HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS (in alphabetical order) |
Met-Nys “Mosses” Metaplexis Apocynaceae Metaplexis
japonica Aphis [glycines], nerii M. stauntoni [Aphis sp. (Davletshina 1964)] Metasequoia Taxodiaceae Metasequoia
glyptostroboides Illinoia morrisoni Metastelma Apocynaceae Metastelma
anegadense Aphis nerii Metrosideros Myrtaceae Metrosideros
excelsa Aphis gossypii;
Myzus ornatus M.
lucida =
M. umbellata M. umbellata [Aphis sp. (Leonard, 1972)]; Greenidea
psidii; Myzus
persicae - SIPH with numerous long hairs .....Greenidea psidii - SIPH
without hairs .....go to key to polyphagous aphids
Metroxylon Arecaceae Metroxylon sagu Cerataphis brasiliensis (for a key to palm aphids see under Calamus)
Meum Apiaceae Meum athamanticum Aphis fabae ; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Cavariella aegopodii, konoi, theobaldi;
Myzus ornatus Key
to apterae on Meum:- - ABD TERG 8 with a backwardly-directed finger-like process above cauda …..Cavariella spp.; use couplets 2-14 of
key to apterae on Angelica - No supracaudal process …..go to key to polyphagous
aphids Michauxia Campanulaceae Michauxia campanuloides Aphis solanella M. laevigata [Uroleucon sp.] Michelia Magnoliaceae Michelia alba Formosaphis
micheliae M. champaca (= Magnolia champaca) M. compressa (= Magnolia compressa) Michelia (or Magnolia?)
sp(p). [Aiceona
titabarensis]; Aphis
aurantii,
fabae, gossypii, nasturtii,
spiraecola; Myzus
persicae; [Prociphilus osmanthae]; Use
key to aphids on Magnolia.
Micranthes Saxifragaceae Micranthes careyana Aulacorthum solani; Nasonovia carolinensis Use key to apterae on Saxifraga. Microcitrus Rutaceae Microcitrus australis Aphis gossypii; Myzus persicae Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Microcos Tiliaceae Microcos paniculata Cervaphis schouteniae Microdesmis Pandaceae Microdesmis caseariifolia Greenidea sp. 1 of Q. Liu et al. (2013) Microglossa Asteraceae Microglossa
pyrifolia Aphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Microgramma Polypodiaceae Microgramma lycopodioides Idiopterus nephrelepidis M. piloselloides Idiopterus nephrelepidis (or
try key to fern-feeding aphids under Polypodium) Microlepia Dennstaedtiaceae Microlepia marginata Macromyzus woodwardiae M. platyphylla Idiopterus nephrelepidis M. speluncae var. pyramidata Idiopterus nephrelepidis Use key to apterae on ferns under Polypodium. Micromeria (including Satureja) Lamiaceae Micromeria graeca [Aphis sp.(p) (Cocuzza et al.
2014)] M. graeca ssp. consentina Aphis serpylli M. varia Aphis brunellae (?) Key
to apterae on Micromeria:- [Both the species named are small aphids (BL 1.0-1.6 mm) of the
taxonomically difficult A. frangulae group
normally associated with species in other genera of Lamiaceae. It is possible
that the records from Micromeria are
of (an)other undescribed species.] - Cauda pale. Total rostrum length (from base of
protractor apodeme) 0.32-0.41 mm. ANT PT/BASE 2.0-3.2. SIPH 0.9-1.9 × cauda …..Aphis brunellae - Cauda
dark. Total rostrum length 0.24-0.33 mm. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-2.5. SIPH 0.5-1.3 × cauda …..Aphis serpylli Micropsis Asteraceae Micropsis discolor (?) Sinomegoura citricola (Raychaudhuri
1984: 103) Microseris Asteraceae Microseris autumnalis (?) Uroleucon picridis (= Leontodon autumnalis?) Microsorum Polypodiaceae Microsorum
sp. Micromyzus katoi Microstegium (including Psilopogon) Poaceae Microstegium ciliatum Baizongia pistaciae; Ceratovacuna panici M. crispulum (?) Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale M. nudum [Ceratovacuna sp. B of
Takahashi 1958 (= lanigerum?)] M. vimineum [Astegopteryx styracophila]; Brachysiphoniella montana; Ceratovacuna nekoashi group; Kaochiaoja arthraxonis;
Sitobion
akebiae, kamtshaticum, [rosaeiformis] Use
keys to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.
Microtropis Celastraceae Microtropis discolor Sinomegoura citricola Mikania Asteraceae Mikania alba Aphis aurantii,
spiraecola M. cordata Aphis
spiraecola M. cordifolia Aphis
aurantii, gossypii, spiraecola; Neomyzus circumflexus M. guaco Aphis
spiraecola M. hastata Myzus
persicae M. micrantha Aphis
aurantii, coreopsidis, craccivora, gossypii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Neomyzus circumflexus; Pseudomegoura nipponica; Rhopalosiphum padi; Uroleucon ambrosiae M. ranunculifolia Aphis
(Toxoptera) aurantii; Aulacorthum solani; Neomyzus circumflexus; Uroleucon ambrosiae M. scandens Aleurodaphis
[blumeae], mikaniae; Aphis gossypii,
spiraecola; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus persicae Key
to apterae on Mikania:- 1 Body elongate oval, sclerotic dorsally, with a crenulate margin due
to a continuous fringe of wax glands. SIPH as pores with raised rims. Cauda
knobbed, anal plate bilobed …..Aleurodaphis
mikaniae - Body oval or
spindle-shaped, BL usually more than 1.5 mm, without a marginal fringe of wax
glands. SIPH tubular. Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, anal plate entire …..2 2 Head, ANT I, II and basal
part of III very pale, contrasting with dark rest of ANT. SIPH dark,
0.24-0.40 × BL, about twice as long as the much paler cauda .….Aphis
coreopsidis - Head and antennae
differently pigmented. SIPH and cauda pale or dark …..3 3 Head dark and densely
spiculose at least on ventral surface, with well-developed, steep-sided ANT
tubercles. SIPH dark, and femora mainly dark ….. Pseudomegoura nipponica - Without that combination of characters …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids Milium Poaceae Milium effusum Forda formicaria; Metopolophium dirhodum; Rhopalosiphum padi; Sitobion avenae, fragariae M. schmidtianum Sitobion avenae M. vernale Anoecia
corni;
Sitobion avenae; Tetraneura
caerulescens Use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Millettia Fabaceae Millettia duria Aphis gossypii M. eetveldeana Aphis
craccivora; Pterasthenia matileae M. japonica Aphis craccivora M. reticulata Aulacophoroides formosana (= Callerya
reticulata) M. thonningii Aphis craccivora Millettia spp. Acyrthosiphon
pisum; Aulacophoroides
millettiae; Pterasthenia shiraensis Key to apterae on Millettia:- 1 All viviparae alate, with knobbed cauda and bilobed
anal plate .....2 - Viviparae
in colonies often mostly apterous; cauda tongue-like or finger-like, anal
plate entire .....3 2 Media of forewing
unbranched. ANT IV and V pale except sometimes at apices. Hind tibiae pale …..Pterasthenia
shiraensis - Media of forewing once
