a pale spinal stripe and large pale areas around the hair bases. Dorsal abdomen without finger-like tubercles but with dark markings. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. ANT III with about 6-8 widely-spaced oval secondary rhinaria…..Pseudochromaphis coreana
Forewing membrane with fuscous bordering distal branches of media and patches at ends of Cu1a and Cu1b (fig. 51B). Head and prothorax rather uniformly dark. Dorsal abdomen pale, with finger-like spinal tubercles on ABD TERG 1 and 2. ANT PT/BASE about 1 or more. ANT III with 14-18 secondary rhinaria…..Tinocallis takachihoensis

HemisteptaAsteraceae
Hemistepta lyrataAphis craccivora; Aulacorthum solani;
Capitophorus elaeagni;
Uroleucon [cepalonopli], formosanum, [giganteum],
gobonis;
[Tetraneura triangula]

Use key to apterae on Saussurea.

HemizonellaAsteraceae
Hemizonella minima Hyperomyzus nigricornis
HemizoniaAsteraceae
Hemizonia fasciculata Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Heptapleurumsee ScheffleraAraliaceae
Heptapleurum octophyllum = Schefflera heptaphylla
HeracleumApiaceae
Heracleum antasiaticum (?) Cavariella pastinacae
H. asperum M. Bieb. Aphis fabae; Cavariella pastinacae
H. austriacumAphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani; Cavariella theobaldi;
Dysaphis newskyi
H. barbatumSemiaphis heraclei
H. candicans[Cavariella biswasi]
H. canescensHyadaphis foeniculi
H. chorodanumAnuraphis subterranea; Dysaphis lauberti
H. dissectumAnuraphis subterranea; Aphis fabae; Avicennina almatina;
Cavariella archangelicae, pastinacae, theobaldi;
Dysaphis lauberti, newskyi; Paramyzus heraclei
H. dulceCavariella konoi, sapporoensis
H. laciniatumAphis fabae; Cavariella pastinacae, theobaldi;
Hyadaphis passerinii; Macrosiphum gei
H. lanatumAnuraphis subterranea;
Aphis asclepiadis, decepta, fabae, [heraclicola], spiraecola;
Cavariella aegopodii, heraclei, [kamtshatica], konoi,
nipponica, pastinacae, theobaldi;
Hyadaphis foeniculi; Myzus ornatus; Paramyzus heraclei
H. lanatum ssp. asiaticum = H. lanatum
H. lehmannianum Anuraphis subterranea; Cavariella theobaldi;
Dysaphis crataegi ssp. heraclei, sp. nr lauberti
H. leskoviiAnuraphis subterranea; Dysaphis lauberti
H. mantegazzianum Anuraphis subterranea; Aphis fabae;
Cavariella aegopodii, pastinacae, theobaldi;
Dysaphis lauberti; Paramyzus heraclei
H. maximumAphis decepta; Paramyzus heraclei; Semiaphis heraclei
H. moellendorffiiAphis fabae;
Cavariella angelicae, heraclei, japonica, konoi,
nipponica, sapporoensis;
Paramyzus heraclei; Semiaphis heraclei
H. palmatumCavariella pastinacae, theobaldi
H. pastinacifolium Dysaphis crataegi ssp. heraclei
H. persicumAphis fabae; Cavariella pastinacae, theobaldi;
Dysaphis lauberti; Hyadaphis foeniculi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, gei; Paramyzus heraclei
H. pubescensDysaphis lauberti; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, gei
H. pyrenaicumAnuraphis subterranea; Cavariella theobaldi
H. sibiricumAnuraphis subterranea;
Aphis brohmeri, fabae, grosmannae;
Cavariella [cicutae], pastinacae, theobaldi;
Dysaphis lauberti, newskyi, newskyi ssp. aizenbergi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Paramyzus heraclei; Semiaphis [anthrisci], sphondylii
H. sosnowskyiAphis fabae; Cavariella aegopodii
H. sphondyliumAnuraphis subterranea;
(incl. ssp. sibiricum) Aphis asclepiadis, brohmeri, fabae, [grosmannae] ;
Aulacorthum solani;
Cavariella aegopodii, archangelicae, pastinacae,
theobaldi;
Dysaphis crataegi, lauberti, newskyi; Hyadaphis foeniculi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, gei;
Myzus ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
Paramyzus heraclei; Semiaphis heraclei, sphondylii
H. steveniiAphis fabae; Cavariella theobaldi
H. transiliense = Semenovia transiliensis
H. villosumAphis fabae; Cavariella aegopodii, pastinacae, theobaldi;
[Pilobtusaphis dsengei Rusanova 1942 (nomen nudum)]
Heracleum sp.[Brachycaudus umbelliferarum]; [Cavariella kamtshatica];
Macrosiphum pallidum

