HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS (in alphabetical order) |
Sap-Sen Sapindus Sapindaceae Sapindus
mukorossi =
S. saponaria S. saponaria Aphis gossypii; Tinocallis insularis Sapindus sp. [Greenidea bucktonis] Sapium Euphorbiaceae Sapium japonicum Japanese Tallow Tree
(= Neoshirakia japonica) Pseudomegoura
magnoliae S. sebiferum Roxb. Chinese Tallow Tree (= Triadica sebifera) Aphis odinae Use key to polyphagous aphids. Saponaria Caryophyllaceae Saponaria
boissieriana Myzus cymbalariae,
persicae S. officinalis Aulacorthum
solani;
Brachycaudus lychnidis; Brachycolus cucubali; Myzus ascalonicus, persicae Saponaria sp. Aphidura ornatella (as bahratia) Use key to apterae on Silene. Saposhnikovia Apiaceae Saposhnikovia
divaricata Aphis gossypii; Cavariella japonica Saraca Fabaceae Saraca
declinata Aphis (Toxoptera)
aurantii S. indica Aphis
(Toxoptera) aurantii Sarcobatus Amaranthaceae Sarcobatus rubra (?) [Brachyunguis tetrapteralis] (error for Salicornia rubra?) S. vermiculatus Protaphis unaweepiensis; Brachyunguis bishopi, bonnevillensis Key
to apterae on Sarcobatus:- 1 ANT PT/BASE 1.2-1.6. R IV+V
1.5-1.8 × HT II. SIPH 1.8-2.0 × cauda which is triangular, about as long as
its basal width …...Protaphis unaweepiensis - ANT PT/BASE 0.7-1.0. R IV+V 0.8-1.1 × HT II. SIPH 0.4-1.25 × cauda,
which is tongue-shaped, longer than its basal width …..2 2 Longest hairs on ANT III 22-47 μm, and on ABD TERG 8, 41-60
μm. SIPH 0.7-1.25 × cauda. ABD TERG 2-5 as well as 1 and 7 often with
marginal tubercles (MTu) …..Brachyunguis bishopi - Longest hairs on ANT III 8-14 μm, and on ABD TERG 8, 14-27 μm.
SIPH 0.4-0.8 × cauda. MTu only on ABD TERG 1 and 7 …..Brachyunguis bonnevillensis Sarcocephalus see
Nauclea Rubiaceae Sarcocephalus bartlingii see Nauclea orientalis Sarcochilus Orchidaceae Sarcochilus
hartmannii Cerataphis orchidearum Sarcococca Buxaceae Sarcococca pruniformis [Jacksonia sp. (Banerjee et al. 1969 – 2 males)] S. ruscifolia Aulacorthum solani; Myzus
persicae Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Sarcopharyngia see
Tabernaemontana Apocynaceae Sarcopoterium Rosaceae Sarcopoterium
spinosum Aphis gossypii,
sanguisorbae Use
key to apterae on Sanguisorba. Sarcosperma Sapotaceae Sarcosperma
laurinum Greenidea sp. 2 of Q. Liu et al. (2013) Sarcostemma Apocynaceae Sarcostemma
clausum Aphis craccivora,
gossypii, nerii Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Saribus Arecaceae Saribus
rotundifolius Astegopteryx rhapidis Sarothamnus see
Cytisus Fabaceae Sarracenia Sarraceniaceae Sarracenia purpurea Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum jeanae; [Myzocallis multisetis]; Neomyzus
circumflexus Saruma Aristolochiaceae Saruma
henryi Aulacorthum rhamni Sasa Poaceae Sasa albomarginata =S.
veitchii S. borealis Ceratovacuna
cerbera, japonica; [Melanaphis koreana]; Takecallis arundicolens, arundinariae S.
japonica = Pseudosasa japonica S.
kurilensis Takecallis
arundicolens, arundinariae S.
longiligulata Takecallis taiwana S.
nipponica Takecallis
arundicolens, sasae S.
palmata Takecallis
arundicolens, arundinariae, taiwana S.
paniculata = S. senanensis S. pygmaea Takecallis
arundinariae S. ramosa Ceratovacuna
japonica; Paracolopha morrisoni; Takecallis
arundicolens S. senanensis [Ceratovacuna
nekoashi]; Melanaphis bambusae; Paracolopha morrisoni; Takecallis arundicolens, sasae S. veitchii Ceratovacuna cerbera, [nekoashi]; Paracolopha
morrisoni Sasa sp(p). Takecallis alba Compared with the
other large bamboo genera the aphid fauna of Sasa seems more limited,
so a separate key is provided, but if no satisfactory answer is obtained then
try the key to aphids on Arundinaria (or Bambusa). Yezaphis sasicola Matsumura cannot
be keyed as no specimens are available (but see information from original
description). Key to species on
Sasa:- 1 Antenna of aptera more than 0.5× BL,
or if only alatae are present their antennae have circular or transversely
oval secondary rhinaria .....2 - Antennae of aptera much less than 0.5× BL, and secondary rhinaria on the antennae of alatae are ring-like, extending more than half-way around the circumference of the antenna .....7 2 Anal plate entire, cauda
tongue-shaped, dark, similar in length to the thick short dark SIPH. ANT
PT/BASE more than 2 .....Melanaphis
bambusae - (All
viviparae alate.) Anal plate bilobed, cauda knobbed. ANT PT/BASE
1.0 or less .....3 3 Antennae shorter than (0.8-0.9 ×)
body .....4 - Antennae longer than (1.3-1.7 ×) body .....5 4 ABD TERG 8 with 6-8 hairs. ABD TERG 1-7 each with several pleural as
well as spinal hairs .....Takecallis sasae - ABD TERG 8 with 2-3(-4) hairs. ABD TERG 1-7
each with a pair of spinal hairs pleural hairs absent .....Takecallis taiwana 5 Abdomen with a pair of elongate dark patches on each tergite. ANT III wholly dusky .....Takecallis arundinariae - Abdomen without dark dorsal markings. ANT III with a black sensoriated section contrasting with pale base and apical half .....6 6 ANT III with secondary rhinaria concentrated on a very short dark section. Cauda dusky .....Takecallis alba - ANT III with secondary rhinaria spread over
most of darkened proximal third. Cauda black .....Takecallis arundicolens 7 Antennae of aptera extremely short, hardly longer than the elongate R V+V. Aptera without frontal horns. Tarsi 1-segmented. SIPH displaced towards the mid-line (on roots) .....Paracolopha
morrisoni - Antennae
of aptera short, but much longer than the short R IV+V. Aptera (and
immatures) with a pair of fromtal horns. Tarsi 2-segmented. SIPH in
more normal position .....8 8 Head of aptera with numerous long hairs.
Dorsal body without any clearly demarcated wax pore plates …..Ceratovacuna
cerbera - Head of aptera sparsely hairy. Dorsal body with marginal groups of wax pore plates …..Ceratovacuna
japonica Sasamorpha see Sasa Poaceae Sasamorpha chiisanensis = Sasa borealis S. gracilis = Sasa
borealis S.
purpurascens var.
borealis = Sasa borealis Sassafras Lauraceae Sassafras albidum [Aphis fabae];
Euthoracaphis umbellulariae Satureja Lamiaceae Satureja acinos = Clinopodium
acinos S. calamintha = Clinopodium
ssp. glandulosum S. hortensis Aphis
fabae S. montana Aphis
origani, [serpylli] S. vulgaris = Clinopodium vulgare Use
key to apterae under Clinopodium. Saurauia Actinidiaceae Saurauia
napaulensis Aphis fabae; Myzus ornatus Sauropus Phyllanthaceae Sauropus albicans = S.