branched. ANT uniformly dark. Hind
tibiae dark ….. Pterasthenia
matileae 3 Frons with antennal tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles
(MTu) .....4 - Antennal tubercles well developed, divergent. ABD
TERG 1 and 7 without MTu .....5 4 Dorsal
abdomen of aptera with a large black sclerotic patch. Cauda dark like SIPH .....Aphis
craccivora - Dorsal abdomen pale in cleared specimens. Cauda
paler than SIPH
.....Aphis gossypii 5 SIPH
pale, attenuate, much thinner than cauda, with pale bases. Head and femora
mainly pale .....Acyrthosiphon
pisum - SIPH black, as thick as cauda and swollen in middle,
arising from large dark sclerites. Head and distal parts of femora dark .....6 6 SIPH 2.1-2.3 × cauda. Cauda 1.7-1.8 × its basal
width. Dorsal abdomen without broad cross-bands .....Aulacophoroides
formosana - SIPH
2.9-3.7 × cauda. Cauda 1.1-1.4 × its basal width. Dorsal abdomen with broad cross-bands .....Aulacophoroides
millettiae ×Miltonidium (Miltonia × Oncidium) Orchidaceae ×Miltonidium
hybridum Aulacorthum solani Mimosa Fabaceae Mimosa nigra Aphis gossypii M. pigra [Macrosiphum salviae] M. pudica Aphis aurantii, craccivora,
gossypii, odinae; Myzus
ornatus; Sitobion mimosae, takahashii M. villosa [Hysteroneura setariae] Mimosa sp. Anomalosiphum indigoferae Key to aphids on Mimosa:- 1 SIPH with a subapical ring of hairs with expanded apices.
ABD TERG 8 with hair-bearing backwardly directed processes .....Anomalosiphum indigoferae - SIPH without hairs. ABD TERG 8 without hair-bearing
processes .....2 2 SIPH with subapical polygonal reticulation .....Sitobion mimosae (or takahashii - see text) - SIPH
without polygonal reticulation .....go to key to polyphagous aphids Mimulus (incl. Erythranthe) Phrymaceae Mimulus aurantiacus Aphis costalis M. calycinus = M. longiflorus ssp. calycinus M. cardinalis Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Nasonovia alpina M. floribundus Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae M. geyeri = M. glabratus ssp. geyeri M. glabratus (incl. vars Aphis mimuli geyeri, jamesii) M. guttatus Aphis costalis, [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1974)]; [Cavariella aegopodii]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzodium mimulicola; [Nasonovia sp. (Washington, USA; aphidtrek.org)] M. jamesii = M. glabratus ssp. jamesii M. lewisii Nasonovia
sp. (California: BMNH collection, leg. E.O.
Essig) M. longiflorus ssp.
calycinus Aphis costalis M. luteus Aulacorthum
solani M. moschatus [Nasonovia cynosbati] M. naiandinus Aphis fabae M. ringens Aphis
mimuli Mimulus spp. Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Neomyzus circumflexus Key
to apterae on Mimulus:- 1 SIPH slightly swollen on
distal part. ANT, legs, SIPH and cauda all mainly or entirely dark. Dorsal
cuticle with a pattern of spicules arranged in polygons …..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae - SIPH not swollen distally
and/or other characters do not apply …..2 2 Head nodulose with both
median frontal tubercle and ANT tubercles well developed, so that front of
head is W-shaped in dorsal view. Cauda with broad basal part and distinctly
narrower distal part …..Myzodium mimulicola - Head smooth or spiculose.
ANT tubercles and median frontal tubercle not both well developed. Cauda not
as above …..3 3 ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal
tubercles (MTu) …..4 - ANT tubercles
well-developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..6 4 SIPH and cauda dark …..Aphis fabae - SIPH and cauda pale …..5 5 R IV+V with 5-9 accessory hairs. SIPH 1.4-1.9 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE
1.8-2.3 …..Aphis
costalis - R
IV+V with 2 accessory hairs. SIPH 0.7-0.9 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 1.3-1.7 …..Aphis
mimuli 6 Spiracular apertures on
pro- and metathorax much larger than those on abdomen (which are partially
covered by cowl-like opercula). R IV+V 1.4-3.5 × HT II and bearing 8-30
accessory hairs. Longest hairs on ANT III 1.1-1.5 × BD III. ANT III with 6-26
rhinaria on thickened basal part …..7 - Thoracic spiracular
apertures not much larger than abdominal ones. R IV+V usually shorter and
less hairy, and ANT III usually with shorter hairs and fewer or no rhinaria …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids 7 R IV+V 1.8-2.2 × HT II.
ANT PT/BASE 5.8-6.8 ..... Nasonovia alpina - R IV+V 3.2-3.5 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 3.9-5.5 .....Nasonovia
sp., BMNH collection, California Mimusops Sapotaceae Mimusops
zeyheri Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii Mindium see
Michauxia Campanulaceae Minuartia Caryophyllaceae Minuartia laricina Aphis craccivora; [Staticobium loochooense] M. micrantha (?) Aphis craccivora M.
peploides = Honkenya peploides Mirabilis Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis jalapa Aphis craccivora, fabae,
gossypii, nasturtii, [oenotherae], solanella, spiraecola; [Capitophorus hippophaes ssp. javanicus]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus M. multiflora Aphis asclepiadis M. nyctaginea (var.
angustifolia) Aphis asclepiadis Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Miscanthus Poaceae Miscanthus japonicus = M. floridulus M. floridulus Ceratovacuna lanigera; Melanaphis sorini (?– as sacchari) M. ×giganteus Rhopalosiphum maidis; Sipha flava M. purpurascens = M. sinensis M. sacchariflorus Hyalopterus pruni; Melanaphis sorini (?– as sacchari); Myzus
persicae M. sinensis Anoecia
corni, fulviabdominalis; Brachysiphoniella montana; [Cavariella gilibertiae]; Ceratovacuna
lanigera; Hyalopterus
pruni; Melanaphis jamatonica,
japonica, koreana, montana, pyraria, sorini, yasumatsui; Rhopalosiphum maidis; Sipha flava; Sitobion avenae M. violaceus Hysteroneura
setariae; Pseudaphis
sijui; Sitobion graminis Miscanthus spp. Melanaphis daisenensis,
miscanthi, tateyamaensis; [Pseudoregma alexanderi]; Sitobion
akebiae, miscanthi, [smilacifoliae]; Tetraneura fusiformis, radicicola Use
key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Mitella Saxifragaceae Mitella caulescens Macrosiphum
tolmiea; Nasonovia (Kakimia) sp. (stroyani? - Jensen 2000: 451) Use
key to apterae on Tellima. Mitracarpus Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus Aphis
gossypii M. villosus = M. hirtus Mnesithea see Hackelochloa Poaceae Mnesithea granularis = Hackelochloa granularis Mnium Mniaceae Mnium cuspidatum [Schlechtendalia chinensis (imm.