Key to apterae on Heracleum:-

1 ABD TERG 8 with a posteriorly projecting process above cauda; in some species this is reduced to a small, warty, knob in the centre of ABD TERG 8, with 2 associated hairs (Figs.10f-i) …..Cavariella spp.; use couplets 2-14 of key to apterae on Angelica
No supracaudal process, nor are there 2 hairs on ABD TERG 8 close together and associated with a warty knob…..2
2 SIPH very small, much shorter and thinner than cauda…..3
SIPH as thick and/or as long as, or longer than, cauda…..4
3 Cauda triangular in dorsal view. SIPH about twice (1.8-2.2) times as long as their diameter at midlength (Fig.10j)…..Semiaphis sphondylii
Cauda tongue shaped, with rounded apex. SIPH 1.0-1.8 × their diameter at midlength (Fig.10k)…..Semiaphis heraclei
4 Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width in dorsal view. Head and ABD TERG 8 or 7-8 usually with spinal tubercles (STu)…..5
Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, longer than its basal width. Head without, and ABD TERG 7-8 usually without, STu….9
5 SIPH with close-set rows of fine spinules. Cauda with 11-12 hairs …..Anuraphis subterranea
SIPH with normal imbrication. Cauda with 4-8 hairs …..6
6 Hairs on ABD TERG 2-3 acute, fine-pointed, maximally 27-65 μm long …..Dysaphis lauberti
Hairs on ABD TERG 2-3 blunt, maximally 5-20 μm long…..7
7 Hairs on ANT III fine-pointed, maximally 29-56 μm long, 1.2-2.0 × BD III …..Dysaphis newskyi
Hairs on ANT III blunt, maximally 3-18 μm long, 0.3-0.8 × BD III…..8
8 Hairs on ANT III and ABD TERG 2-3 maximally only 3-10 μm long, 0.3-0.5 × BD III. Well-developed marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 1-7. All apt. with secondary rhinaria on ANT III, and sometimes on ANT IV …..Dysaphis newskyi ssp. aizenbergi
Hairs on ANT III and ABD TERG 2-3 maximally 7-19 μm long, 0.5-0.9 × BD III. MTu present on ABD TERG 1-5, usually absent from ABD TERG 7. Apt. usually without secondary rhinaria…..Dysaphis crataegi group
9 ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed, not or hardly projecting beyond middle of front of head in dorsal view. SIPH and cauda dark…..10
ANT tubercles well-developed. SIPH at least basally pale, cauda pale…..17
10 SIPH swollen on distal 0.7, and 0.85-1.4 × cauda. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without (but 5 usually with) marginal tubercles (MTu)…..11
SIPH tapering or cylindrical, 0.8-2.2 × cauda. ABD TERG 1 and 7 always with MTu…..12
11Prosternal sclerite 1.36-2.6 × wider than long, often convex posteriorly. SIPH 1.05-1.4 × cauda. (Al. often with sec. rhinaria on ANT V)…..Hyadaphis foeniculi
Prosternal sclerite 2.2-3.6 × wider than long, with posterior margin often straight. SIPH 0.85-1.2 × cauda. (Al. rarely with sec. rhinaria on ANT V) …..Hyadaphis passerinii
12ANT III 0.9-1.23 × cauda. ABD TERG 8 with 2 hairs, and usually no dark cross-band. Cauda usually with a distinct midlength constriction, and bearing 7-15 (mostly 8-12) hairs …..Aphis spiraecola
ANT III 1.25-2.8 × cauda. ABD TERG 8 with (2-)3-11 hairs, usually on or just posterior to a dark cross-band. Cauda usually without a constriction, and bearing 10-31 hairs …..13
13 R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II. MTu on ABD TERG 1 and 7 only. Anterior half of subgenital plate with 2(-3) hairs. (ANT III of al. with 35-67 rather tuberculate rhinaria) …..Aphis decepta
R IV+V 0.8-1.4 × HT II, but if more than 1.1 × HT II then there are at least some MTu on ABD TERG 2-4. Anterior half of subgenital plate with 2-14 hairs. (ANT III of al. with 7-40 rhinaria)…..14
14HT I with 3 hairs (sense peg present). ANT III 1.05-1.95 × PT, (1.6-)2.0-4.0 (-5.0) × R IV+V, and 1.5-2.5 (-2.8) × cauda. SIPH 1.5-2.9 × cauda. (Al. with 14-40 rhinaria on ANT III) …..Aphis asclepiadis
HT I with 2 hairs (no sense peg). ANT III 0.65-1.3 × PT, 1.2-2.6 (-3.0) × R IV+V and 1.2-1.6 (-1.9) × cauda. SIPH 0.7-1.6 × cauda. ABD TERG 8 with 2-5(-7) hairs. (Al. with 6-23 rhinaria on ANT III) …..15
15 ABD TERG 2-6 bearing a total of 0-3 small MTu…..Aphis fabae
ABD TERG 2-6 bearing a total of 5-9 often rather large MTu…..16
16 Longest hairs on ANT III 1.7-2.1 × BD III. Cauda with 20-31 hairs …..Aphis brohmeri
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.3-0.6 × BD III. Cauda with 12-15 hairs …..Aphis grosmannae
17 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Cuticle of head smooth …..18
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. Cuticle of head smooth or spiculose …..20
18 Front of head dusky to dark. SIPH dark, or pale only at bases. ABD TERG (1-) 2-4 (-6) with evident marginal tubercles (MTu)…..Macrosiphum pallidum
Front of head pale, SIPH pale or dark only towards apices. ABD TERG 1-6 usually without MTu, occasionally with very small MTu on some of ABD TERG 2-4…..19
19 Longest hair on ABD TERG 8 is 38-63 μm, 0.6-1.4 × ANT BD III. Anterior half of subgenital plate usually (77%) with only 2 hairs (18% with 3, 5% with 4-6 hairs). SIPH pale or dusky at apices…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Longest hair on ABD TERG 8 is 66-106 μm, 1.4-2.0 × ANT BD III. Anterior half of subgenital plate with 2-11 hairs, usually (77%) with 4-8 hairs. SIPH dark at apices …..Macrosiphum gei
20 BL 3.7-5.6 mm. Head with inner faces of ANT tubercles smooth and divergent. ANT III with 16-35 secondary rhinaria. Cauda with 20-28 hairs ….Avicennina almatina
BL 1.0-2.3 mm. Head with inner faces of antennal tubercles gibbous and spiculose. ANT III without secondary rhinaria. Cauda with 4-8 hairs…..21
21 SIPH coarsely imbricated, tapering, with a slight S-curve. Dorsal abdomen with an intersegmental pattern of dark spots. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.8 …..Myzus ornatus
Siph moderately or weakly imbricated, and slightly to moderately swollen on distal half. Dorsal abdomen without any dark markings. ANT PT/BASE 2.8-6.1…..22
22 ANT III with 4-15 rhinaria on basal half. ANT PT/BASE 5.0-6.1 …..Paramyzus heraclei
ANT III without rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 2.8-4.5…..23
23 SIPH less than 0.75 × ANT III, almost smooth-surfaced, with minimum width on basal half less than midlength diameter of hind tibia. Inner faces of ANT tubercles approximately parallel-sided…..Myzus ascalonicus
SIPH more than 0.75 × ANT III, moderately imbricated, with minimum width of basal half greater than midlength width of hind tibia. Inner faces of ANT tubercles apically convergent …..Myzus persicae
HerderiaAsteraceae
Herderia sp.Sitobion sp. (van Harten 1972a)
Hernandia Hernandiaceae
Hernandia sonoraAphis gossypii
HerniariaCaryophyllaceae
Herniaria besseri = H. incana
H. incanaAphis herniariae
Herpetica see CassiaFabaceae
Hertia Asteraceae
Hertia cheirifoliaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
HesperanthaIridaceae
Hesperantha coccinea Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Neomyzus circumflexus

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HesperisBrassicaceae
Hesperis matronalis Aphis gossypii; Brevicoryne brassicae;
[Dysaphis pavlovskyana]; Lipaphis erysimi;
Myzus ascalonicus, persicae;
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae (ssp. tulipaellus)

Key to apterae on Hesperis:-

1 SIPH weakly to markedly clavate (i.e. swollen on distal half, narrower on basal half) …..2
SIPH not clavate (i.e. not thinner on basal half than on distal half)…..4
2 Dorsum with dark markings. ANT III with 0-7 small rhinaria near base …..Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
Dorsum without dark markings. ANT III without rhinaria…..3
3 SIPH 0.82-1.34 × ANT III. SIPH with a narrow basal stem, its narrowest part thinner than, or as thin as, hind tibia at midlength. R IV+V (1.3-)1.4-1.6 × HT II, with 7-15 accessory hairs….. Myzus ascalonicus
SIPH 0.54-0.81 × ANT III. Narrowest part of SIPH not narrower than hind tibia at midlength. R IV+V 0.9-1.0 (-1.2) × HT II, with 2-7 hairs …..Myzus persicae
4 ANT III 2.2-3.7 × SIPH. SIPH short and thick, 0.8-1.0 × cauda, which is broad and triangular. Dorsal abdomen with paired dark sclerites anterior to SIPH …..Brevicoryne brassicae
ANT III 0.9-1.8 × SIPH. SIPH 1.3-2.5 × cauda, which is tongue-shaped. Dorsal abdomen without dark sclerites anterior to SIPH…..5
5 ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles. SIPH tapering from base to flange, without any trace of swelling distally, and darker than cauda…..Aphis gossypii
ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles. SIPH cylindrical or slightly swollen on distal half, with similar pigmentation to cauda…..Lipaphis erysimi
HeterantheraPontederiaceae
Heterantha limosa Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
HeterocaryumBoraginaceae
Heterocaryum rigidum = H. szovitsianum
H. szovitsianumAphis craccivora
Heterocaryum sp. Brachycaudus helichrysi

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Heteromeles see Photinia Rosaceae
Heteromeles salicifolia see Photinia arbutifolia
HeteromorphaApiaceae
Heteromorpha trifoliata Aphis spiraecola; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HeteropanaxAraliaceae
Heteropanax fragrans [Aiceona titabarensis]

(Try key to aphids on Aralia.)