androgynus S. androgynus Aphis
eugeniae; Schoutedenia
ralumensis Use
key to apterae on Breynia. Saururus Saururaceae Saururus cernuus Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae S. loureiri Aphis
fabae Key
to apterae on Saururus:- - Dorsal cuticle with a
pattern of spinules arranged in polygons, with 1-3 spicules in the centre of
each polygon. SIPH clavate …..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae - Dorsal cuticle without spinules arranged in polygons. SIPH not clavate …..Aphis fabae Saussurea Asteraceae Saussurea affinis = Hemistepta
lyrata S. albescens Capitophorus
formosartemisiae; Uroleucon budhium,
kumaoni S. alpina Aulacorthum solani; [Uroleucon solidaginis] S. amara Aphis
saussurearadicis; Uroleucon gobonis S. americana [Amphorophora sp. (see aphidtrek.org.] S. amurensis Capitophorus
elaeagni S. carthamoides = Hemistepta
lyrata S. controversa [Uroleucon minor] S. elegans Macrosiphoniella victoriae S. grandifolia Aphis
fabae; Uroleucon formosanum, fuchuense, saussureae S. japonica Uroleucon
gobonis S. lappa Acyrthosiphon
rubi; Brachycaudus
helichrysi; Capitophorus formosartemisiae S. latifolia Aphis
[cognatella
of Ivanoskaya (1977) = euonymi?], fabae,
[magnopilosa] S. lyrata see Hemisteptia
lyrata S. neoserrata Aphis
[acanthoidis], fabae; Uroleucon saussureae,
skurichinae S. nepalensis [Aphis longisetosus] S. nigrescens Chitinosiphon abdomenigrum S. odontolepis Aphis
saussurearadicis S. parviflora Aphis
fabae; [Macrosiphum
chukotense] S. piptathera Dysaphis
indica S. pseudo-tilesii Aphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani S. pulchella Aphis
fabae, [sambuci], saussurearadicis; Capitophorus elaeagni; Gredinia pilosotuba; Macrosiphoniella
lazoica Uroleucon [cephalonopli], gobonis,
skurichinae, ussuriense S. salicifolia Acyrthosiphon dauricum; Aphis fabae; Macrosiphoniella
saussureae S. salsa [Macrosiphoniella sp.
(Kadyrbekov & Aoitzhanova 2005b)]; [Titanosiphon chondrillae] S. ussuriensis Capitophorus
elaeagni Saussurea sp. Acyrthosiphon saussureae; Macrotrichaphis rarissima Key
to apterae on Saussurea:- 1 SIPH with a distal zone
of polygonal reticulation. ANT III with numerous rhinaria usually extending
into distal half …..2 - SIPH without any distinct
zone of polygonal reticulation (sometimes with 1-3 rows of interconnected
striae). ANT III without rhinaria or with a few near base …...15 2 SIPH almost always with hairs (examine several specimens) …..3 - SIPH without hairs …..5 3 Thoracic spiracular apertures
much larger than abdominal ones. Cauda with more than 30 hairs …..Gredinia pilosotuba* - Thoracic spiracular apertures similar in size to abdominal ones. Cauda
with 10-28 hairs …..4 4 SIPH with c.4-5 hairs,
c.3 × longer than cauda, which bears 10-13 hairs. First tarsal segments with
5 hairs …..Macrotrichaphis rarissima* - SIPH with (0-) 5-21
hairs, 1.6-2.5 × longer than cauda which bears 20-28 hairs. First tarsal
segments with 3 hairs …..Macrosiphoniella lazoica* 5 SIPH only 0.10-0.14 × BL, reticulated on distal 0.5-0.7 of length.
Cauda triangular, pointed, only about as long as its basal width. ANT
tubercles very low …..Macrosiphoniella saussureae - SIPH more than 0.14 × BL,
reticulated on less than distal 0.5. Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, longer
than its basal width. ANT tubercles well developed …..6 6 SIPH 1.0-1.1 × cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.34-0.38. R IV+V
0.8-0.9 × HT II …..Macrosiphoniella victoriae - SIPH 1.2-2.2 × cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.12-0.36. R IV+V
1.0-2.0 × HT II …..7 7 ANT III very long, 1.5-2.1 × ANT IV+V together,
and bearing very numerous (96-135) strongly protruberant secondary rhinaria …..Uroleucon formosanum - ANT III shorter than
or about equal in length to ANT IV+V together, with 18-56 rhinaria …..8 8 SIPH
2.0-2.2 × cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.12-0.17 of length. R IV+V very
long and thin, 1.8-2.0 × HT II …..Uroleucon budhium - SIPH 1.1-1.9 (-2.0)
× cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.19-0.36 of length. R IV+V 1.0-1.85
× HT II …..9 9 Crescent-shaped
ante-siphuncular sclerites present …..10 - Ante-siphuncular
sclerites absent …..12 10 R IV+V
1.0-1.1 × HT II …..Uroleucon skurichinae* - R IV+V
1.5-1.85 × HT II …..11 11 SIPH 0.25-0.30 ×
BL, with reticulation on distal 0.24-0.27 of length. Cauda long and finger-like,
2.6-3.1 × its basal width. R IV+V 1.7-1.85 × HT II …..Uroleucon
saussureae - SIPH c. 0.14 × BL,
with reticulation on distal 0.28-0.36 of length. Cauda elongate triangular,
pointed at apex, 1.7-2.0 × its basal width. R IV+V 1.5-1.7 × HT II …..Uroleucon ussuriense 12 SIPH
1.1-1.3 × the long, pale cauda, which bears 25-35 hairs. Hind tibia with a
row of short peg-like hairs …..Uroleucon fuchuense - SIPH
1.5-2.0 × the pale, dusky or dark cauda, which bears either 12-20 hairs or
more than 40. Hind tibia without peg-like hairs …..13 13 Cauda paler than
SIPH, with apical hairs distinctly shorter than more proximal ones …..Uroleucon kumaoni* - Cauda
as dark as SIPH, with hairs all similarly long …..14 14 Cauda with more
than 40 hairs. R IV+V 1.65-1.8 × HT II. Tibiae black …..Uroleucon giganteum - Cauda with 13-20
hairs. R IV+V 1.1-1.3 × HT II. Tibiae pale in middle …..Uroleucon gobonis (or compositae?) 15 Dorsal
body hairs long, thick and capitate, arising from tuberculate bases …..16 - Dorsal body hairs
short, or if long then pointed and not arising from tuberculate bases …..17 16 ANT III
with 2-4 thick, capitate hairs about as long as middle diameter of segment.
Dorsal abdominal hairs duplicated or triplicated, so that there are 12-16
long thick capitate hairs per segment …..Capitophorus formosartemisiae - ANT III
with all hairs very short. Dorsal abdominal hairs not duplicated, so that
there are 6 per segment …..Capitophorus elaeagni 17 ANT
tubercles moderately to well developed, their inner faces divergent. ANT III
with a few rhinaria on basal part …..18 - ANT
tubercles absent or weakly developed. ANT III without rhinaria …...21 18 Tergum
with an extensive dark sclerotic shield. Head dark and densely spiculose.
Cauda short, less than 2 × its basal width, with 4 hairs …..Chitinosiphon
abdomenigrum* - Tergum pale.
Head pale, not densely spiculose. Cauda finger-like, at least 2 × its basal
width, with 6-10 hairs …..19 19 ANT longer than
BL, with ANT PT/BASE 6.5-7.0. SIPH more than 2 × cauda …..Acyrthosiphon rubi - ANT as
short as or shorter than BL, with ANT PT/BASE 2.0-4.2 .....20 20 ANT PT/BASE 3.5-4.2. SIPH less than 2 ×
cauda …..Acyrthosiphon dauricum - ANT PT/BASE 2.0-2.3. SIPH 2.5-2.6 ×
cauda …..Acyrthosiphon saussureae 21 Cauda
helmet-shaped, not more than 1.1 × longer than its basal width in dorsal view,
and bearing 4-6 hairs. ABD TERG 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu). R IV+V
with 4-6 accessory hairs …..22 - Cauda
tongue-shaped, more than 1.2 × its basal width in dorsal view, and bearing
5-24 hairs. ABD TERG 7 (and 1) always with MTu. R IV+V with 2 accessory hairs …..23 22 SIPH
dark, cylindrical, with slight distal swelling, 2.0-2.2 × cauda. MTu often
present on ABD TERG 1-5. Spiracular apertures reniform …..Dysaphis indica - SIPH
pale, conical, 0.8-1.3(-2.0) × cauda. MTu absent. Spiracular apertures large
and rounded …..Brachycaudus helichrysi 23 R IV+V 1.3-1.5 ×
HT II. MTu usually present on ABD TERG 1-4 and 7 …..Aphis saussuraeradicis* - R IV+V 0.9-1.1
(-1.4) × HT II. MTu only sporadically present on ABD TERG 2-4 …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24 Savia Phyllanthaceae Savia
sessiliflora Aphis (Toxoptera)
aurantii Savignya Brassicaceae Savignya
parviflora Myzus persicae Saviniona Malvaceae Saviniona
acerifolia Aphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae Saxifraga Saxifragaceae Saxifraga aizoides Aphis fabae, triglochinis; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Cavariella [aquatica], saxifragae S. aizoon = S. paniculata S. alpigena see S.
stellaris S. aquatica Rhopalosiphum
nymphaeae S. callosa see S.