sexuparae only)] Mn. hornum Muscaphis escherichi; Pseudacaudella rubida Mn. insigne [Clydesmithia canadensis] Mn. maximoviczii [Schlechtendalia chinensis (imm.
sexuparae only)] Mn. vesicatum [Schlechtendalia chinensis (imm. sexuparae only)] Use key to apterae of moss-feeding aphids
under Polytrichum. Modiola Malvaceae Modiola
caroliniana Myzus persicae Moehringia Caryophyllaceae Moehringia malyi [Aphis frangulae] M. trinervia Aphis
sambuci; Aulacorthum
solani; Brachycolus stellariae; Macrosiphum
euphorbiae, stellariae; Myzus certus, persicae Use
key to apterae on Stellaria Moghania Fabaceae Moghania macrophylla = Flemingia macrophylla Mohria Schizaeaceae Mohria
lepigera Micromyzus sp. (2 oviparae) Molineria Hypoxidaceae Moilineria capitulata Pseudoregma sundanica Molinia Poaceae Molinia caerulea Anoecia corni; Forda formicaria; Hyalopterus amygdali, pruni; Metopolophium dirhodum; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae; Sipha glyceriae, maydis; Sitobion
avenae, fragariae Use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Mollugo Molluginaceae Mollugo nudicaulis Aphis gossypii M. pentaphylla Aphis
craccivora M. stricta Aphis craccivora M. verticillata Aphis
spiraecola Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Molopospermum Apiaceae Molopospermum cicutarium Aulacorthum solani; Cavariella aegopodii M. peloponesiacum Aulacorthum solani; Cavariella aegopodii Key
to apterae on Molopospermum:- - ABD TERG 8 with a
backwardly-directed finger-like process above cauda. SIPH swollen on distal
part. ANT
PT/BASE 0.64-1.25 …..Cavariella aegopodii - No supracaudal process. SIPH without swelling. ANT PT/BASE 4.0-5.5 …..Aulacorthum
solani (or try key to
polyphagous aphids) Molucella Lamiaceae Molucella laevis Aphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani; [Brevicoryne brassicae] M.
spinosa Aphis frangulae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Momordica Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia Aphis aurantii, fabae,
gossypii, nasturtii, odinae, spiraecola, [umbrella]; Myzus
persicae M. cochinchinensis Aphis aurantii, gossypii M. femea (?) Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Monarda Lamiaceae Monarda didyma Aphis fabae, gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae M. fistulosa (incl. vars alba, Aphis fabae, gossypii,
monardae, neomonardae;
menthifolia) Aulacorthum
solani; Hyalomyzus monardae; Myzus ornatus; Ovatus crataegarius M. punctata Aphis gossypii Monarda sp. Aphis middletonii, nasturtii; [Utamphorophora humboldti] Key
to apterae on Monarda:- 1 ANT PT/BASE less than 1.8. Head with ANT tubercles undeveloped, ABD
TERG 1 and 7 with large marginal tubercles (MTu). R IV+V with 4-7 accessory
hairs. …..Aphis neomonardae - ANT PT/BASE more than
1.7. If ANT tubercles are
undeveloped and ABD TERG 1 and 7 have MTu then R IV+V has only 2 accessory hairs …..2 2 ANT tubercles well
developed with inner faces apically convergent, or bearing apically
convergent processes. R IV+V 1.3-1.7 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 3.0-6.0. ANT III
without rhinaria. (Al. with secondary rhinaria on ANT IV)
…..3 - Without that combination of characters, i.e. if ANT tubercles are
well developed and apically convergent then
R IV+V is less than 1.3 × HT II and other characters do not all apply …..go
to key to polyphagous
aphids (but note that apterae
running to either Aphis gossypii or
Aphis nasturtii in this key may be Aphis monardae –see text under this
name) 3 SIPH dark and swollen on distal 0.7. ANT and tibiae dark distally. ANT
PT/BASE 3.0-3.5 …..Hyalomyzus
monardae - SIPH pale, tapering/cylindrical. ANT and tibiae pale/dusky. ANT
PT/BASE 4.0-6.0 …...Ovatus craegarius Monardella Lamiaceae Monardella odoratissima [Aphis sp. nr. agastachyos
(A. Jensen, aphidtrek.org)]; [Illinoia
sp. (A. Jensen, aphidtrek.org.)]; [Macrosiphum sp. (A. Jensen, aphidtrek.org)] Mondia (including Chlorocodon) Apocynaceae Mondia
sp. Aphis nerii Moneses Ericaceae Moneses
uniflora Aulacorthum pirolacearum Monnina (= Monina) Polygalaceae Monnina
sp. [Uroleucon erigeronense] Monochoria Pontederiaceae Monochoria
hastata Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae M.
hastifolia = M.
hastata M. vaginalis Rhopalosiphum
nymphaeae Monotes Dipterocarpaceae Monotes
caloneurus Aphis craccivora, gossypii; [Sitobion sp.] M. glaber Aphis gossypii M. loandensis Aphis gossypii
M. pruinosa Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii (Use
key to polyphagous aphids.) Montanoa Asteraceae Montanoa bipinnatifida Aphis gossypii,
nasturtii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani; [Macrosiphoniella sanborni]; Myzus ornatus, persicae, [siegesbeckicola]; [Myzakkaia verbasci]; Sinomegoura citricola; [Uroleucon sp. (California, Leonard
1972a, 111)] M. grandiflora Neomyzus circumflexus; Uroleucon ambrosiae ssp. lizerianum M. rosei Myzus
persicae Montanoa sp. [Aleurodaphis blumeae]; Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum Key to apterae on Montanoa:- 1 SIPH dark with a distal zone of
reticulation consisting of numerous small polygonal cells .....2 - SIPH pale or dark, but if entirely dark
then without distal polygonal reticulation …..go to
key to
polyphagous aphids 2 R
IV+V 0.85-1.1 × ANT BASE VI. ABD
TERG 2-5 consistently with conical, dusky to dark marginal tubercles (MTu) .....Uroleucon
nigrotuberculatum - R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × ANT BASE
VI. MTu absent …..Uroleucon ambrosiae Montbretia see
Tritonia Iridaceae Montezuma Malvaceae Montezuma
speciosissima Aphis gossypii Montia Montiaceae Montia fontana [Jacksonia papillata] M.