HeteropappusAsteraceae
Heteropappus altaicus Macrosiphoniella (Asterobium) aktaschica
HeteropogonPoaceae
Heteropogon contortus Forda hirsuta; Sitobion graminis, miscanthi

(or use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria)

HeteropyxisMyrtaceae
Heteropyxis natalensis Aphis gossypii
HeterosmilaxSmilacaceae
Heterosmilax gaudichaudiana Sitobion smilacifoliae
HeterothecaAsteraceae
Heterotheca grandiflora Uroleucon erigeronense
H. inuloidesUroleucon heterothecae, paucosensoriatum, [penderum]
H. subaxillarisUroleucon ambrosiae
H. villosaBrachycaudus helichrysi; [Illinoia grindeliae];
Pleotrichophorus villosae; Uroleucon carberriense

Key to apterae on Heterotheca:-

1Dorsal body densely clothed in fan-shaped hairs. SIPH pale, about as long as cauda, without any polygonal reticulation…..Pleotrichophorus villosae
Dorsal body hairs not fan-shaped. SIPH pale or dark, longer than cauda, with or without a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation…..2
2 ANT tubercles undeveloped. Spiracular apertures large and rounded. SIPH pale, truncate, without polygonal reticulation. Cauda, helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width, with 4-6 hairs…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
ANT tubercles well developed. Spiracular apertures reniform. SIPH dark at least apically, with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation. Cauda finger-shaped with 6-27 hairs …..2
3 SIPH wholly dark…..4
SIPH pale at least at base…..5
4 Tibiae entirely dark. ANT III with 4-16 rhinaria .….Uroleucon paucosensoriatum
Tibiae with paler section on basal half. ANT III with 8-35 rhinaria…..Uroleucon ambrosiae
5 ABD TERG 2-5 with conical marginal tubercles (MTu) …..Uroleucon heterothecae*
ABD TERG 2-5 without MTu…..6
6 SIPH dark on at least distal half, pale basally, less than 0.4 × BL. Distal parts of femora and most of tibiae dark. Cauda with some apical hairs short, and often blunt or capitate ….. Uroleucon erigeronense
SIPH dark only at apices, and more than 0.4 × BL. Femora and tibiae pale except at apices. Cauda with all hairs of similar length…..Uroleucon carberriense
HeterotrichumMelastomataceae
Heterotrichum sp. Aphis aurantii, spiraecola; Neomyzus circumflexus

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HeucheraSaxifragaceae
Heuchera americana Aphis spiraecola; Nasonovia heucherae, [tiarellae]
H. glabraNasonovia cynosbati
H. hartwegiiNasonovia davidsoni, heucherae
H. hirsuticaulisNasonovia heucherae
H. hispidaNasonovia heucherae
H. longifloraNasonovia heucherae
H. micrantha (incl. var. Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
diversifolia) Nasonovia davidsoni, heucherae
H. richardsoniiNasonovia borealis
H. rubescensNasonovia cynosbati
H. sanguinea[Aphis sp. (Leonard 1973, 17)]
H. villosaNasonovia smithi

Key to apterae on Heuchera:-

(Note: apterae of Nasonovia tiarellae are unknown.)
1 Thoracic spiracular apertures much larger than abdominal ones. ANT III with 1-44 secondary rhinaria, and secondary rhinaria also often on ANT IV, or IV and V. Hairs on ABD TERG 3 usually longer than ANT BD III, and with expanded apices. R IV+V 1.4-2.2 × HT II. Cauda pale, finger- or tongue-shaped, with 4-7 (usually 5) hairs…..2
Thoracic spiracular apertures similar in size to abdominal ones. ANT III with 0-10 secondary rhinaria, none on IV or V. Hairs on ABD TERG 3 usually shorter than ANT BD III. R IV+V usually less than 1.4 × HT II. Cauda if pale and tongue- or finger-shaped then usually with more than 5 hairs.….go to key to polyphagous aphids
2 Dorsal abdomen pale or with indistinct sclerotisation…..3
Dorsal abdomen with dark marginal sclerites and/or dark spino-pleural sclerites, or cross-bars, or a patch or shield…..4
3 SIPH 1.2-2.3 × cauda, and 0.14-0.20 × BL. ANT PT/BASE 4.5-9.7. Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 1-44, IV 0-15, V 0-4…..Nasonovia cynosbati
SIPH 1.0-1.2 × cauda, and 0.11-0.14 × BL. ANT PT/BASE 4.1-5.6. Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 24-54, IV 0-26, V 0-13…..Nasonovia borealis
4 Longest hair on ANT III 0.4-0.8 × BDIII. Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 7-21, IV 0-9, V 0-1…..Nasonovia smithi
Longest hair on ANT III 0.8-1.3 × BD III. Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 26-37, IV 10-15, V 0-7…..5
5 Dorsal abdomen usually with dark marginal sclerites and spino-pleural sclerites or cross-bars, seldom with a larger more solid pigmented area. R IV+V with 7-11 accessory hairs (usually 8-10). ANT PT/BASE 4.8-6.9…..Nasonovia heucherae
Dorsal abdomen with a solid black shield. R IV+V with 10-13 accessory hairs. ANT PT/BASE about 6.5-7.8…..Nasonovia davidsoni
HexachlamysMyrtaceae
Hexachlamys edulis Aphis gossypii
HibbertiaDilleniaceae
Hibbertia obcuneata Myzus ornatus
H. pancheriAphis gossypii
H. scandensMyzus persicae

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Hibiscus (including Bamia)Malvaceae
Hibiscus abelmoschus = Abelmoschus moschatus
H. acetosella Aphis gossypii
H. arnottianusAphis gossypii
H. asperAphis gossypii
H. boryanus = H. rosa-sinensis
H. calyphyllusAulacorthum solani
H. cannabinusAphis craccivora, gossypii, umbrella
H. coccineus = Malvaviscus arboreus
H. eetveldeanus = H. acetosella
H. esculentus = Abelmoschus esculentus
H. furcellatusAphis gossypii
H. hamaboAphis gossypii
H. liliflorusAphis gossypii
H. ludwigiiAphis gossypii
H. manihot = Abelmoschus manihot
H. moschatus = Abelmoschus manihot
H. moscheutos ssp. palustris Aphis craccivora
H. mutabilisAphis eugeniae, gossypii;
[Macrosiphum sp.; Leonard 1972a];
Myzus ornatus, persicae
H. palustris = H. moscheutos ssp. palustris
H. panduriformisAphis gossypii
H. pedunculatus = Pavonia candida
H. rosa-sinensisAphis aurantii, coreopsidis, craccivora, eugeniae, fabae,
gossypii, nasturtii, odinae, spiraecola, umbrella;
Aulacorthum solani; [Brachycaudus cardui];
[Eutrichosiphum pseudopasaniae];
Myzus ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
[Nasonovia ribisnigri]; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale;
[Schoutedenia ralumensis]; [Sitobion rosaeiformis]
H. schizopetalusAphis gossypii
H. sabdariffaAphis gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus persicae;
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale
H. squamosusAphis gossypii
H. sterculiifoliusAphis gossypii
H. surattensisAphis gossypii
H. syriacusAphis [albella], craccivora, fabae, gossypii, spiraecola,
[Aphis sp. (Davletshina 1964)];
Myzus persicae; [Nasonovia ribisnigri];
Pseudomegoura magnoliae
H. tiliaceusAphis aurantii, craccivora, gossypii
H. trionumAphis [albella], craccivora, gossypii, umbrella;
Aulacorthum solani
Hibiscus ssp.Acyrthosiphon gossypii, malvae; Aphis althaeae, solanella;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, [ pechumani]