lingulata S. canaliculata Aphis
fabae S. careyana = Micranthes
caryana S. cespitosa see S. groenlandica S. cochlearis Macrosiphum
euphorbiae S. cuneifolia [Sitobion avenae] S. cymbalaria Macrosiphum
euphorbiae S. decipiens (?) Myzus ascalonicus S. fusca (incl. ssp. kikubuki) Taiwanomyzus montanus S. granulata Aphis
craccivora; Nasonovia
dasyphylli S. groenlandica (=
S. cespitosa) Nasonovia vannesii S. hirsuta Aphis
fabae S. hypnoides Nasonovia
dasyphylli S. lingulata (= S. callosa) Aphis fabae; Nasonovia dasyphylli S. michauxii = Spatularia
michauxii S. nelsoniana [Macrosiphum chukotense] S. nivalis Nasonovia
saxifragae S. oppositifolia Macrosiphum
euphorbiae (as gei);
Myzus persicae; (incl. var. splendens) Nasonovia brevipes,
saxifragae S. paniculata Aulacorthum
solani; Nasonovia dasyphylli,
saxifragae S. punctata Myzus
asamensis S. rosacea Macrosiphum
euphorbiae S. rotundifolia Nasonovia
dasyphylli, ribisnigri S. sarmentosa = S.
stolonifera S. × somedana Nasonovia
saxifragae S. splendens see S. oppositifolia S. stellaris (incl. alpigena) Nasonovia dasyphylli S. stolonifera Aphis spiraecola; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Neomyzus
circumflexus S. tricuspidata Nasonovia
vockerothi S. umbrosa Aphis
sambuci Saxifraga spp. [Macrosiphum constrictum]; Myzus ornatus; [Nasonovia acyrthosiphon] Key to apterae on Saxifraga (and
Spatularia):- 1 ABD TERG 8 with a backwardly-directed
process similar in length to and almost covering cauda. ANT PT/BASE 0.9-1.0.
Tergum strongly sclerotised, often dark. SIPH swollen distally …..Cavariella saxifragae - No supracaudal process,
ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5 and other characters not in that combination …..2 2 Head spiculose. SIPH black, somewhat clavate, more than 2.7 × cauda
which is also black and bears 4-5 hairs. Dorsum with extensive black
sclerotisation …...Taiwanomyzus montanus - Without that combination
of characters …..3 3 Thoracic spiracular
apertures much larger than abdominal ones . ANT III usually with more than 10
sec. rhin., and often some also on IV, or IV and V …..4 - Thoracic spiracular
apertures similar in size to abdominal ones. ANT III with or without a few
(1-10) rhinaria on basal part, none on IV or V …..11 4 Cauda usually with 7 hairs, rarely 6, 8 or 9. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4
(usually more than 8.4). SIPH without imbrication. Dorsal abdomen with paired
intersegmental markings …..Nasonovia ribisnigri - Cauda usually with 5
hairs. ANT PT/BASE 2.5-8.4. SIPH usually with imbrication. Dorsum pale or
with more extensive dark sclerotisation …..5 5 Dorsal abdomen with
extensive dark sclerotisation, fused between tergites to form a large dark
patch …..6 - Dorsal abdomen pale or with dark cross-bars, not fused between
tergites …..7 6 ANT PT/BASE (3.6-) 5.0-8.8. SIPH 1.4-2.5 × cauda. Sec. rhin.
distributed ANT III 10-42, IV 0-21, V 0-4 …..Nasonovia dasyphylli - ANT PT/BASE 2.5-4.7
(-5.4). SIPH 1.2-1.6 × cauda. Sec. rhin. distributed ANT III 4-25, IV 0-2, V
0 …..Nasonovia saxifragae (dark form) 7 ANT PT/BASE (4.8-) 5.7-8.2. Longest hairs on ANT III often longer than
(0.7-1.3) × BD III …..8 - ANT PT/BASE 2.5-4.2 (-5.0). Longest hairs on ANT III 0.5-1.0 × BD III …..9 8 Abdomen usually with
short dusky/dark spinal cross bars on ABD TERG 1-6, and separate sclerites at
bases of pleural and marginal hairs. R IV+V 1.6-2.2 × HT II. SIPH with
spinules on imbrications …..Nasonovia carolinensis - Abdomen without dark
sclerites on ABD TERG 1-6. R IV+V 1.4-1.5 × HT II. SIPH without spinules on
imbrications …...Nasonovia vannesii* 9 R IV+V c.2 × HT II, with c.10 accessory hairs …..Nasonovia brevipes* - R IV+V 1.2-1.8 × HT II, with 12-16 accessory hairs …..10 10 SIPH 0.11-0.12 × BL, 0.9-1.3 × cauda, and 3.5-4 × diameter at
midlength …..Nasonovia vockerothi - SIPH 0.16-0.24 × BL, 1.4-1.8 × cauda, and more than 5 × diameter at
midlength …..Nasonovia saxifragae (pale form) 11 Dorsal cuticle with bead-like spinules
arranged in polygons, each polygon enclosing 1-4 separate spinules. SIPH
dusky-dark, clavate …..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae - Dorsal cuticle without
spinules arranged in polygons. SIPH pale or dark, clavate, cylindrical or
tapering …..12 12 Marginal abdominal tubercles (MTu) present on at least ABD TERG 1-4
and 7. SIPH and Cauda dark. SIPH 1.7-3.5 × cauda which is short and rounded
and bears 10-20 hairs …..Aphis
sambuci - MTu absent or only
regularly present on ABD TERG 1 and 7, and other characters not in above
combination …..13 13 ANT PT/BASE 1.1-1.8. MTu on ABD TERG 1 and 7. SIPH rather pale,
tapering, 0.7-1.3 × cauda. (Al. with sec. rhin. distributed ANT III 25-60, IV
9-25, V 7-17) .....Aphis triglochinis - ANT PT/BASE 1.8-6.2, and
other characters not in that combination .....14 14 Head densely spiculose. SIPH
dark, coarsely imbricated, cylindrical or slightly swollen on distal half,
distinctly constricted at apex, with a large flange. R IV+V 1.5-1.7 × HT II …..Myzus asamensis - Without that combination of characters …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids Scabiosa Dipsacaceae Scabiosa africana Macrosiphum rosae S. argentea Aphis
confusa, spiraecola, thomasi S. arvensis = Knautia
arvensis S. atropurpurea Aphis confusa, fabae, thomasi; Macrosiphum rosae, weberi S. austroaltaica Aphis
confusa S. banatica Aphis
confusa S. canescens Aphis
confusa, thomasi S. caucasica Aulacorthum
solani; Macrosiphum
rosae; Myzus persicae S. columbaria Aphis confusa, thomasi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae,
rosae, weberi; Ovatomyzus [boraginacearum], chamaedrys S. comosa (incl. var.
lachnophylla) Aphis confusa, spiraecola, thomasi S. isetensis Aphis
thomasi S. lachnophylla = S. comosa var. lachnophylla S. maritima = S. atropurpurea S. ochroleuca Aphis
confusa, thomasi; Macrosiphum rosae S. officinalis (?) Macrosiphum rosae S. songarica Dysaphis
cephalariae S. sosnowskii Aphis confusa S. stellata Macrosiphum rosae S. succisa see Succisa pratensis S. triandra Aphis
thomasi S. ucranica Aphis
confusa, thomasi Scabiosa sp. Aphis gossypii Key to apterae on Scabiosa:- 1 ANT tubercles undeveloped
or weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 (at least) with marginal tubercles
(MTu). Cauda pale or dark …..2 - ANT tubercles well
developed. ABD TERG 7 without MTu. Cauda pale …..6 2 Cauda helmet-shaped or
bluntly triangular, shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. Head and all
thoracic and abdominal segments with spinal tubercles (STu), and MTu present
on ABD TERG 1-7 …..Dysaphis cephalaria* - Cauda tongue-shaped, much
longer than its basal width. STu absent, and MTu only regularly present on
ABD TERG 1 and 7 …..3 3 Femoral hairs all shorter than diameter of trochantro-femoral suture.