sibirica = Claytonia sibirica Moraea Iridaceae Moraea flaccida Macrosiphum euphorbiae M. papilionacea Macrosiphum
euphorbiae M. robinsoniana = Dietes robinsoniana (or
use key to apterae on Iris) Morella see Myrica Myricaceae Morella
cerifera = Myrica cerifera Moricandia Brassicaceae Moricandia arvensis Brevicoryne brassicae M.
nitens Myzus persicae Use
key to aphids on Isatis. Morina Morinaceae Morina
coulteriana Aulacorthum solani; Rhopalosiphum staphyleae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Morinda Rubiaceae Morinda royoc Aphis gossypii
Moringa Moringaceae Moringa oleifera Aphis aurantii, spiraecola; [?Brachycaudus helichrysi]; Myzus persicae M. pterygosperma = M. oleifera Use
key to polyphagous aphids. Morrenia Apocynaceae Morrenia
odorata Aphis gossypii; Myzus persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Morus Mulberry
Moraceae Morus
alba Aphis aurantii, citricidus, craccivora, fabae, gossypii, spiraecola, [Aphis mori Clarke 1903]; [Brachycaudus helichrysi]; [Indomasonaphis anaphalidis]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus
persicae M.
australis = M. nigra M. nigra Aphis craccivora,
spiraecola Morus spp. [Brachyunguis harmalae]; Myzus
ornatus; [Pemphigus sp.] Use key to polyphagous aphids. Mosla Lamiaceae One polyphagous aphid
species, Aphis gossypii, is
recorded from three Mosla spp.; M. dianthera (=
M. formosana), M. japonica and M. scabra (=
M. punctulata). “Mosses” See
under Polytrichum
for a general key to apterae on mosses. Mozartia see
Myrcia Myrtaceae Mucuna (including Stizolobium) Fabaceae Mucuna cochinchinensis = M.
pruriens M. deeringianum = M.
pruriens var. utilis M. pruriens (incl. var. utilis) Aphis craccivora, fabae; Myzus persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Muehlenbeckia Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia australis Aphis cottieri M. complexa Aphis
cottieri Muehlenbeckia spp. Aphis aurantii, gossypii,
spiraecola; Aulacorthum
solani; Brachycaudus rumexicolens; Myzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus Key
to apterae on Muehlenbeckia:- 1 Cauda very broadly
rounded, not evident. SIPH short and conical, 0.03-0.04 × BL. Abdomen with
dark cross-bands on ABD TERG (4-) 5-8 …..Brachycaudus rumexicolens - Cauda tongue- or
finger-shaped. SIPH longer, more than 0.1 × BL. Abdomen without or with
different dark markings …..2 2 Head with median frontal
process well-developed, scabrous, rounded. Femora black except at bases. SIPH
and cauda both black, cauda bearing 8-11 hairs. R IV+V 0.8-1.0 × HT II …..Aphis
cottieri - Without that combination of characters
…..go to key
to polyphagous aphids Muhlenbergia Poaceae Muhlenbergia japonica Ceratovacuna nekoashi M. mexicana Anoecia cornicola; Geoica utricularia; Rhopalosiphum maidis M. racemosa Anoecia
corni M. schreberi Hyalopteroides
humilis; Prociphilus erigeronensis Muhlenbergia sp. Schizaphis muhlenbergiae Use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Mukia Cucurbitaceae Mukia
maderaspatana Aphis gossypii Mukdenia Saxifragaceae Mukdenia
rossii Aulacorthum glechomae Mulgedium (including Lagedium) Asteraceae M. alpinum = Cicerbita
alpina M. macrophyllum = Cicerbita macrophylla M. plumieri = Lactuca
plumieri M. roseum Acyrthosiphon
ilka;
Uroleucon chondrillae, mulgedii M. tataricum Acyrthosiphon
ilka, lactucae; Aphis
astrakhanica, craccivora, fabae, solanella; Aulacorthum
solani; Brachycaudus
helichrysi; Hyperomyzus lactucae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Nasonovia ribisnigri; Pemphigus bursarius; [Protaphis carthami]; Uroleucon formosanum, mulgedii Mulgedium sp. Uroleucon ambrosiae Use
key to apterae on Lactuca. Mulguraea Verbenaceae Mulguraea
aspera Aphis mulguraeae Mulinum Apiaceae Mulinum spinosum Aphis martinezi, mulini,
mulinicola, paravanoi, roberti, vurilocensis;
Capraphis blackmani; Hyadaphis coriandri Key
to apterae on Mulinum:- 1 Ocular tubercle
(triommatidium) not evident …..Capraphis blackmani - Ocular tubercle
(triommatidium) evident as a projection behind compound eye …..2 2 Cauda pale/dusky, SIPH pale
or dark. Dorsal abdomen without dark sclerotisation anterior to SIPH …..3 - Cauda and SIPH both dark.
Dorsal abdomen usually with some dark sclerotisation anterior to SIPH …..4 3 SIPH 0.6-0.82 × cauda,
dark and slightly swollen distally, with a constriction proximal to the
well-developed flange. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu).
Genital plate with 6-13 hairs on posterior part …..Hyadaphis coriandri - SIPH 1.0-1.2 × cauda,
mainly pale, tapering, with no subapical constriction and a small flange. ABD
TERG 1 and 7 with large MTu. Genital plate often without any hairs on
posterior part …..Aphis paravanoi 4 ABD TERG 1-4 (but not 7) with large dome-like MTu. SIPH at most 0.5 ×
cauda …..Aphis vurilocensis - MTu always present on ABD
TERG 1 and 7, rarely with small papilliform tubercles on 2-4. SIPH 0.6-1.5 ×
cauda …..5 5 Longest hairs on ANT III
5-13 μm, and on ABD TERG 3 4-20
μm long. Dorsal abdomen unsclerotised or with only small sclerotic
areas. Cauda triangular …..Aphis martinez - Longest hairs on ANT III
10-35 μm, and on ABD TERG 3 13-40 μm long. Dorsal abdomen with
variably developed, often extensive sclerotisation. Cauda finger-like …..6 6 Longest hairs on ANT III
10-20 μm, much shorter than BD III, on ABD TERG 3 13-28 μm, and on
ABD TERG 8 13-45 μm long. Cauda rather thin, with 4-10 hairs …..Aphis
roberti - Longest hairs on ANT III
and ABD TERG 3 are 30-35 μm, as long as or longer than BD III, and
longest hair on ABD TERG 8 is 50-60 μm long. Cauda with 8-14 hairs …..7 7 ANT
PT/BASE 1.5-1.8. SIPH more than 4 × longer than their width at midlength, and
1.3-1.5 × cauda. Cauda 0.27-0.32 mm long, with 10-14 hairs …..Aphis mulini - ANT
PT/BASE 0.9-1.2. SIPH and cauda both rather short and thick; SIPH less than 3
× longer than their width at midlength, and 0.8-1.1 × cauda. Cauda 0.17-0.20
mm long, with 8-10 hairs …..Aphis mulinicola Mundulea Fabaceae Mundulea sericea Aphis craccivora, gossypii M. suberosa Acyrthosiphon pisum - Antennal tubercles well developed, smooth,
divergent. SIPH mainly pale, broad-based, distally thin and cylindrical .....Acyrthosiphon
pisum - Without that combination of characters .....go to key to
polyphagous aphids Muntingia Muntingiaceae Muntingia
calabura Aphis gossypii,
spiraecola Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Murdannia Commelinaceae Murdannia keisak [Rhopalosiphoninus sp.