Key to apterae on Hibiscus:-

1 ANT tubercles well developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles …..2
ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles …..3
2SIPH pale, very long and attenuated distally, thinner than hind tibiae at their respective midlengths, 0.33-0.45 × BL and 2.5-3.5 × cauda…..Acyrthosiphon gossypii
SIPH pale or dark, thicker and relatively shorter …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
3 SIPH pale, or only dusky near apices…..4
SIPH dark…..6
4ANT 5-segmented. R IV+V very long, narrow and pointed, 4-5 × its basal width and 1.6-2.1 × HT II. Hairs on ABD TERG 2-4 mostly longer than ANT BD III. MTu absent from ABD TERG 2-5…..Aphis althaeae
ANT 5- or 6-segmented. R IV+V less than 3 × its basal width and 0.95-1.6 × HT II. Hairs on ABD TERG 2-4 shorter than ANT BD III. MTu often present on ABD TERG 2-5 as well as 1 and 7…..5
5MTu only sporadically present on ABD TERG 2-5, and diameter of tubercle on ABD TERG 7 is less than that of base of ANT III. SIPH 0.8-1.5 × cauda. R IV+V 0.95-1.2 × HT II. ANT VI BASE 0.85-1.1 × HT II…..Aphis nasturtii
Large MTu usually present (except in summer dwarfs) on ABD TERG 2-5 in addition to those on 1 and 7, those on 7 being greater in diameter than base of ANT III. SIPH 1.4-2.5 × cauda. R IV+V 1.1-1.3 × HT II. ANT VI BASE 1.0-1.35 × HT II …..Aphis umbrella
6 Head, ANT I, II and basal part of III very pale, contrasting with dark rest of antenna. SIPH 0.24-0.40 × BL, about twice as long as the much paler cauda. ..….Aphis coreopsidis
Head and antennal segments differently pigmented. SIPH usually less than 0.24 × BL. Cauda pale or dark. …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 14
HieraciumAsteraceae
H. acuminatum = vulgatum
H. albiflorumHyperomyzus [nabali], nigricornis;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
H. alpinumBrachycaudus helichrysi; Nasonovia ribisnigri;
Pemphigus bursarius; Uroleucon obscurum
H. × ambiguumUroleucon obscurum
H. amplexicauleAulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus; Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra
H. argillaceum (incl. lachenalii) Aphis fabae, hieracii; Nasonovia pilosellae, ribisnigri;
Pleotrichophorus deviatus; Uroleucon obscurum
H. atratum Pleotrichophorus deviatus; Uroleucon obscurum
H. aurantiacum (incl. auricoma) Aphis fabae, hieracii, pilosellae; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, [gei];
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, pilosellae, ribisnigri;
Pleotrichophorus deviatus;
Uroleucon cichorii, obscurum, pilosellae
H. auratumNasonovia ribisnigri
H. bauhiniAphis curtiseta, mohelnensis, pilosellae;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Uroleucon pilosellae
H. bifidumAphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani;
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, ribisnigri;
Uroleucon obscurum
H. bombycinumUroleucon obscurum
H. boreale = H. sabaudum
H. bosniacumBrachycaudus cardui, helichrysi
H. brachiatumUroleucon cichorii
H. brachyphyllum = H. brevifolium ssp. muraltae
H. brevifolium ssp. muraltae Uroleucon pseudobscurum
H. brunneocroceum = H. aurantiacum
H. bupleuroidesAphis pilosellae
H. caespitosum = Pilosella caespitosa
H. canadense = H. umbellatum
H. cymosumAphis curtiseta, fabae; Nasonovia ribisnigri;
Uroleucon pilosellae
H. dacicumNasonovia ribisnigri
H. deganwyenseNasonovia compositellae
H. × densiflorumUroleucon obscurum
H. × dubiumUroleucon cichorii
H. dunenseAphis hieracii
H. echioidesAphis hieracii, mohelnensis, pilosellae;
Nasonovia compositellae, compositellae ssp. nigra,
pilosellae;
Uroleucon obscurum, pilosellae, pseudobscurum
H. exotericumMyzus cymbalariae;
Nasonovia compositellae, compositellae ssp. nigra,
pilosellae
H. fallaxAphis curtiseta;
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, ribisnigri
H. flagellareAphis fabae; Nasonovia ribisnigri
H. florentinum[Uroleucon sp. (Leonard 1968, 346)]
H. floribundumAulacorthum solani; Nasonovia ribisnigri;
Uroleucon obscurum
H. gentileNasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, ribisnigri
H. glomeratumUroleucon obscurum
H. gronoviiNasonovia ribisnigri; Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
H. heldreichiiMyzus ornatus; Nasonovia ribisnigri
H. hoppeanum = Pilosella hoppeana
H. intybaceumNasonovia nivalis
H. jaculifoliumNasonovia ribisnigri
H. japonicumUroleucon picridis
H. junceumNasonovia ribisnigri
H. korshinskyiAcyrthosiphon ilka; Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra
H. kryloviiAphis hieracii
H. lachenalii see H. argillaceum
H. lactucella = Pilosella lactucella
H. laevigatum = H. umbellatum
H. lanatum = H. tomentosum
H. lanceolatum = H. prenanthoides ssp. lanceolatum
H. linariifolium = H. umbellatum?
H. macranthum = Pilosella macrantha
H. maculatumNasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra; [Uroleucon grossum]
H. murorumAcyrthosiphon malvae; Aphis fabae, hieracii, pilosellae;
Aulacorthum solani; Hyperomyzus hieracii;
Myzus ascalonicus;
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, pilosellae, ribisnigri;
Pleotrichophorus deviatus;
Uroleucon cichorii, obscurum, sonchi
H. pallidum Aphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani;
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, ribisnigri
H. peleterianum = Pilosella peleteriana
H. pilosella = Pilosella officinarum
H. piloselloidesAphis curtiseta;
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, pilosellae, ribisnigri;
Pleotrichophorus deviatus; Uroleucon cichorii, [grossum]
H. pilosum ssp. villosiceps Nasonovia nivalis, ribisnigri
H. porrifoliumAcyrthosiphon porrifolii; Uroleucon obscurum
H. praealtumUroleucon obscurum
H. praecoxNasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra
H. pratense = Pilosella caespitosa
H. prenanthoides (incl. ssp. Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra
lanceolatum)
H. racemosumUroleucon obscurum
H. robustumUroleucon obscurum
H. rotundatumBrachycaudus helichrysi; Nasonovia ribisnigri
H. rubrum = Pilosella rubra
H. sabaudum (incl. boreale, Aphis fabae, hieracii;
silvestre) Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, hieracii, ribisnigri;
Hyperomyzus hieracii; Pleotrichophorus deviatus;
Uroleucon obscurum
H. saxifragumAphis hieracii
H. scabrumUroleucon pseudambrosiae
H. schmidtii Aphis hieracii
H. scouleriBrachycaudus helichrysi; Nasonovia ribisnigri
H. silvestre = H. sabaudum
H. spondylium (?) [Nasonovia sp. (Börner 1952, 350)];Uroleucon obscurum
H. sylvaticum = H. murorum
H. tomentosumAphis fabae; Nasonovia ribisnigri; Uroleucon obscurum
H. transsilvanicum = H. rotundatum
H. tridentatumUrleucon obscurum
H. umbellatum[Anuraphis farfarae]; Aphis fabae, heiei, hieracii;
(incl. laevigatum) Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi;
Hyperomyzus hieracii, picridis;
[Macrosiphoniella femorata];
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, ribisnigri;
Pleotrichophorus deviatus;
Uroleucon hieracicola, obscurum, [picridis],
pseudobscurum
H. vavietis (?)Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra (? – as hieracii Kalt.)
H. venosum[Aphis hieracium-venosum Rafinesque (invalid name)];
[Nearctaphis bakeri];
[Uroleucon eupatoricolens, Uroleucon sp. (Leonard 1968,
346)]H. villosiceps = H. pilosum ssp. villosiceps
H. villosumNasonovia ribisnigri
H. virosumAphis fabae, frangulae group, hieracii, mohelnensis;
Hyperomyzus picridis;
Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra, ribisnigri;
Pemphigus bursarius;
Uroleucon obscurum, pseudobscurum
H. vulgatumAphis fabae, hieracii; Acyrthosiphon rubi;
Hyperomyzus hieracii; Macrosiphum chukotense;
Nasonovia compositellae, compositellae ssp. nigra,
pilosellae, ribisnigri;
Pleotrichophorus deviatus;
Uroleucon obscurum, pseudambrosiae
H. × zizianumUroleucon obscurum
Hieracium spp.Aphis gossypii;
Hyperomyzus inflatus, picridis;
[Macrosiphoniella yomenae];
Nasonovia brevipes (?), compositellae ssp. iberica;
Protaphis scorzonerae;
Uroleucon [erigeronense], hieracioides, [sonchellum]