Cauda pale, dusky or dark with 4-9 hairs …..4 - Many femoral hairs long
and fine-pointed, exceeding diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Cauda
black and bearing 7-24 hairs …..5 4 Posterior hair on hind
trochanter 0.2-0.5 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Hairs on anterior
half of subgenital plate 0.2-0.6 × ANT BD III …..Aphis thomasi - Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.6-1.1 × diameter of
trochantro-femoral suture. Hairs on anterior half of subgenital plate 1.2-2.0
× ANT BD III …..Aphis
confusa (or Aphis gossypii –
see text) 5 ANT III 0.9-1.2 × cauda, which usually has a
distinct midlength constriction and bears 6-15 (usually 9-11) hairs. Dorsal
abdomen without any dark markings .....Aphis
spiraecola - ANT III 1.2-1.9 × cauda which is usually without
any constriction and bears 11-24 hairs. Dorsal abdomen usually with scattered
dark markings anterior to SIPH and dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8 …..Aphis
fabae 6 Head without spicules …..7 - Head spiculose …..10 7 Head pale. SIPH pale, slightly swollen distally,
without subapical polygonal reticulation. ANT III without rhinaria …..Ovatomyzus
chamaedrys - Head pale or dark. SIPH pale or dark with a subapical
zone of polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 1-35 rhinaria …..8 8 Head, legs and SIPH mainly pale. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae - Head,
legs and SIPH mainly dark. ANT III
with 5-35 rhinaria .….9 9 Body spindle-shaped. SIPH thicker than hind
tibiae at their respective midlengths, and 1.8-2.2 × head width across (and including)
eyes …..Macrosiphum
rosae - Body oval. SIPH about equal in thickness to hind
tibiae at midlength, and 1.1-1.5 × head width across eyes …..Macrosiphum
weberi 10 SIPH slightly clavate. ANT 0.7-1.0 × BL, without
rhinaria on ANT III …..Myzus persicae - SIPH tapering/cylindrical. ANT 1.1-1.3 ×
BL, with (0-)1-2 (-4) rhinaria near base of ANT III …..Aulacorthum solani Scaevola Goodeniaceae Scaevola frutescens Aphis gossypii S. koenigii = S. taccada S. sericea = S. taccada S. taccada Aphis
gossypii Scaevola sp. Myzus persicae Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Scaligeria Apiaceae Scaligera
bucharica = Elaeosticta bucharica Scandix Apiaceae Scandix pecten-veneris Aphis craccivora, fabae,
solanella; Cavariella
aegopodii; Myzus persicae; Semiaphis dauci Use key to apterae on Daucus. Schanginia see Sueada Amaranthaceae Schefflera (including Didymopanax, Araliaceae Heptapleurum,Tupidanthus) S. actinophylla Aphis gossypii, hederae,
spiraecola S. arborea S. arboricola Aphis
aurantii, gossypii, hederae, spiraecola S. avenis Aphis
(Toxoptera) aurantii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae S. calyptrata = S. avenis S. heptaphylla Aphis
aurantii, odinae; Cavariella araliae; Neomyzus circumflexus S. lutchuensis (?) Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Cavariella araliae S. morototoni Aphis
(Toxoptera) aurantii S. octophylla = S.
heptaphylla S. pubigera Aphis
gossypii S. stelzneriana = S.
pubigera S. umbellifera Macrosiphum
euphorbiae S. veitchii Myzus
persicae S. venulosa Aphis
gossypii; Myzus
persicae Schefflera sp. Brachycaudus helichrysi Key
to aphids on Schefflera:- 1 ABD TERG 8 with a long
backwardly-directed process, broad at base but with a narrow apex that extends beyond cauda .....Cavariella araliae - No supracaudal process .....2 2 SIPH and cauda both black.
R IV+V 1.3-1.6 × HT II. Apterae often alatiform, with 0-19 rhinaria on ANT
III. Marginal tubercles (MTu) frequently present on ABD TERG 2-4, as well as
1 and 7 .....Aphis hederae - Without that combination of characters
…..go to key
to polyphagous aphids Scheuchzeria Scheuchzeriaceae Scheuchzeria
palustris Aphis triglochinis; [Macrosiphum nasonovi of
Zirnits1930] Schima Theaceae Schima noronhae Guger
Tree Greenidea
schimae S. superba Greenidea schimae S. wallichii Aphis aurantii, citricidus, fabae, gossypii, nasturtii, odinae, spiraecola; Brachycaudus
helichrysi; Eutrichosiphum
pasaniae, [pseudopasaniae]; Greenidea
[longicornis], longirostris, schimae; Myzus
ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexum; [Subovatomyzus
leucosceptri] Key to aphids on Schima:-
1 SIPH without hairs …..go
to key to polyphagous aphids - SIPH
with numerous long hairs …..2 2 SIPH
black, without any pale reticulation, 0.25-0.32 × BL. Cauda without a median papilla .....Eutrichosiphum pasaniae - SIPH
pale brown, with pale reticulation over entire length except spinulose apical
part, 0.42-0.56 × BL. Cauda with
a median papilla .....3 3 Aptera with R IV+V 0.23-0.27 mm long, 1.7-2.3 × HT II, with 10-12
accessory hairs. Alata with 16-26 rhinaria on ANT III .....Greenidea
schimae - Apterae with R
IV+V 0.26-0.33 mm long, 2.0-2.75 × HT II, with 12-18 accessory hairs. Alata with
19-33 rhinaria on ANT III .....Greenidea
longirostris Schimpera Brassicaceae Schimpera
arabica Aphis craccivora; Myzus persicae Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Schinus Peppertrees Anacardiaceae Schinus
dependens Aphis
schinifoliae S. gracilipes Aphis
schinifoliae S.
johnstonii Aphis
schinivora S. molle Aphis
craccivora, gossypii, schinifoliae; Myzus persicae S. polygamus Aphis
schinifoliae S. roigii Aphis schinifoliae S. terebinthifolius Aphis aurantii, gossypii, odinae;
[Greenidea psidii]; [Sitobion congolense] Key to species on
Schinus:- 1 SIPH
entirely pale. ANT tubercles undeveloped. Well-developed marginal tubercles (MTu)
usually present on ABD TERG 2-6 as well as 1 and 7 .....Aphis schinifoliae - If
SIPH are pale then other characters do not apply .....2 2 SIPH
dark, shorter than R IV+V and only 0.3-0.7 × cauda, which is also dark and bears
4-8 hairs. ANT tubercles undeveloped. ABD TERG 1 and 7 and often also ABD
TERG 2-6 with well-developed, rather flat MTu .....Aphis
schinivora - Without that combination of characters .....go to key to polyphagous aphids Schisandra Schisandraceae Schisandra grandiflora Rhopalosiphoninus ehretis Schismus Poaceae Schismus
arabicus Aphis fabae Schizachyrium Poaceae Schizachyrium scoparium Anoecia cornicola Schizachne Poaceae Schizachne purpurascens Sitobion avenae Schizanthus Solanaceae Schizanthus
sp. Neomyzus circumflexus Schizonepeta see Nepeta Lamiaceae Schizonepeta
multifida = Nepeta multifida Schizopepon Cucurbitaceae Schizopepon bryoniifolius Aulacorthum magnoliae Schizophragma Hydrangeaceae Schizophragma
hydrangeoides Taiwanomyzus montanus Schizostachyum Poaceae Schizostachyum blumei Astegopteryx
singaporensis; Ceratoglyphina
bambusae; Pseudoregma pendleburyi S. brachycladum Astegopteryx singaporensis; Ceratoglyphina bambusae; Glyphinaphis bambusae S. lima Ceratovacuna
hoffmani S. zollingeri Ceratoglyphina
bambusae; Pseudoregma sp. (Stern et al. 1997) Use key to aphids on Bambusa. Schizostylis see Hesperantha Iridaceae Schizostylis
coccinea = Hesperantha coccinea Schkuhria Asteraceae Schkuhria
anthemoides Ucrimyzus
villalobosi S. pinnata Uroleucon
compositae S. virgata Ucrimyzus
villalobosi Couplet to separate these two species:- - SIPH cylindrical or
tapering, entirely dark, with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation. Cauda similarly dark …..Uroleucon compositae - SIPH swollen on about
distal 0.7, pale at least at base, without distal polygonal reticulation.