(Moritsu 1983: 315)] M. nudiflora Aphis gossypii Muretia Apiaceae Muretia fragrantissima = Galagania
fragrantissima Muretia transitoria = Elaeosticta
transitoria Murraya Rutaceae Murraya exotica Sinomegoura citricola M. koenigii Sinomegoura citricola M. paniculata Aphis aurantii, citricidus, craccivora, gossypii, odinae, spiraecola; Myzus persicae;
Sinomegoura citricola Use key to polyphagous aphids. Musa Musaceae Musa acuminata Aphis fabae; Pentalonia nigronervosa M. balbisiana Pentalonia
nigronervosa M. basjoo Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae; Sinomegoura citricola M. cavendishii = M. acuminata M. ensete = Ensete ventricosum M. formosana Pentalonia nigronervosa M. nana Pentalonia
nigronervosa M. ×paradisiaca [Acyrthosiphon pisum]; Aphis gossypii; Cerataphis brasiliensis; Metopolophium dirhodum; Myzus persicae; Pentalonia nigronervosa; [Schoutedenia ralumensis]; [Tetraneura nigriabdominalis] M. rosacea = M. balbisiana M. ×sapientum Aphis aurantii, odinae, spiraecola; Astegopteryx [nipae], styracophila; Cerataphis brasiliensis; Pentalonia nigronervosa; Rhopalosiphum enigmae, musae,
rufiabdominale M. superba = Ensete superbum Pentalonia nigronervosa M. textilis Pentalonia
nigronervosa Musa spp. Aphis fabae; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Dysaphis tulipae; [Pentalonia caladii]; Pseudoregma nicolaiae]; Rhopalosiphum
maidis Key
to apterae on Musa (and Ensete):- 1 Head with a pair of
forwardly-directed horns between ANT bases. Eyes 3-faceted. Marginal wax
glands evident. SIPH as pores .....2 - No frontal horns. Eyes
multifaceted. No evident wax glands. SIPH tubular .....3 2 Body dorso-ventrally flattened, almost circular, wholly sclerotic with
a continuous crenulate margin of wax glands. Head fused with 3 thoracic
tergites, and ABD TERG 1-7 fused …..Cerataphis
brasiliensis - Body not dorso-ventrally flattened, pear-shaped, not sclerotic, with
marginal wax glands divided into segmental groups. Head fused with prothorax,
other tergites free …..Astegopteryx
styracophila 3 SIPH and femora covered with irregular,
transverse rows of spicules. ANT PT/BASE 5.8-8.1. (Alata with dark-bordered
wing veins, with radius and media fused for part of lengths to form a closed
cell behind the pterostigma) …..Pentalonia nigronervosa - SIPH and femora smooth or
imbricated, not markedly spiculose. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-5.8. (Alata with normal
wing venation, veins not dark-bordered)
…..4 4 Cauda helmet-shaped, a
little shorter than its basal width …..5 - Cauda tongue-shaped,
longer than its basal width in dorsal view …..6 5 SIPH pale, smooth, with a
marked subapical annular incision. Spiracular apertures large and rounded.
Spinal tubercles (STu) absent …..Brachycaudus helichrysi - SIPH dark, imbricated,
without a subapical incision. Spiracular apertures reniform. Spinal tubercles
(STu) present on head and ABD TERG 8, or 7 and 8 …..Dysaphis
tulipae 6 Dorsal cuticle with a
reticulate pattern of spicules. SIPH cylindrical on basal part, slightly
swollen on distal part, with a smooth constricted subapical region …..7 - Dorsal cuticle without
spicules, or with spiculosity localised, not forming a reticulate pattern.
SIPH tapering on basal part, and tapering, cylindrical or swollen on distal
part, without a smooth constricted subapical region …..10 7 ANT PT/BASE less than 3.
Body rather elongate …..Rhopalosiphum maidis - ANT PT/BASE more than 3.
Body oval …..8 8 ANT usually 5-segmented, with long hairs. ANT PT usually distinctly
curved, and longer than ANT III (or III + IV together if ANT is 6-segmented) …..Rhopalosiphum
rufiabdominale - ANT 5- or 6-segmented,
with short hairs. ANT PT usually straight and shorter than ANT III + IV (or
III alone if ANT 5-segmented) …..9 9 ANT PT/BASE 3.0-3.9. SIPH less than 3 × longer than width at
midlength, 1.1-1.6 × cauda …..Rhopalosiphum
musae - ANT PT/BASE 4.3-5.0. SIPH more than 3 × longer than width at
midlength, 1.8-2.4 × cauda …..Rhopalosiphum
enigmae 10 SIPH black with a distal zone of polygonal
reticulation, 2.0-2.2 × cauda. Dorsal abdomen with a dark irregular central
sclerite. ANT III-VI entirely dark .....Sitobion sp. on Ensete ventricosum
(Ethiopia, BMNH collection, leg. T. Abate) - Without that combination
of characters .....11 11 SIPH pale, tapering/cylindrical, without
swelling or subapical polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 1-3 rhinaria near
base. Head cuticle smooth with ANT tubercles divergent, and median frontal
tubercle evident …..Metopolophium dirhodum - Without that combination of characters …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids Muscari Asparagaceae Muscari comosum Macrosiphum euphorbiae Muscari spp. Aphis gossypii; Dysaphis tulipae Key to apterae on Muscari:- - Cauda helmet-shaped, a
little shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. Spinal tubercles (STu)
present on head and ABD TERG 8, or 7 and 8 …..Dysaphis tulipae - Cauda tongue-shaped, much longer than its basal width. STu absent from
head, and rarely on ABD TERG 8 …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids Musineon (= Musenium) Apiaceae Musineon
tenuifolium Aphis asclepiadis Mussaenda Rubiaceae Mussaenda arcuata Aphis gossypii M. frondosa Aphis
aurantii, gossypii, odinae M. philippica Aphis
odinae Mussaenda spp. Aphis craccivora,
spiraecola; Myzus
persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Musschia Campanulaceae Musschia isambertoi Uroleucon cf.
nigrocampanulae (see Aguiar et al.