Key to apterae on Hieracium:-

1 Hind tarsus much elongated, more than 0.5 × hind tibia. SIPH absent …..Trama troglodytes
Hind tarsus of normal length. SIPH present, tubular…..2
2 SIPH with distal reticulated zone (at least 4-5 rows of closed polygonal cells extending for 0.13 or more of length)…..3
SIPH without a distinct zone of polygonal reticulation (sometimes with transverse striae and 1-2 indistinct rows of transversely elongate cells)…..13
3 SIPH pale, or only dusky towards apices, with reticulation on distal 0.13-0.20 of length. Femora wholly pale, or only dusky at apices…..4
SIPH wholly dark or only pale at base or in middle, with reticulation on distal 0.16-0.44 of length…..5
4 Small marginal tubercles (MTu) only sporadically present on ABD TERG 2-5 and spinal tubercles (Stu) only occasionally present on ABD TERG 7-8. R IV+V with 6-10 accessory hairs…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
MTu almost always present on ABD TERG 2-5, and STu also consistently present on ABD TERG 7 and 8. R IV+V with 7-13 accessory hairs …..Macrosiphum chukotense
5 Cauda dark…..Uroleucon hieracioides*
Cauda much paler than SIPH…..6
6 Well-developed, crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present…..7
Antesiphuncular sclerites absent, broken or vestigeal…..10
7 Tibiae entirely black…..8
Tibiae with paler basal or middle section…..9
8 Hind tibiae 0.85-1.05 × BL. Cauda with 9-18 hairs …..Uroleucon pseudobscurum
Hind tibiae 0.70-0.85 × BL. Cauda with 18-28 hairs…..Uroleucon cichorii
9 SIPH reticulated on distal 0.33-0.40 of length. First tarsal segments usually with 3 hairs (rarely 4 or 5). ANT III with 15-28 rhinaria…..Uroleucon pilosellae
SIPH reticulated on 0.19-0.30 of length. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs. ANT III with 13-55 rhinaria…..Uroleucon obscurum
10 Coxae dark, much darker than trochanters and bases of femora. Dorsal abdominal hairs not arising from dark scleroites…..11
Coxae pale or dusky, similar to trochanters and bases of femora. Some or all of dorsal abdominal hairs arising from dark scleroites…..12
11 SIPH pale at base. First tarsal segments with 3 (or rarely 4) hairs. Cauda bearing 26-32 hairs, 2.4-3.0 × R IV+V which bears 10-12 accessory hairs. ANT PT/BASE 3.0-4.2 …..Uroleucon bielawskii
SIPH dark at base, sometimes paler in middle. First tarsal sgements with (4-) 5 hairs. Cauda bearing 16-24 hairs, 2.9-4.3 × R IV+V which bears 7-8 accessory hairs. ANT PT/BASE 3.9-5.2…..Uroleucon sonchi
12 R IV+V 1.3-1.4 × HT II…..Uroleucon hieracicola
R IV+V 0.9-1.1 × HT II…..Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
13 ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu)…..14
ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu…..22
14 Cauda obtusely triangular, about as long as its basal width in dorsal view. SIPH very short, about equal in length to cauda. ANT PT/BASE about 1 …..Protaphis scorzonerae*
Cauda tongue-shaped, longer than its basal width. SIPH usually longer than cauda. ANT PT/BASE more than 1.25…..15
15 Cauda with 11-25 hairs. Dorsal abdomen usually with scattered dark markings anterior to SIPH, and broad dark cross-bars on ABD TERG 7and 8…..Aphis fabae
Cauda with 4-10 hairs. No dark dorsal markings anterior to SIPH…..16
16 ANT PT 0.8-1.3 × R IV+V. R IV+V 1.5-2.0 × HT II…..17
ANT PT 1.4-2.1 × R IV+V. R IV+V 0.95-1.5 (occasionally more than 1.5 in summer dwarfish specimens)…..18
17 ANT 4- or 5-segmented. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.2-0.4 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Ventral abdominal hairs about equal to ANT BD III, or shorter …..Aphis pilosellae
ANT usually 6-segmented. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.8-1.4 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Ventral abdominal hairs distinctly longer than ANT BD III …..Aphis mohelnensis
18 Cauda paler than SIPH…..19
Cauda as dark as SIPH…..20
19 R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-3.2…..Aphis gossypii
R IV+V 0.85-1.05 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 1.6-2.0 …..Aphis frangulae group on H. virosum, Uzbekistan (see Holman 1998)
20 Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.3-0.8 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Hairs on ANT III maximally 0.4 × BD III…..Aphis curtiseta
Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.9-1.5 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.5-1.2 × BD III…..21
21 Longest hairs on ABD TERG 3 are 25 μm long, about 1.3 × ANT BD III. Longest dorsal and ventral hairs on hind femur are respectively 0.3-0.8 and 0.5-1.0 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture…..Aphis hieracii
Longest hairs on ABD TERG 3 are 50-70 μm long, 2.5-3.5 × ANT BD III. Longest dorsal and ventral hairs on hind femur are of about equal length, 1.2-1.4 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture…..Aphis heiei
22 Cauda helmet-shaped, a little shorter than its basal width in dorsal view …..23
Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, or triangular, longer than its basal width …..24
23 Dorsum with an extensive black shield. SIPH dark, imbricated, 2.1-3.4 × cauda …..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum without dark markings. SIPH pale, smooth-surfaced, 0.8-1.5 (-2.0) × cauda …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
24 Cuticle of head smooth, not spiculose…..25
Cuticle of head densely spiculose or nodulose …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
25 Dorsal hairs narrowest at base, widening gradually to a broadly fan-shaped apex …..Pleotrichophorus deviatus
Dorsal hairs not narrowest at base; blunt, pointed or with expanded, not fan-shaped apices …..26