Cauda pale …..Ucrimyzus villalobosi Schlumbergera see Zygocactus Cactaceae Schoenoplectus (including Bolboschoenus) Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus americanus Thripsaphis ballii S. californicus Rhopalosiphum
rufiabdominale S. lacustris Hyalopterus
pruni; Rhopalosiphum
nymphaeae, [parvae]; Schizaphis minuta, scirpi; Sitobion avenae, fragariae; Subsaltusaphis picta S. maritimus Sipha
glyceriae S. tabernaemontani Rhopalosiphum
cerasifoliae, nymphaeae S.
triqueter Schizaphis scirpi Use key to apterae on Scirpus. Schoenus Cyperaceae Schoenus nigricans [Anoecia corni]; Rhopalosiphum padi; Sipha glyceriae; Vesiculaphis theobaldi Use key to apterae on Scirpus. Scholtzia Myrtaceae Scholtzia
involucrata = S.
obovata S.
obovata Aphis gossypii Schomburgkia Orchidaceae Schomburgkia
sp. Cerataphis orchidearum Schotia Fabaceae Schotia brachypetala Aphis (Toxoptera)
aurantii;
Myzus persicae S. latifolia Aphis
(Toxoptera) aurantii Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Schoutenia Tiliaceae Schoutenia
ovata Cervaphis
echinata, schouteniae (= Actinophora fragrans)
Couplet to separate these species:- - Frontal branched processes
including the apical hair more than 0.4 mm long, 0.8-1.0 × length of antennae .....Cervaphis
echinata - Frontal
branched processes including the apical hair less than 0.4 mm long, 0.4-0.6 ×
length of antennae .....Cervaphis
schouteniae Schouwia Brassicaceae Schouwia purpurea Aphis gossypii S.
thebaica = S. purpurea Schrenkia Apiaceae Schrenkia golickeana (?) Brachyunguis flexosiphon Schrenkia ugamica (?) Hyadaphis coerulescens, [coriandri] Schrenkia vaginata Aphis craccivora; Semiaphis dauci Key
to apterae on Schrenkia:- 1 ANT PT/BASE less than 1.0 .....Brachyunguis flexosiphon - ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5 .....2 2 SIPH very small and flangeless, only about 0.5 × cauda or less, with
their apertures slanted towards mid-line .....Semiaphis dauci - SIPH longer than cauda .....3 3 Dorsal abdomen unsclerotised. SIPH clavate .....Hyadaphis coerulescens - Dorsal abdomen with extensive dark sclerotisation. SIPH tapering .....Aphis craccivora (or go to key to polyphagous aphids) Sciadopitys Taxodiaceae Sciadopitys
verticillata Eulachnus
thunbergii Scilla (including Oziroe) Asparagaceae Scilla biflora Myzus persicae S. madeirensis Myzus
hemerocallis Scilla sp. Dysaphis tulipae Key to apterae on Scilla:- 1 SIPH dark. Cauda helmet-shaped,
not longer than its basal width in dorsal view. Spinal tubercles (STu)
present on head and ABD TERG 8, or 7 and 8 …..Dysaphis tulipae - SIPH pale. Cauda
tongue-shaped, much longer than its basal width. STu absent from head, and
rarely on ABD TERG 8 …..2 2 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 swollen on distal half, less than 2.5 × cauda, with
normal imbrication. (Al. with a black dorsal abdominal patch) …..Myzus persicae Scindapsus Araceae Scindapsus
sp. Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae Scirpoides Cyperaceae Scirpoides
holoschoenus Colopha hispanica; Schizaphis scirpi; Sitobion avenae Use
key to apterae on Scirpus. Scirpus Cyperaceae Many species have been transferred from Scirpus to other genera. We have left some of these in the Scirpus list, with the new generic
name in brackets. Scirpus americanus = Schoenoplectus americanus S. atrocinctus Schizaphis
scirpicola S. australis = Scirpoides holoschoenus S. caespitosus = Trichophorum caespitosum S. californicus = Schoenoplectus californicus S. campestris (?) Rhopalosiphum musae S. cernuus (= Isolepis cernua) Schizaphis scirpi S. grossus (=
Actinoscirpus grossus) Carolinaia scirpi S. holoschoenus = Scirpoides holoschoenus S. lacustris = Schoenoplectus lacustris S. maritimus (= Bolboschoenus [Caricosipha paniculatae]; [Juncobia
leegei]; maritimus) Rhopalosiphum
maidis, padi; Schizaphis scirpi; Sipha glyceriae; Sitobion avenae;
Subsaltusaphis picta; Vesiculaphis theobaldi S. microcarpus Ceruraphis
eriophori, viburnicola (in greenhouse) S. palustris = Eleocharis palustris S. rubrotinctus = Scirpus microcarpus S. speciosus = Eriophorum angustifolium S. sylvaticus Ceruraphis
eriophori; Rhopalosiphum
nymphaeae, padi; Saltusaphis scirpus; Schizaphis scirpi; Sitobion avenae; Subsaltusaphis ornata S. tabernaemontani = Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani S. triqueter = Schoenoplectus triqueter S. validus= Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani S. vulgaris (= Bolboschoenus Sitobion avenae maritimus) Scirpus spp. Atheroides hirtellus; Metopolophium dirhodum; Schizaphis brachytarsus, caricis; [Subsaltusaphis virginica] Key to apterae on Scirpus (also Bomboschoenus, Schoenoplectus and Scirpoides):- 1 SIPH tubular; tapering,
cylindrical or swollen, clearly longer than their basal widths …..2 - SIPH in form of short
truncate cones not clearly longer than their basal widths, or present merely
as pores, or completely absent …..21 2 SIPH very small, thin and
flangeless, less than 0.7 × cauda …..Hyalopterus pruni - SIPH not thin, more than 0.8
× cauda, with a distinct apical flange …..3 3 Front of head between ANT produced into 3 large separate rounded
processes, each bearing spine-like hairs. SIPH scabrous, cylindrical for most
of length and abruptly narrowed distally, with a small terminal aperture. ANT
PT/BASE 1.37-1.8 …..Vesiculaphis theobaldi - Front of head not
produced into 3 large rounded processes bearing spine-like hairs. SIPH
various, but not very small at apex. ANT PT/BASE more than 1.8 …..4 4 Tergum almost entirely
dark, and SIPH jet black …..5 - Tergum usually pale,
sometimes with dusky/dark central patch or dark markings. SIPH pale or dark …..6 5 SIPH short, less than 0.1 × BL, with close-set rows of fine spinules …..Ceruraphis viburnicola - SIPH more than 0.2 × BL, with
coarse denticulate imbrication …..Ceruraphis eriophori 6 ANT tubercles moderately
to well developed, projecting beyond middle part of head in dorsal view,
smooth and divergent or bearing rounded scabrous or spiculose processes. ANT
III with 1-4 small rhinaria near base .....7 - ANT tubercles weakly
developed, not projecting beyond middle of head in dorsal view. ANT III
without rhinara .....10 7 Head with inner sides of
ANT tubercles developed as rounded, scabrous or spiculose processes. R IV+V
1.2-1.3 × HT II …..Carolinaia scirpi - Head with inner sides of ANT tubercles smooth and divergent. R IV+V
0.60-0.85 × HT II …..8 8 SIPH pale, without subapical polygonal reticulation ….. Metopolophium dirhodum - SIPH dark, with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation …..9 9 SIPH 1.75-2.25 × cauda,
which has a rounded apex …..Sitobion fragariae - SIPH 1.0-1.5 × cauda,
which has a more pointed apex …..Sitobion avenae 10 ANT 5-segmented, bearing long hairs up to 4-5
× BD III. ANT PT/BASE 4.5-5.9, with PT usually curved …..Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale - ANT 5- or 6-segmented,
but if 5-segmented then hairs are shorter and/or ANT PT/BASE is less than 3.6 …..11 11 ABD TERG 8 with 5-13 hairs. Hind tibia with
numerous long, fine hairs, exceeding 2 × its diameter at midlength, along
whole length. Longest hairs on ANT III longer than BD III. Papilliform
marginal tubercles usually present on all or most of ABD TERG 1-7 …..12 - ABD TERG 8 with 2-4
hairs. Hind tibia with shorter hairs, or if with hairs about 2 × its middle
diameter then these do not extend to basal part. Longest hairs on ANT III
rarely exceeding BD III. Marginal tubercles present or absent from ABD TERG
2-6 …..15 12 ANT III with 15-16 hairs. SIPH 2.57-2.83 × cauda …..Schizaphis brachytarsus - ANT III with 6-13 hairs. SIPH 1.50-2.78 × cauda …..13 13 Subgenital
plate usually with 2-4 hairs on anterior half (rarely up to 10). Dorsal body
and ANT hairs variable in length; often some of those on both ANT III and ABD
TERG 3 have blunt apices and are less than 50 μm long (range 28-87
μm and 29-100 μm respectively). R IV+V 1.02-1.25 (-1.38) × HT II.