2013) Mutisia Asteraceae Mutisia spinosa Uroleucon patagonicum Myagrum Brassicaceae Myagrum
perfoliatum Brevicoryne brassicae Mycelis Asteraceae Mycelis muralis Acyrthosiphon lactucae; Aphis fabae; Macrosiphum
euphorbiae; Nasonovia
ribisnigri; Pemphigus
bursarius; Uroleucon
cichorii, murale, [rudbeckiae] Use
key to apterae on Lactuca. Myodocarpus Myodocarpaceae Myodocarpus fraxinifolius Aphis gossypii Myoporum Myoporaceae Myoporum acuminatum Aphis gossypii; Myzus persicae M. insulare Myzus
persicae M. laetum Aphis
gossypii M. “pictum” Aphis gossypii, [myopori] M. sandwicense [Aphis sp. (Hawaii, BMNH collection; specimens in poor condition)] M. tenuifolium Aphis fabae, gossypii, nasturtii; Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae M. tetrandum Aphis
gossypii, nasturtii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae M. viscosum Myzus
persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Myosotis Boraginaceae Myosotis alpestris Brachycaudus helichrysi,
jacobi M. alpina Aulacorthum
solani M. arvensis Aphis
fabae; Aulacorthum
solani; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi, jacobi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae M. caespitosa Brachycaudus helichrysi M. collina see M.
ramosissima M. nemorosa Brachycaudus
helichrysi M. palustris = M.
scorpioides M. ramosissima Brachycauus helichrysi,
jacobi; Myzus ascalonicus, myosotidis M. scorpioides Aphis fabae, gossypii,
nasturtii, triglochinis; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus bicolor,
helichrysi; Macrosiphum
euphorbiae, gei; Myzus ascalonicus, myosotidis, ornatus,
persicae M. suaveolens = M.
alpestris M. sylvatica Brachycaudus helichrysi,
jacobi; Myzus
ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus M. welwitschii Brachycaudus
helichrysi Myosotis sp. [Aphis nigratibialis]; [Aulacorthum solani ssp. orientale]; [Rhopalomyzus poae]; [Uroleucon erigeronense] Key
to apterae on Myosotis:- 1 Cauda helmet-shaped, a
little shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures are
large and rounded …..2 - Cauda tongue- or
finger-shaped, much longer than its basal width. Spiracular apertures are
small and reniform …..5 2 Dorsum pale, membranous. SIPH pale, smooth, 0.8-2.0 × cauda ......Brachycaudus helichrysi - Dorsum with black
sclerotisation. SIPH pale or dark, imbricated, 1.7-3.6 × cauda …..3 3 ANT III with 4-11
rhinaria. R IV+V 0.135-0.175 mm. Dorsal shield with a distinct pattern of
spinulose imbrications …..Brachycaudus jacobi - ANT III without rhinaria (except in
alatiform specimens). R IV+V (0.175-) 0.18-0.24 mm. Dorsal shield almost
smooth or with indistinct imbrications …..4 4 SIPH pale or dusky.
Conspicuous flat marginal tubercles (MTu) usually present on all segments
from pronotum to ABD TERG 7, and spinal tubercles (STu) on pronotum and ABD
TERG 7 and 8 …..Brachycaudus bicolor - SIPH dark. MTu absent or
present on ABD TERG 2-4 only, if present then small and inconspicuous, and
STu usually absent …..Brachycaudus cardui 5 SIPH with a subapical
zone of polygonal reticulation (at least 4-5 rows of closed cells). ANT
tubercles well-developed, with inner faces smooth and divergent …..6 - SIPH without subapical
polygonal reticulation. ANT tubercles if well developed then with inner faces
steep-sided, and scabrous or spiculose …..7 6 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) …..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 …..Macrosiphum gei 7 SIPH pale or dark,
tapering or cylindrical, or if swollen on distal part then they are less than
0.82 × ANT III …..8 - SIPH slightly swollen on distal part and more than 0.83 × ANT III …..9 8 ANT PT/BASE 1.1-1.8. SIPH 0.7-1.3 × cauda …..Aphis triglochinis - Without that combination
of characters; if ANT PT/BASE less than 1.9 then SIPH more than 1.3 × cauda …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids 9 Hairs on inner sides of
ANT tubercles mostly pointed, the longest 0.75-1.0 × ANT BD III. SIPH
0.84-1.09 × ANT III, and 0.17-0.20 × BL. (Al. with (0-) 2-5 sec. rhinaria on
ANT IV and 0-2 on V)
…..Myzus myosotidis - Hairs
on inner sides of ANT tubercles all short and blunt, the longest 0.3-0.6 × BD
III. SIPH 1.0-1.6 × ANT III, and 0.20-0.28 × BL. (Al. without sec. rhinaria
on ANT IV or V) …..Myzus persicae Myosoton (including Malachium) Caryophyllaceae Myosoton aquaticum Aphis nasturtii; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycolus stellariae; Myzus persicae, stellariae; [Sitobion akebiae] Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Myosurus Ranunculaceae Myosurus
minimus Myzus ornatus Myrcia (including Mozartia) Myrtaceae Myrcia albescens Aphis (Toxoptera)
aurantii M. jaboticaba = Plinia
cauliflora M. splendens Aphis
(Toxoptera) aurantii Myrciaria Myrtaceae Myrciaria cauliflora = Plinia
cauliflora Myrciaria sp. Aphis gossypii Myriactis Asteraceae Myriactis nepalensis Aphis gossypii; Protrama longitarsus ssp. sclerodensis; [Sitobion rosaeiformis] M. wallichii Aphis
spiraecola; Protrama
longitarsus ssp. sclerodensis Key
to apterae on Myriactis:- - Hind tarsi elongate, more than 0.5 × hind tibiae. ANT PT/BASE less
than 1 …..Protrama longitarsus ssp. sclerodensis - Hind tarsi of normal length, not clearly longer than fore or mid
tarsi. ANT PT/BASE more than 1 …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids Myriandra Clusiaceae Myriandra prolifica Aphis hyperici; Hyalomyzus triangulatus Use
key to apterae on Hypericum. Myrica Myricaceae Myrica aspleniifolia = Comptonia peregrina M. californica Aphis fabae M. cerifera Longistigma
caryae; [Macrosiphum salviae];
Myzus ornatus M. faya [Tuberculatus annulatus] M. gale (incl. var. tomentosa) Acyrthosiphon lobkovae, [myricae]; Calaphis myricae; Illinoia
canadensis; Macrosiphum
euphorbiae; Myzocallis
myricae M. nagi Myzus
ornatus M. rubra Aulacorthum
solani; Greenidea
myricae; Parathoracaphis cheni M. tomentosa = M. gale var. tomentosa Key
to aphids on Myrica:- 1 Aptera
aleyrodiform; black, strongly sclerotized, with legs and antennae concealed
beneath .....Parathoracaphis
cheni - Aptera of normal aphid form, with
well-developed legs and antennae
.....2 2 BL
more than 4.5 mm. SIPH as large pores on broad dark hairy cones. ANT PT/BASE less
than 1 .....Longistigma
caryae - BL less than 3.5 mm. SIPH tubular or conical. ANT
PT/BASE more than 1
.....3 3 SIPH tubular, with numerous long hairs
.....Greenidea myricae - SIPH tubular or conical, without hairs .....4
4 SIPH
in form of short truncated cones. Cauda with a constriction, and anal plate
bilobed .....5 - SIPH tubular, tapering, cylindrical or swollen on
distal half. Cauda finger-like, without a constriction, and anal pale entire .....6
5 (All viviparae are
alatae.) ANT shorter than body, with
ANT PT/BASE less than 2. Head and thorax with longitudinal black stripes, and
abdomen with paired dark segmental patches. Tibiae with similar pigmentation
to distal parts of femora
.....Myzocallis myricae - (Apterae or alatae.) ANT longer than body, with ANT PT/BASE more than 2.