26 SIPH slightly to markedly clavate…..27
SIPH not clavate…..30
27 SIPH very strongly inflated, with maximum width 2.2-3.1 × minimum width on basal half. (ANT with 23-40 rhinaria on III, 1-7 on IV and 0-1 on V) …..Hyperomyzus inflatus
SIPH less strongly inflated, with maximum width 1.1-2.0 × minimum width on basal half. (ANT with 9-44 rhinaria on III, 0-6 on IV, 0 on V)…..28
28 Dorsal abdomen with a large dark central patch. SIPH with swollen part up to 1.5-2.0 × width of narrowest part on basal half…..Hyperomyzus hieracii
Dorsal abdomen without a large dark central patch. SIPH with swollen part 1.1-1.6 × width of narrowest part on basal half…..29
29 SIPH 1.5-2.4 × cauda, with maximum width of distal part less than 1.3 × minimum width on basal half. Tibiae and distal halves of femora dusky to dark…..Hyperomyzus nigricornis
SIPH 1.4-1.6 × cauda, with swollen part 1.3-1.6 × minimum width on basal half. Tibiae and femora pale except for tibial apices…..Hyperomyzus picridis
30 Hairs on ANT III very short, 0.2-0.3 × BD III. ANT III with only 0-3 small rhinaria near base. Thoracic spiracular apertures similar in size to abdominal ones…..31
Hairs on ANT III 0.8-1.7 × BD III. ANT III with 2-36 rhinaria. Thoracic spiracular apertures much larger than (more than 2 × diameter of) abdominal ones…..34
31 ANT PT/BASE 4.4-7.5…..32
ANT PT/BASE 3.0-4.2…..33
32R IV+V 0.87-1.13 × HT II. Dorsal cuticle rugose, variolate …..Acyrthosiphon rubi
R IV+V 1.0-1.5 × HT II. Dorsal cuticle smooth or slightly wrinkled …..Acyrthosiphon malvae
33 SIPH 1.7-2.5 × cauda and 1.0-1.3 × ANT III. R IV+V 0.75-0.9 × HT II…..Acyrthosiphon ilka
SIPH 1.3-1.6 × cauda and 0.7-0.8 × ANT III. R IV+V 1.0-1.15 × HT II…..Acyrthosiphon porrifolii
34 R IV+V about 2 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 3.1-3.8. Hind tarsus I with 3 hairs. Cauda (probably) with 5 hairs…..Nasonovia brevipes*
R IV+V 1.1-1.7 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 3.4-11.4. Hind tarsus I with 2 or 3 hairs. Cauda with 6-9 (usually 7) hairs…..35
35 Dorsum with extensive black sclerotisation, including a continuous shield extending over ABD TERG 1-5…..36
Dorsum with paired spino-pleural dark markings and sometimes less distinct cross-bars, never with a solid shield…..38
36 ANT PT/BASE 3.4-5.0. ABD TERG 2-4 usually with small marginal tubercles (MTu). R IV+V 1.1-1.3 × HT II…..Nasonovia compositellae ssp. compositellae
ANT PT/BASE 4.9-9.8. ABD TERG 2-4 usually without MTu. R IV+V 1.2-1.6 × HT II…..37
37 ANT PT/BASE 4.9-8.3. Longest hairs on ANT III 1.1-1.7 × BD III. R IV+V 0.16-0.19 mm, 1.2-1.5 × HT II, and bearing 8-10 accessory hairs …..Nasonovia compositellae ssp. nigra
ANT PT/BASE 8.3-9.8. Longest hairs on ANT III 1.0-1.2 × BD III. R IV+V 0.21-0.24 mm, 1.3-1.6 × HT II, and bearing 11-14 accessory hairs ….. Nasonovia compositellae ssp. iberica
38 Hind tarsus I with 3 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
Hind tarsus I with 2 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 4.9-8.0…..39
39 R IV+V 1.4-1.7 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 5.7-8.0…..Nasonovia pilosellae
R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 4.9-6.4…..Nasonovia nivalis
HierochloePoaceae
Hierochloe hookeri = Anthoxanthum hookeri
H. odorataSitobion avenae, fragariae

Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.

HippocrepisFabaceae
Hippocrepis comosa Acyrthosiphon caraganae, loti, pisum
H. emerusAcyrthosiphon caraganae, loti, [parvum];
Aphis craccivora, cytisorum; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus ornatus; Therioaphis langloisi
Hippocrepis sp.Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Use key to apterae on Coronilla.

Hippomarathrum see CachrysApiaceae
Hippophae Sea Buckthorn Elaeagnaceae

Most of the aphid species found on Hippophae are also recorded from the closely related genus Elaeagnus, so the key to Elaeagnus can be used to discriminate the species listed below. It is likely that all heteroecious Capitophorus species can utilise either Elaeagnus or Hippophae as primary host, depending on availability.

Hippophae rhamnoides [Aphis craccivora, fabae];
(= Elaeagnus rhamnoides) Capitophorus [carduinus], elaeagni, hippophaes, [inulae],
meghalayensis, [mitegoni], pakansus, rhamnoides,
similis, wojciechowskii, xanthii;
Lachnus wichmanni
H. salicifoliaCapitophorus similis
Hippophae sp.Capitophorus himalayensis
HippurisPlantaginaceae
Hippuris vulgaris Aphis fabae, nasturtii; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Myzus lythri; Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Key to apterae on Hippurus:-

1 Head densely spiculose. SIPH tapering and coarsely imbricated, 1.8-2.8 × ANT PT. Immatures with spinulose hind tibiae…..Myzus lythri
Head not spiculose. SIPH almost smooth or moderateely imbricated, tapering, truncate or swollen on distal half. 0.45-1.05 × ANT PT. Immatures with smooth hind tibiae …..2
2 SIPH swollen on distal half, more than 2 × cauda which is much longer than its basal width. Dorsal cuticle with a reticulate pattern formed by roundish, bead-like spinules …..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
HiptageMalpighiaceae
Hiptage madablota Aphis craccivora
HirschfeldiaBrassicaceae
Hirschfeldia incana [Aulacorthum hirschfeldii Rusanova 1942 (nomen
(incl. adpressa) nudum)]
Brevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi, pseudobrassicae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
Use key to aphids on Brassica.
HispidellaAsteraceae
Hispidella hispanica Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Uroleucon mierae, [picridis]

Couplet to separate these two species:-

(Both species have SIPH with subapical polygonal reticulation.)