(Al. with (0-)2-5 rhinaria on ANT V) …..Schizaphis caricis - Subgenital plate with
(3-)5-14 hairs on anterior half. Dorsal body hairs all more than 65 μm
long with pointed apices; hairs on ANT III and ABD TERG 3 are in range (30-)
50-108 μm and 81-132 μm respectively. R IV+V either 0.89-1.14 or
1.25-1.43 × HT II. Al with 0-1 rhinaria on ANT V .....14 14 R IV+V 0.89-1.14 × HT II. Hairs on ANT III
53-108 μm long …..Schizaphis scirpi - R IV+V 1.25-1.43 × HT II.
hairs on ANT III (30-) 50-83 μm long …..Schizaphis scirpicola 15 SIPH
distinctly clavate, 1.8-2.4 × cauda …..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae - SIPH not clavate, 1.2-c.2.0 × cauda …..16 16 ANT with primary rhinaria on ANT V much
smaller than that on VI, its diameter 0.3-0.4 × width of segment at that
point. SIPH pale with dark apices .....Schizaphis minuta - ANT with primary rhinarium
on ANT V about the same size as that on VI, its diameter more than 0.5 of
width of segment at that point. SIPH pale or dark …..17 17 ANT
PT/BASE 1.7-2.8. R IV+V 0.8-0.9 × HT II. Body rather elongate oval …..Rhopalosiphum maidis - ANT PT/BASE 2.8-5.2. R
IV+V 0.9-1.5 × HT II. Body rather broadly oval …..18 18 ANT
usually 5-segmented, with longest hairs on ANT III 1-2 × BD III. SIPH c.2 ×
cauda …..Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae - ANT 6-segmented, with longest hiars on ANT III 0.4-1.0 × BD III. SIPH 1.2-1.9
× cauda …..19 19 Longest hairs on ANT III 0.75-1.0 × BD III.
Dorsal body hairs pointed. SIPH 1.2-1.5 × cauda …..Rhopalosiphum musae - Longest hairs on ANT III
0.4-0.6 × BD III. Dorsal body hairs short and blunt. SIPH 1.5- 1.9 × cauda …..20 20 SIPH uniformly dark, cylindrical for most
of length or with slight swelling of
distal part, with a smooth distinctly constricted region subapically.
Cauda dark …..Rhopalosiphum padi - SIPH pale/dusky with
darker apices, tapering gradually from base and with only slight subapical
constriction. Cauda pale/dusky .....Rhopalosiphum cerasifoliae 21 Dorsal body hairs long and
spine-like …..22 - Dorsal body hairs short
with pointed apices, or fan- or mushroom-shaped …..23 22 Body elongate. Tergum entirely black …..Atheroides hirtellus - Body oval. Tergum not
black, ornamented with numerous small pointed denticles between the
hair-bases …..Sipha glyceriae 23 Body balloon-shaped, with eyes of only 3
facets, ANT and legs greatly reduced and SIPH absent. Faceted wax glands
present on all segments .....Colopha hispanica - Body elongate, with
compound eyes and well-developed appendages. SIPH present, stump-like or raised pores. No faceted wax glands .....24 24 Fore and mid tibiae thickened at base,
forming a smooth sclerotic “patella” (clearly different from base of hind
tibia). SIPH stump-shaped. ABD TERG 8 with a pair of large rounded tubercular
processes, each bearing 2 long hairs …..Saltusaphis scirpus - Fore and mid tibiae constricted
at base like hind tibiae. SIPH as slightly raised pores. ABD TERG 8 enlarged,
entirely sclerotic, without tubercular processes, semicircular or emarginate
posteriorly …..25 25 Dorsal hairs pointed. ABD TERG 8 with
posterior margin rounded, not distinctly emarginate. ANT PT/BASE 0-5-0.6 …..Thripsaphis ballii - Dorsal hairs
mushroom-shaped. ANT TERG 8 distinctly emarginate posteriorly. ANT PT/BASE
0.8-1.1 …..26 26 Dorsum
usually with well-marked and clearly-defined pleural longitudinal dark stripes
that run almost the full length of the body (with small breaks between
segments); these stripes are almost as dark as the intersegmental muscle
plates, and are either side of a very pale spinal region that has no trace of
a darker spinal stripe. (Wholly dark forms also sometimes occur) …..Subsaltusaphis
ornata - Dorsum
either almost unpigmented (except for muscle plates), or with ill-defined
dark pleural longitudinal stripes or rows of paired patches that are paler
than intersegmental muscle plates. When pleural bands are well-developed then
there is also between them at least a trace of a dark spinal stripe. (Wholly
dark forms are not known to occur) …..Subsaltusaphis picta (If specimens collected
from Scirpus run to couplet 23, it would
be advisable also to check that they are not one of the numerous other Carex-feeding Saltusaphidine species,
by taking them through couplets 5-53 of key B to apterae on Carex.) Sciuro-hypnum Brachytheciaceae Sciuro-hypnum oedipodium Muscaphis escherichi; Pseudacaudella rubida Use key to apterae of moss-feeding aphids under Polytrichum. Scleranthus Caryophyllaceae Scleranthus
annuus Myzus persicae Scleria Cyperaceae Scleria cochinchinensis = S. terrestris S. elata = S. terrestris S. pilosissima Carolinaia
caricis S. pterota = S. melaleuca S. melaleuca Carolinaia caricis S. racemosa Aphis
gossypii S. scandens Carolinaia
caricis S. scrobiculata Carolinaia
hillerislambersi S. terrestris Aulacorthum
scirpi of Ghosh & Raychaudhuri 1972, nec. van der Goot Key to apterae on Scleria:- 1 ANT tubercles well developed, their inner faces scabrous and parallel
or slightly divergent. Tergum entirely dark. ANT c. 0.75-0.8 × BL
….. Aulacorthum scirpi of
Ghosh & Raychaudhuri, 1972, nec. van der Goot* - ANT tubercles weakly
developed. Tergum pale or dark. ANT 0.26-0.75 × BL …..2 2 Dorsal cuticle strongly wrinkled
or variolate. ANT 5- or 6-segmented, 0.26-0.33 × BL, with PT/BASE 1.0-1.5.
SIPH pale/dusky, with very coarse imbrication, cylindrical for most of length
and abruptly narrowing subapically …..Carolinaia caricis - Dorsal cuticle smooth or
almost smooth. ANT usually 6-segmented, 0.6-0.75 × BL, with PT/BASE 2.0-3.8.
SIPH dark to blackish, tapering, with normal imbrication …..3 3 ANT III with 2-4 rhinaria on swollen part near base. ANT PT/BASE
c.3.75. R IV+V with 4 accessory hairs. ABD TERG 8 with 4 hairs. ABD TERG 1
and 7 without marginal tubercles …..Carolinaia
hillerislambersi - ANT III without rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 2.0-3.2. R IV+V with 2 accessory
hairs. ABD TERG 8 with 2 hairs. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu …..Aphis gossypii Sclerocarya Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya
birrea Aphis gossypii (incl. ssp. caffra) Scleropodium see Pseudoscleropodium Brachytheciaceae Scoliopus Liliaceae Scoliopus
bigelovii Ericaphis scoliopi Scolopia Salicaceae Scolopia crenata Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; [Aphis sp.] S. ecklonii [Aphis
sp.]; Myzus persicae Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Scolymus Asteraceae Scolymus grandiflorus = S.
hispanicus S. hispanicus Aphis fabae; Brachycaudus cardui,
helichrysi; [Dysaphis lappae ssp. cynarae]; [Protaphis terricola] S. maculatus Aphis fabae, gossypii; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Capitophorus eleaegni Scolymus sp. Uroleucon aeneum Use key to apterae on Carduus. Scoparia Plantaginaceae Scoparia
dulcis Aphis gossypii Scorpiurus Fabaceae Scorpiurus muricatus Aphis craccivora; Myzus persicae S. sulcatus = S. muricatus Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Scorzonera (including
Podospermum) Asteraceae Scorzonera albicaulis Aphis fabae S. cana [Aphis medicaginis of
Rusanova 1942 (= craccivora?)] S. hirsuta Aphis fabae; Brachycaudus tragopogonis S. hispanica Aphis
fabae; Brachycaudus
tragopogonis; Neomyzus circumflexus; Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon S. humilis Aphis
fabae;
Brachycaudus tragopogonis; Uroleucon jaceae, scorzonerae S. iliensis [Protaphis carthami] S. laciniata Aphis fabae S. parviflora Aphis
fabae; Brachycaudus
tragopogonis; Protaphis aralensis S. pubescens Aphis craccivora; Brachycaudus tragopogonis S. purpurea Aphis fabae; Protaphis scorzonerae S. subaphylla Acyrthosiphon ghanii S. tau-saghyz Brachycaudus tragopogonis; Brachyunguis tausaghyz; Protaphis scorzonerae; Rectinasus buxtoni; Smynthurodes betae; [Titanosiphon neoartemisiae] S. tortuosissima Uroleucon tortuosissimae Scorzonera spp. [Anuraphis controversus Rusanova
(nomen nudum)]; Aphis spiraecola; [Paracletus cimiciformis]; [Uroleucon pilosellae] Key to apterae on Scorzonera:- 1 ANT PT/BASE less than