Dorsum without a pattern of dark markings. Tibiae black, contrasting with
paler femora .....Calaphis
myricae 6 SIPH clearly swollen on distal half, with polygonal
reticulation distal to swelling
.....7 - SIPH tapering or cylindrical on distal half,
sometimes flared at apex (or, if clearly swollen on distal half then without
subapical reticulation) .....9 7 First tarsal segments with 5 hairs
.....Illinoia azaleae - First tarsal segments with 3 hairs (occasionally
with 4, but never 5) .....8
8 SIPH
dark over most or whole of length, with a small flange. HT II only 0.07-0.10
mm long .....Illinoia
borealis - SIPH pale or dusky, or only dark at apices, with a
well-developed flange. HT II 0.10-0.14 mm long .....Illinoia
canadensis 9 ANT III with 3-5 rhinaria
on basal part, and ANT PT/BASE less than 4.2. ANT tubercles are well-developed,
their inner faces smooth and divergent …..Acyrthosiphon lobkovae (or A. myricae?) - Without that combination of characters; if ANT III
has rhinaria on basal part and ANT tubercles are well-developed with smooth divergent
inner faces then ANT PT/BASE is more than 4.5 …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids Myricaria Tamaricaceae Myricaria alopecuroides = M. bracteata M. bracteata Aphis ishkovi; [Brachycaudus persicae]; Brachyunguis harmalae; Eotrama bazarovi; Neomariaella lambersi M. dahurica Neomariaella
lambersi M. germanica Aphis fabae; Neomariaella lambersi M. squamosa Neomariaella lambersi Key
to apterae on Myricaria:- 1 BL 5.0-5.5 mm. HT II elongated, c. 0.4 × length of
hind tibia .....Eotrama bazarovi - BL less than 3 mm. HT II
of normal length, less than 0.25 × hind tibia .....2 2 ANT usually 5-segmented,
0.3-0.4 × BL, with ANT PT/BASE 0.9-1.6. SIPH as small, short cones, with an
annular subapical constriction and a large flange. Cauda rounded, about half
as long as its basal width …..Neomariaella lambersi - Without the above
combination of characters …..3 3 ANT PT/BASE less than 1. SIPH about as long as their basal widths,
0.2-0.6 × cauda …..Brachyunguis harmalae - ANT PT/BASE more than 1. SIPH much longer than their basal widths,
longer than cauda .....4 4 ABD TERG 2-5 as well as 1
and 7 regularly with marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH thick basally and curved outwards
towards the much narrower apex .....Aphis ishkovi* - MTu only constantly on ABD TERG 1 and 7, sporadically on 2-4. SIPH
rather straight and not much thicker at base than apex .....Aphis fabae Myriocephalus Asteraceae Myriocephalus
sp. Uroleucon sp. (Israel, BMNH collection) Myriophyllum Haloragidaceae Myriophyllum aquaticum Aulacorthum solani; Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae M. spicatum Rhopalosiphum
nymphaeae M. verticillatum Rhopalosiphum
nymphaeae Key
to apterae on Myriophyllum:- - Dorsal cuticle with a pattern of spinules arranged in polygons, with
1-3 spicules in the centre of each polygon. Head smooth with ANT tubercles
weakly developed, SIPH clavate …..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae - Dorsal cuticle without spinules arranged in polygons, and other
characters not in this combination …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids Myriopteron Apocynaceae Myriopteron
extensum Aulacorthum myriopteroni Myrrhis Apiaceae Myrrhis odorata Aphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani; Cavariella aegopodii, archangelicae, konoi; Dysaphis crataegi; Macrosiphum gei; Myzus
ornatus; [Ovatomyzus boraginacearum] Key
to apterae on Myrrhis:- 1 ABD TERG 8 with a
posteriorly projecting process above cauda. SIPH clavate …..2 - No supracaudal process.
SIPH tapering/cylindrical …..4 2 ANT PT/BASE 0.6-1.3. R IV+V usually without accessory
hairs …..Cavariella aegopodii - ANT PT/BASE 1.4-2.0. R IV+V with 2 accessory
hairs …..3 3 Length of supracaudal process at least 1.6 ×
maximum width of swollen part of SIPH. SIPH 0.98-1.10 × longer than head
width across (and including) eyes, and 6.7-9 × their maximum width on swollen
part. (Al. with a complete black band on ABD TERG 6) .....Cavariella archangelicae - Length of supracaudal process less than 1.5 ×
maximum width of swollen part of SIPH. SIPH 0.8-1.0 (-1.07) head width across
eyes, and 5-7 × their maximum width on swollen part. (Al. with a pair of
roundish dark marks on ABD TERG 6) .....Cavariella
konoi 4 Cauda helmet-shaped, a little shorter than
its basal width, Spinal tubercles (STu) present on head and ABD TERG 8, or 7
and 8, and marginal tubercles (MTu) on ABD TERG 1-5 …..Dysaphis
crataegi - Cauda longer than its basal width. STu usually
absent, and MTu only ever regularly present on ABD TERG 1 and 7 …..5 5 Head dark with ANT tubercles weakly developed. SIPH and cauda black. ABD TERG 1
and 7 always with marginal tubercles (MTu)
…..Aphis fabae - Head pale with ANT tubercles well developed. SIPH and cauda mainly pale. ABD
TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..go
to key to apterae on Chaerophyllum, starting at couplet 13 Myrrhoides see
Physocaulis Apiaceae Myrrhoides nodosa =
Physocaulis nodosus Myrsine Primulaceae Myrsine africana Aphis (Toxoptera)
aurantii, [Aphis sp.