ANT and SIPH black, and legs brown-black on distal basal parts of femora and tibiae. Dorsal hairs all arising from dark scleroites, and pre- and post-siphuncular sclerites present…..Uroleucon mierae
ANT, SIPH and legs mainly pale. Dorsum without any dark markings …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
HistiopterisDennstaedtiaceae
Histiopteris incisaAphis gossypii
HoffmanniaRubiaceae
Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii Aphis gossypiii
HoffmannseggiaFabaceae
Hoffmannseggia falcaria = H. glauca
H. glauca Aphis craccivora
HoitaFabaceae
Hoita macrostachya Acyrthosiphon pisum
HolarrhenaApocynaceae
Holarrhena antidysinterica Aphis gossypii, spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HolboelliaLardizabalaceae
Holboellia latifolia Hillerislambersia darjeelingi; Sinonipponaphis holboelliae

Couplet for separation of apterae of these two species:-

Dorsal cuticle of head, thorax and most abdominal segments fused into a sclerotic oval carapace, covered with numerous conical spine-like pustules. ANT 4-segmented, c.0.2 × BL, not visible from above. SIPH as pores on dark sclerites. Cauda knobbed, anal plate bilobed…..Sinonipponaphis holboelliae
Dorsal cuticle membranous and divided normally, bearing long, finely-pointed hairs up to 5.5 × ANT BD III. ANT 6-segmented, 0.65-0.9 × BL. SIPH tubular, thick, tapering, with distal polygonal reticulation. Cauda short, tongue-shaped, 1.0-1.5 × its basal width, and anal plate entire….. Hillerislambersia darjeelingi
HolcusPoaceae
Holcus annuus Sitobion fragariae
H. halepensis = Sorghum halepense
H. lanatusAnoecia corni, fulviabdominalis; Atheroides serrulatus;
Cryptaphis poae; Diuraphis frequens, holci;
Forda formicaria; Geoica lucifuga, setulosa, utricularia;
Hyalopteroides humilis; Laingia psammae;
Melanaphis pyraria; Metopolophium dirhodum, festucae;
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, oxyacanthae, padi;
Schizaphis [graminum], holci; Sipha maydis;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae; Tetraneura ulmi
H. mollisAnoecia corni; Cryptaphis poae; Diuraphis holci;
Forda formicaria; Rhopalosiphum padi; Schizaphis holci;
Sipha glyceriae, maydis; Sitobion avenae, fragariae;
Tetraneura ulmi
H. setiglumis = H. annuus
H. sorghum = Sorghum bicolor
Holcus sp.Sipha flava

Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.

HolmskioldiaLamiaceae
Holmskioldia sanguinea Aphis gossypii, spiraecola; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Myzus ornatus

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HolodiscusRosaceae
Holodiscus discolor Acyrthosiphon rockspirea;
Aphis cercocarpi, craccivora, fabae, holodisci, schuhi;
Illinoia gracilicornis, spiraeae
Macrosiphum clydesmithi, euphorbiae, holodisci,
opportunisticum, pteridis, walkeri;
Wahlgreniella sp. (Washington, USA – A. Jensen,
aphidtrek.org)
Holodiscus dumosus Acyrthosiphon rockspirea; Aphis cercocarpi, holodisci;
Illinoia gracilicornis, spiraeae

Key to apterae on Holodiscus (based mainly on Jensen 2021):-

1 ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu). ANT tubercles weakly developed. ANT shorter than BL. Dorsal abdomen with or without dark markings. SIPH dark, without subapical polygonal reticulation.…..2
ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu. ANT tubercles well developed, with divergent inner faces. ANT longer than BL. Dorsal abdomen without dark markings. SIPH pale, dusky or light brown apically, usually with subapical polygonal reticulation.…..5
2 SIPH very short, about as long as their basal widths and shorter than the pale/dusky cauda. Dorsal abdomen without dark markings…..Aphis schuhi
SIPH longer than their basal widths and longer than the dark cauda. Dorsal abdomen with dark markings…..3
3 Dorsal abdomen with an extensive solid dark shield. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.8 × BD III. Cauda tapering to a blunt point, with 4-9 hairs…..Aphis craccivora
Dorsal abdomen with dark spots or patches, no solid dark shield. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.8-2.2 × BD III. Cauda rounded at apex, with 8-24 hairs…..4
4 Cauda with 4-12 hairs, often constricted in the middle and/or pointed apically…..Aphis holodisci
Cauda with 11-25 hairs, broad and not typically constricted in middle nor pointed apically …..Aphis fabae
5 Cauda 0.6-1.1 × SIPH, and without or with almost no subapical polygonal reticulation…..Acyrthosiphon rockspirea
Cauda less than 0.6 × SIPH, and usually with 3 or morel rows of subapical polygonal reticulation…..6
6 SIPH weakly to distinctly clavate over apical half, with 3 or fewer rows of subapical reticulation…..7
SIPH not clavate or only slightly wider immediately basad of subapical reticulation, which is sometimes composed of more than 3 rows…..9
7 Cauda with 2 pairs of lateral hairs and one dorsal subapical hair….Wahlgreniella sp. (Washington, USA; see Jensen 2021)
Cauda with 3 or more pairs of lateral hairs…..8
8 Hairs on ANT tubercles about equal in length to or greater than the width of ANT III. Hairs on ABD TERG 8 usually longer than width of basal half os SIPH…..Illinoia gracilicornis (part)
Hairs on ANT tubercles much shorter than the width of ANT III. Hairs on ABD TERG 8 distinctly shorter than width of basal half of SIPH…..Illinoia spiraeae
9 ANT very long, with ANT V usually longer than ANT III. Secondary rhinaria on ANT II small, protuberant, scattered sparsely over much of length of segment. ANT I with extensive spiculose ornamentation laterally, and almost none medially…..Macrosiphum holodisci
ANT V almost always shorter than ANT III. Secondary rhinaria on ANT III normal, clustered near base of segment. ANT I with spiculose ornamentation absent or extensive only medially, or both medially and laterally…..10
10 Longest hairs on ANT III about half as long as width of ANT III or shorter …..11
Longest hairs on ANT III about equal to or longer than width of ANT III …..13
11 R IV+V at least 0.14 mm long. SIPH unusually long and thin, with about 2 or fewer rows of distinct subapical reticulation…..Macrosiphum clydesmithi
R IV+V almost always less than 0.14 mm long. SIPH of moderate length, not noticeably thin, with or without subapical polygonal reticulation…..12
12 SIPH without or with only 1-2 rows of subapical polygonal reticulation, and usually slightly thicker on distal half…..Illinoia gracilicornis (part)
SIPH with about 3 rows of subapical polygonal reticulation, and not at all thicker on distal half…..Macrosiphum walkeri
13 Head almost uniformly densely spiculose ventrally …..Macrosiphum opportunisticum
Head much less spiculose ventrally; at most either with a ventral cluster of spinules, or with a narrow band of spicules extending from ANT tubercles to mouthparts …..14
14 R IV+V 1.18-1.32 × HT II. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.3-0.5 × BD III. Abdominal tergum pale-sclerotic. ANT tubercles each with a ventral cluster of spicules…..Macrosiphum pteridis
R IV+V 0.8-1.0 × HT II. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.6-1.0 × BD III. Abdominal tergum pale and membranous. ANT tubercles usually without spicules, rarely with a narrow band ventrally between ANT tubercles and mouthparts ….. Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Holoptelea Ulmaceae
Holoptelea integrifolia Aphis craccivora, gossypii