0.3. Body and appendages densely hairy. SIPH absent …..2 - ANT PT/BASE at least 0.5.
Body and appendages not densely hairy. SIPH present …..3 2 ANT V BASE and R IV+V both very long, respectively about 1.7 and 2.5 ×
width of head between antennal bases. ANT II similar in length to ANT I, much
shorter than III .….Rectinasus buxtoni - ANT V BASE and R IV+V of normal length , both about 0.5 × width of
head between antennal bases. ANT II about twice as long as ANT I, similar in
length to III ..…Smynthurodes betae 3 ANT tubercles developed
but often low, with smooth, broadly divergent inner faces. ANT III with 1-85
rhinaria …..4 - ANT tubercles either
undeveloped, or steep-sided and scabrous or spiculose. ANT III without
rhinaria, or with only 1-2 small ones near base …..8 4 SIPH pale or only dark at
apices, and if with polygonal reticulation this is confined to distal
0.13-0.20 of length. ANT III with 1-11 rhinaria …..5 - SIPH dark, with polygonal
reticulation on distal 0.17-0.40 of length. ANT III with 7-85 rhinaria …..6 5 SIPH with a distal zone
of polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria on basal half. ANT
PT/BASE 4.0-6.2 …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae - SIPH without distal
polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 4-11 rhinaria in a row extending over
0.33-0.9 of length. ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.5 …..Acyrthosiphon ghanii 6 Cauda pale. Dorsal abdomen
without any pigmented sclerites. ANT III with 7-19 rhinaria (-30 in alatiform apt.). SIPH with polygonal
reticulation on distal 0.3-0.4 …..Uroleucon tortuosissimae* - Cauda dark. Dorsal abdomen with pigmented
scleroites at bases of hairs. ANT III with 16-54 rhinaria. SIPH with
polygonal reticulation on distal 0.16-0.26 …..7 7 Tibiae mainly pale. Cauda
with 10-17 hairs …..Uroleucon scorzonerae - Tibiae entirely dark. Cauda with 22-28 hairs …..Uroleucon jaceae 8 Dorsal abdomen with extensive dark sclerotisation comprising broad
spino-pleural cross-bands or paired patches on ABD TERG 1-7, and separate
marginal sclerites. Spiracular apertures rounded. Cauda helmet-shaped, less
than 0.8 × its basal width …..Brachycaudus tragopogonis - Dorsal abdomen pale or
with a different pattern of sclerotisation. Spiracular apertures reniform.
Cauda bluntly conical, tongue- or finger-shaped, 0.9-2.5 × its basal width …..9 9 ANT PT/BASE within range
0.6-1.3. (SIPH and cauda both very short) …..10 - ANT BASE more than 1.5 …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids 10 SIPH pale, c. 0.5-0.6 × cauda, which bears
6-8 hairs …..Brachyunguis
tausaghyz* - SIPH dark, 0.65-c.1 ×
cauda, which bears 7-18 hairs …..11 11 SIPH 0.65-0.77 × cauda, which bears 16-18
hairs …..Protaphis aralensis* - SIPH about equal in length to cauda, which bears 7-14 hairs …..Protaphis scorzonerae Scorzoneroides Asteraceae Scorzoneroides autumnalis Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii, leontodontis, nasturtii, spiraecola, [taraxacicola]; Aulacorthum palustre, solani; Hyperomyzus lactucae; Myzus ascalonicus; Nasonovia ribisnigri; Protaphis middletonii; Trama caudata, troglodytes; Uroleucon cichorii, [grossum], hypochoeridis, leontodontis Use key to apterae on Leontodon. Scrophularia Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia aquatica Myzus persicae S. buergeriana [Uroleucon gobonis] S. canina Aphis
craccivora, gossypii, verbasci; Macrosiphum
euphorbiae S. glabrata Aphis verbasci S kiriloviana Aphis verbasci S. lanceolata Macrosiphum
euphorbiae, [Macrosiphum sp. (Leonard 1974, 111)] S. leporella Macrosiphum euphorbiae S. nodosa Aphis
nasturtii; [Hyalomyzus monardae (as Phorodon scrophulariae)] S. scorodonia [Cryptomyzus galeopsidis] S. vernalis Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae; Uroleucon scrophulariae Scrophularia sp. Aphis frangulae group Key to apterae on Scrophularia:- 1 SIPH black with polygonal
reticulation on about distal 0.2 of length. Cauda black. ANT III with 20-25
rhinaria …..Uroleucon scrophulariae - SIPH pale or dark, if
dark then without polygonal reticulation. Cauda pale or dark. ANT III with
0-10 rhinaria …..2 2 R IV+V 1.6-1.9 × HT II.
Cauda short and dark with 8-12 hairs …..Aphis verbasci - Without that combination of characters …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids
Scurrula Loranthaceae Scurrula atropurpurea Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii;
Greenidea rappardi; Sinomegoura citricola S. fusca Aphis
(Toxoptera) aurantii; Greenidea rappardi S. korthalsii Tuberaphis
loranthi S. philippensis = S. atropurpurea Scurrula sp. Tuberaphis scurrulae,
takenouchii Use
key to apterae on Loranthus. Scutellaria Lamiaceae Scutellaria altissima Aphis fabae, frangulae S. baicalensis Aphis
gossypii S. catharinae Cryptomyzus alatavicus S. columnae [Aphis sp. (Italy; Cocuzza et al. 2014)] S. cordifrons Aphis
gossypii S. discolor Myzus ornatus S. drummondii [Protaphis middletonii] S. galericulata [Aphis chloris of Wilson
& Vickery 1918 (plant genus given in error as Scrophularia?]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae S. hastifolia Aulacorthum
solani S. indica Aphis
odorikonis S. lateriflora Pseudasiphonaphis
corni S. mesostegia Aphis
frangulae ssp. beccabungae, gossypii; Cryptomyzus alatavicus S. multiglandulosa Aphis gossypii S. regeliana Aphis
gossypii S. repens Aphis
gossypii S. scandens Aphis
gossypii; [Brevicoryne
brassicae]; Myzus ornatus S. sieversii Aphis gossypii; Cryptomyzus alatavicus S. transiliensis = S. sieversii Scutellaria spp. [Aphis sp. (Davletshina
1964)]; Myzus sp. (India; BNMH collection,
leg. K. Narayanan); Neomyzus circumflexus Key to apterae on Scutellaria:- 1 SIPH as very small,
rimless cones, shorter than their basal widths. ABD TERG 1-7 all with
well-developed marginal tubercles (MTu), longer than SIPH. ANT hairs long and
fine, 2-3 × BD III …..Pseudasiphonaphis corni - Without that combination
of characters …..2 2 Dorsal body hairs long and capitate. ANT III with 10-37 rhinaria …..Cryptomyzus alatavicus - Dorsal hairs not long and capitate. ANT III with
0-10 rhinaria …..3 3 Head spiculose with inner
faces of ANT tubercles converging anteriorly. ANT shorter than BL, without
secondary rhinaria and with PT/BASE 1.7-3.0. Small, oval aphids, BL less than 2 mm. SIPH not
clavate …..4 - Without that combination
of characters …..5 4 Dorsal abdomen with
intersegmental pattern of dark ornamentation. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.5. SIPH
weakly S-shaped with a well-developed flange, of diameter c.1.5 × the minimum
diameter subapically …..Myzus ornatus - Dorsum without dark
intersegmental markings. ANT PT/BASE 2.7-3.0. SIPH straight with flange of
diameter only 1.1-1.2 × minimum subapical diameter …..Myzus sp., India 5 SIPH uniformly dark, not swollen. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal
tubercles (MTu) …..6 - SIPH (if present) pale or
dark, or with dusky/dark apices, if wholly dark then markedly swollen. ABD
TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids 6 Cauda black with 11-25
hairs. Dorsal abdomen usually with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7and 8 and
dark markings anterior to SIPH …..Aphis fabae - Cauda pale or dark with
5-12 hairs. Dorsal abdomen usually without dark markings …..7 7 ANT usually 5-segmented, or with partial fusion of III and IV. R IV+V
0.9-1.1 × HT II …..Aphis odorikonis - ANT usually 6 segmented (sometimes 5-segmented in summer dwarfs). R
IV+V 1.1-1.5 × HT II …..
Aphis lamiorum or A. frangulae (incl. ssp. beccabungae) or A. gossypii (see
text) Scutia Rhamnaceae Scutia
buxifolia Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii Searsia Anacardiaceae Searsia dentata Aphis
gossypii S. pyroides Aphis gossypii Secale Poaceae Secale
africanum Macrosiphum euphorbiae S. cereale Anoecia
corni, vagans;
Diuraphis noxia; Forda formicaria, marginata, pawlowae; Laingia psammae; Metopolophium dirhodum, festucae ssp. cerealium; Neomyzus circumflexus; Rhopalosiphum
maidis, nymphaeae, oxyacanthae, padi;
Schizaphis graminum, hypersiphonata; Sipha elegans, maydis; Sitobion akebiae, avenae, fragariae,
miscanthi; Smynthurodes betae; Tetraneura ulmi S. sylvestre Schizaphis
graminum;
Sipha maydis; Rhopalosiphum maidis Use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Sechium Cucurbitaceae Sechium edule Aphis craccivora, fabae,
gossypii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani, spinocaudatum; Myzus persicae; Pseudomegoura magnoliae, [nipponica] Use key to aphids on Cucurbita.
Securigera Fabaceae Securigera parviflora Acyrthosiphon pisum;
Aphis craccivora S. varia Acyrthosiphon caraganae, pisum; Aphis coronillae, craccae, vineti; Therioaphis trifolii Use
key to apterae on Coronilla. Securinega see Flueggea Phyllanthaceae Securinega fluggeoides = Flueggea
suffruticosa S. fruticosa = Flueggea
suffruticosa? S. virosa = Flueggea virosa Sedum Crassulaceae Sedum acre Aphis sedi S. aizoon Aphis sedi, sediradicis; Eriosoma moriokense S. alboroseum = Hylotelephium
erythrostictum S. album Aphis
sedi; Nasonovia
dasyphylli S. altissimum = S.
sediforme S. amplexicaule Aphis sedi S. anacampseros Brachycaudus sedi S. anglicum Aphis
sedi; [Hyperomyzus
lactucae]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae S. annuum Aphis
sedi S. argutum = S.
telephium S. asiaticum = Rhodiola
heterodonta S.
brevifolium Aphis sedi S. bupleuroides = Rhodiola
bupleuroides S.
caeruleum Aphis sedi S. caucasicum = S.
maximum ssp. ruprechtii S.
cepaea Aphis sedi S. dasyphyllum Aphis sedi; Nasonovia dasyphylli S. ewersii Aphis
sedi S. fabaria = S.
telephium S. forsterianum Aphis sedi S. gracile Aphis
sedi S. hirsutum Smynthurodes
betae S. hispanicum Aphis sedi S. hybridum Aphis
sedi S. iwarenge Aphis
gossypii S. japonicum Aphis
sedi, spiraecola; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus persicae S. kamtschaticum Aphis [pomi], sedi; [Macrosiphoniella formosartemisiae] S. lanceolatum = Amerosedum
lanceolatum S.
latifolium = S. maximum S.
maximowiczii Aphis sedi S. maximum (incl. ssp. ruprechtii) Aphis fabae, sedi; [Sitobion avenae] S. middendorfianum = Phedimus
middendorfianus S.
ochroleucum Aphis sedi; Brachycaudus helichrysi S. pallescens = Hylotelephium
pallescens S. paniculatum (?) Aphis fabae S. polytrichoides Aphis sedi S. purpureum = S.
telephium S. reflexum = S.
rupestre S. roseum = Rhodiola rosea S. rupestre Aphis
fabae, gossypii, sedi, solenella, [Aphis sp. (Davletshina 1964)] S. sediforme Aphis sedi; [Dysaphis foeniculus]; Myzus
persicae S. selskianum = Phedimus
selskianus S.
sempervivoides = Rosularia sempervivoides S.
sieboldii Myzus persicae S. spectabile = Hylotelephium
spectabile S. spurium Aphis
sedi; [Brachycaudus
cardui]; Smynthurodes betae; [Tetraneura ulmi] S. stoloniferum Aphis sedi S. telephium Aphis
fabae, gossypii, nasturtii, sedi, smirnovi; [Macrosiphum hellebori] S. telephium ssp. maximum
= S. maximum S. tenuifolium = S.
amplexicaule S. villosum [Myzus icelandicus] Sedum spp. Aphis acrita; [Brevicoryne brassicae]; Myzus [certus], ornatus; Neomyzus circumflexus; Eriosoma ulmi Key to apterae on Sedum (and Sempervivum):- 1 ANT less than 0.33 × BL,
with PT short and stumpy …..2 - ANT at least 0.4 × BL,
with longer PT …..3 2 SIPH present as large
pores with partially sclerotised rims, ringed with hairs. Body and appendages
sparsely hairy.Wax glands present, each
consisting of a central facet surrounded by a ring of smaller facets …..Eriosoma sp. (moriokense, ulmi) - SIPH absent. Body and appendages densely hairy. No discrete wax glands …..Smynthurodes betae 3 Cauda very broadly rounded,
much broader than long. SIPH stump-like, shorter than basal widths …..Brachycaudus sedi - Cauda helmet-shaped, tongue- or finger-shaped. SIPH tubular, longer
than their basal widths …..4 4 Cauda helmet-shaped, a
little shorter than its basal width. Spiracular apertures large and rounded …..Brachycaudus helichrysi - Cauda tongue- or
finger-shaped, distinctly longer than its basal width. Spiracular apertures
usually reniform …..5 5 ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles
(MTu) …..6 - ANT tubercles well
developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..12 6 R IV+V c. 0.8 × HT II. (Al. with sec. rhin.distributed ANT III 32-40,
IV 8-15, V 0-2) …..Aphis acrita* - R IV+V 0.9-1.7 × HT II.
(Al. with sec. rhin. distributed III 3-25, IV 0-2 (-10), V 0-1) …..7 7 ABD TERG 2-4 or 2-6 as
well as 1 and 7 with well-developed, hemispherical or conical MTu …..8 - ABD TERG 2-4 only
sporadically with small papilliform MTu …..9 8 R IV+V 1.5-1.7 × HT II,
with (2-) 3-4 accessory hairs. Longest hairs on ANT III 1.2-1.8 × BD III …..Aphis sediradicis* - R IV+V c. 1.2 × HT II, with 2 accessory hairs. Longest hairs on ANT
III c.0.5 × BD III …..Aphis smirnovi* 9 SIPH pale with dark
apices …..Aphis nasturtii - SIPH entirely dark …..10 10 Cauda black with 11-24 hairs. Dorsal
abdomen with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8, and some dark markings
anterior to SIPH. Femora with many fine hairs longer than trochantro-femoral
suture …..Aphis fabae - Cauda pale or dark with
4-8 hairs. Dorsal abdomen with or without dusky cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and
8, usually without any dark markings anterior to SIPH. Femoral hairs all much
shorter than trochantro-femoral suture …..11 11 ANT PT/BASE 1.6-2.3. SIPH 0.8-1.5 × cauda, which
bears 4-6 hairs and is usually rather dark, only a little paler than SIPH …..Aphis sedi - ANT PT/BASE 2.1-3.2. SIPH
1.3-2.5 × cauda, which bears 4-8 hairs and is usually pale/dusky, markedly
paler than SIPH …..Aphis gossypii 12 Thoracic spiracular apertures much larger
than abdominal ones . ANT III usually with numerous secondary rhinaria, and
often some also on IV, or IV and V …..13 - Thoracic spiracular apertures similar in size to abdominal ones. ANT
III with or without a few (1-10) rhinaria on basal part, none on IV or V …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 4 13 Cauda usually with 7 hairs, rarely 6, 8 or
9. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4 (usually more than 8.4). ANT III with 5-36 rhinaria,
IV and V with 0. SIPH without imbrication. Dorsal abdomen with paired
intersegmental markings …..Nasonovia ribisnigri - Cauda almost always with 5 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 3.6-8.4. Sec. rhin. distributed
ANT III 10-42, IV 0-21, V 0-4. SIPH with some imbrication. Dorsal abdomen
with extensive dark sclerotisation, fused between tergites to form a large
dark patch …..Nasonovia
dasyphylli Selaginella Selaginellaceae Selaginella
sp. Pentalonia nigronervosa Selenicereus Cactaceae Selenicereus
grandiflorus Aphis craccivora,
gossypii Selenipedium see
Phragmipedium Orchidaceae Selenipedium vittatum = Phragmipedium vittatum Selinum Apiaceae Selinum carvifolia Aphis fabae, selini; Aulacorthum solani; |