(Leonard 1972a:102)]; Aulacorthum solani M. avenis = Rapanea avenis Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii M. guianensis Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii M.
semiserrata Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Myrtus Myrtaceae Myrtus
communis Aphis aurantii, gossypii,
spiraecola; Myzus
ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus
circumflexus Use
key to polyphagous aphids. N Nabalus Asteraceae Nabalus albus =Prenanthes alba N. trifoliata = Prenanthes trifoliata Najas Hydrocharitaceae Najas microdon = N. guadalupensis N. guadalupensis Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae Nama Hydrophyllaceae Nama
jamaicensis Aphis gossypii,
middletonii; Myzus
persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Nandina Berberidaceae Nandina
domestica Myzus persicae; Pseudomegoura magnoliae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids (or try key to apterae on Berberis). Narcissus Amaryllidaceae Narcissus spp. Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Nardus Poaceae Nardus stricta Anoecia furcata; Forda formicaria; Geoica utricularia; Metopolophium dirhodum, festucae ssp. cerealium, tenerum; Paracletus cimiciformis; Pemphigus similis; Tetraneura ulmi Nardus sp. Atheroides serrulatus Use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Nassella Poaceae Nassella
chilensis Rhopalosiphum padi; Schizaphis graminum; Sitobion avenae Use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Nasturtium Brassicaceae Nasturtium microphyllum Aphis nasturtii N. officinale Aphis
craccivora, gossypii, mimuli, nasturtii, triglochinis; Brevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi, [lepidii]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzodium mimulicola; Myzus
ascalonicus, cerasi, ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus
circumflexus;
Pemphigus sp.; Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae N. officinale × microphyllum Myzus ascalonicus Nasturtium sp. [Brevicoryne barbareae of David &
Hameed 1975, nec Nevsky] Use
key to apterae under Rorippa. Nauclea Rubiaceae Neolitsea
esculenta Aphis gossypii N.
orientalis Sinomegoura citricola Use
key to polyphagous aphids. Naumbergia see Lysimachia Primulaceae Nectandra Lauraceae Nectandra
antillana Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii N.
megapotamica Lizerius tuberculatus N.
membranacea Lizerius tuberculatus N. pichurim Lizerius pichurim N.
reticularis Lizerius acunai
Key to
aphids on Nectandra:- 1 ANT PT/BASE more than 3. Anal plate entire, cauda
tongue-shaped. Body of aptera without hair-bearing processes ..... Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii - ANT PT/BASE less than 1. Anal plate bilobed, cauda
elongate or oval with an apical knob. Body of apterae with numerous
hair-bearing processes .....2 2 Aptera with 5-segmented antennae. Body with long
conical dorsal processes. ANT III of alata with 12-18 secondary rhinaria
almost in a row .....Lizerius acunai - Aptera
with 6-segmented antennae and body (where known) with short club-shaped
processes (e.g. fig. 63B). ANT III of alata with 8-32 secondary
rhinaria .....3 3 ANT III of alata
with 18-32 secondary rhinaria scattered over segment .....Lizerius
pichurim - ANT III of alata with 8-17 secondary
rhinaria in a row
.....Lizerius tuberculatus (or try key to polyphagous aphids) Neea Nyctaginaceae Neea
shaferi Aphis spiraecola Neillia Rosaceae Neillia opulifolia = Opulaster opulifolius N. uekii Aphis spiraecola Neillia sp. [Brachymyzus jasmini (oviparae)] Use
key to apterae on Physocarpus. Nelsonia Acanthaceae Nelsonia
canescens Aphis gossypii Nelumbo (including
Nelumbium) Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo lutea Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae N. nucifera Macrosiphum
euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae; Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae N. pentapetala Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae N. speciosa = N. nucifera Key
to apterae on Nelumbo:- 1 SIPH cylindrical/ tapering, with a subapical zone of polygonal
reticulation …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae - SIPH slightly swollen on
distal half, and without subapical polygonal reticulation …..2 2 Head smooth with ANT
tubercles weakly developed. Dorsal cuticle with spicules arranged in polygons …..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae - Head spiculose with well-developed, gibbous ANT tubercles. Dorsal
cuticle without spicules arranged in polygons …..Myzus persicae Nematanthus (including Hypocyrta) Gesneraceae Nematanthus
wettsteinii Aulacorthum solani Nemesia Scrophulariaceae Nemesia
strumosa Aphis gossypii; Myzus persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Nemophila Hydrophyllaceae Nemophila menziesii Myzus persicae Nemophila sp. Aulacorthum solani Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Nemosenecio Asteraceae Nemosenecio
nikoensis Brachycaudus helichrysi Neolamarckia Rubiaceae Neolamarckia
cadamba Sinomegoura citricola Neolitsea Lauraceae Neolitsea sericea Machilaphis machili; Nipponaphis [coreana], distychii, [distyliicola]
Although only these species are recorded from Neolitsea,
it seems probable that it may be colonised by other aphids which occur on Machilus
and Litsea. Lists and keys for those plant genera should therefore be
consulted. Neomolinia see Diarrhena Poaceae Neomolinia
mandshurica = Diarrhena
mandshurica Neonotonia Fabaceae Neonotonia wightii Aphis craccivora; Sitobion nigrinectarium - SIPH with a subapical zone
of polygonal reticulation. Dorsal abdomen without dark sclerotisation ….. Sitobion nigrinectarium - SIPH
without subapical polygonal reticulation. Dorsal abdomen with extensive dark
sclerotisation …..Aphis craccivora Neopallasia Asteraceae Neopallasia pectinata Macrosiphoniella taesongsanensis Neopieris Ericaceae Neopieris mariana Aphis spiraecola Neosinocalamus see
Bambusa Poaceae Neosinocalamus affinis = Bambusa emeiensis N. beecheyanus = Bambusa
beecheyana Neottia Orchidaceae Neottia
ovata Aphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani (or
try key to orchid-feeding aphids under Cymbidium) Neourbania see Ornithidium Orchidaceae Neourbania adendrobium = Ornithidium adendrobium Nepeta Lamiaceae Nepeta cabulica = Lophanthus pinetorum N. cataria Aphis coreopsidis, fabae,
frangulae, gossypii, nasturtii, nepetae; Aulacorthum solani; Eucarazzia elegans; Myzus ornatus; Ovatus crataegarius; Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon N. ciliaris [Myzakkaia verbasci] N. × faasenii Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ornatus; Neomyzus circumflexus N. fissa = N. teucriifolia |