(Use key to polyphagous aphids)

Holoschoenus see ScirpoidesCyperaceae
Holoschoenus vulgaris = Scirpoides holoschoenus
HolosteumCaryophyllaceae
Holosteum umbellatum Myzus ascalonicus, persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Homalocenchrus see LeersiaEncalyptaceae
HomogyneAsteraceae
Homogyne alpina Brachycaudus helichrysi; Capitophorus similis

Couplet for separating these two species:-

SIPH long and thin, curved outwards distally, 0.25-0.37 × BL and 3.7-5.0 × cauda, which is tongue-shaped. Hairs on front of head and dorsal body capitate …..Capitophorus similis
SIPH short, conical, 0.07-0.10 × BL and 0.8-1.5 (-2.0) × cauda, which is helmet-shaped and not longer than its basal width. Hairs not capitate …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
HomonoiaEuphorbiaceae
Homonoia riparia [Cavariella aegopodii]
Honkenya Caryophyllaceae
Honkenya peploides Acyrthosiphon auctum;
Myzus ascalonicus, certus, persicae

Use key to apterae on Cerastium.

Hocquartia see AristolochiaAristolochiaceae
HordelymusPoaceae
H. europaeusForda formicaria
HordeumPoaceae
H. aegicerasMetopolophium dirhodum; Sitobion avenae
H. avenaceum = Arrhenatherum elatius
H. brachyantherum Rhopalosiphum padi; Sipha glyceriae; Sitobion fragariae
H. brevisubulatum Diuraphis noxia; Forda marginata, pawlowae, riccobonii;
Metopolophium dirhodum; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Sipha elegans, maydis; Sitobion avenae, miscanthi
H. bulbosumAnoecia corni; Diuraphis noxia; Forda formicaria;
Metopolophium dirhodum; Paracletus cimiciformis;
Schizaphis graminum; Sipha elegans, maydis;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae
H. caespitosum = H. dubatum
H. chilenseMetopolophium dirhodum; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Sitobion avenae
H. coeleste = H. vulgare
H. comosumDiuraphis noxia
H. distichonAnoecia haupti; Diuraphis noxia;
Metopolophium dirhodum, festucae ssp. cerealium;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi; Schizaphis graminum;
Sipha maydis; Sitobion akebiae, avenae, fragariae
H. hexastichon see H. vulgare
H. hystrix = H. marinum ssp. gussoneanum
H. jubatumAnoecia corni, Anoecia sp. (Manitoba, Canada; BMNH
collection, leg. A.G. Robinson);
Diuraphis noxia, tritici; Geoica setulosa;
Metopolophium dirhodum; [Pemphigus betae];
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi; Schizaphis graminum;
Sipha elegans, glyceriae;
Sitobion alopecuri, avenae, fragariae
H. leporinum = H. murinum ssp. leporinum
H. marinum (incl. ssp. Anoecia corni; Forda marginata, orientalis, pawlowae;
gussoneanum) Metopolophium dirhodum;
Rhopalosiphum padi; Sipha maydis
H. murinumAnoecia corni, haupti, vagans; Aphis craccivora, fabae;
Aploneura lentisci; Atheroides serrulatus;
Baizongia pistaceae; Diuraphis noxia;
Geoica setulosa, utricularia group;
Israelaphis carmini, ilharcoi; Melanaphis pyraria;
Metopolophium dirhodum, fasciatum, festucae,
festucae ssp. cerealium;
Myzus persicae
Paracletus bykovi ssp.muzbekistanicus, cimiciformis;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi;
Schizaphis graminum; Sipha elegans, maydis;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae;
Tetraneura [reticulata del Guercio 1920)], ulmi
H. murinum ssp. leporinum Anoecia corni; Diuraphis noxia; Israelaphis ilharcoi;
Metopolophium dirhodum; Paracletus cimiciformis;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi; Schizaphis graminum;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae, [longisiphon Rusanova 1942
(nomen nudum)]
H. nevskyanum = H. brevisubulatum
H. nodosum = H. bulbosum
H. pusillumSchizaphis graminum; Sitobion avenae
H. roshevitziiDiuraphis noxia; Forda marginata, pawlowae;
Sipha maydis
H. sativum = H.vulgare
H. secalinumDiuraphis noxia; Sitobion fragariae
H. spontaneumMetopolophium dirhodum; Rhopalosiphum maidis
H. stenostachysSchizaphis graminum
H. turkestanicum = H.brevisubulatum
H. violaceum = H. brevisubulatum
H. vulgare (incl. varsAnoecia corni, fulviabdominalis, vagans; Aploneura lentisci;
hexastichon, sativum) Asiphonella cynodonti; Baizongia pistaceae;
Carolinaia rhois; Cavariella aquatica;
Diuraphis holci, noxia;
Forda formicaria, hirsuta, marginata, pawlowae, rotunda;
Geoica harpazi, lucifuga, utricularia;
Hysteroneura setariae; Laingia psammae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Melanaphis sorghi;
Metopolophium dirhodum, festucae ssp. cerealium;
Myzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Paracletus bykovi, cimiciformis, subnudus;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi, rufiabdominale;
Schizaphis graminum;
Sipha elegans, flava, glyceriae, maydis;
Sitobion akebiae, avenae, fragariae, graminis, miscanthi,
[rosaeiformis];
Smynthurodes betae;
Tetraneura africana, fusiformis, radicicola, ulmi
H. vulgare var. nudum = H. distichon
H. vulgare var. trifurcatum = H. aegiceras
Hordeum spp.Anoecia graminis; Diuraphis frequens; Melanaphis pyraria

Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.

Horkeliasee PotentillaRosaceae
Horkelia fusca = Potentilla fusca
HornstedtiaZingiberaceae
Hornstedtia mollis Astegopteryx styracophila

(or try key under Hedychium)

HornungiaBrassicaceae
Hornungia alpina Brevicoryne brassicae; Myzus persicae

See key to apterae on Brassica.

Hortensia see Hydrangea Hydrangeaceae
HoslundiaLamiaceae
Hoslundia opposita Uroleucon compositae
Hosta (including Funkia)Asparagaceae
H. caerulea = H. ventricosa
H. japonica = H. plantaginea
H. lancifoliaAphis fabae
H. montana = H. sieboldiana var. montana
H. plantaginea Aphis fabae, sambuci;
H. rectifoliaAphis fabae
H. sieboldiana (incl. var. montana) Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
H. subcordata = H. plantaginea
H. undulataAphis fabae
H. ventricosa (incl. caerulea) Aphis ?fabae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HottoniaPrimulaceae
Hottonia palustris Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae