HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS (in alphabetical order) |
Tab-Tox Tabebuia Bignoniaceae Tabebuia
angustata Aphis gossypii T. avellanedae = Handroanthus
impetiginosus T. chrysotricha = Handroanthus
chrysotrichus T. heterophylla Aphis craccivora,
gossypii T. impetiginosa = Handroanthus
impetiginosus T. leptoneura Aphis gossypii T. pallida Aphis
gossypii T. rosea Aphis
spiraecola; Myzus persicae Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Tabernaemontana (including Conopharyngia, Apocynaceae Ervatamia, Sarcopharyngia) Tabernaemontana africana Sitobion krahi T. alba Aphis aurantii, nerii T. amblyocarpa = T. alba T. chippii = T. africana T. coronaria = T. divaricata Aphis gossypii; T. divaricata Aphis
gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus persicae Use
key to apterae on Rauvolfia. Taeniatherum Poaceae Taeniatherum
caput-medusae Rhopalosiphum padi (or use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria) Tagetes Asteraceae Tagetes erecta Aphis craccivora, fabae,
gossypii, odinae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae; Prociphilus
erigeronensis; Uroleucon
ambrosiae T. lunulata Geopemphigus torsus T. minuta Aphis spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum
euphorbiae; Uroleucon
compositae T. patula Aphis fabae, gossypii,nasturtii, odinae,
spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus T. tenuifolia Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus persicae Tagetes spp. Neotoxoptera oliveri; Geopemphigus blackmani(?) Key
to apterae on Tagetes:- 1 ANT PT/BASE less than
0.5. SIPH absent. (These characters must also apply: body sparsely hairy,
head with dorsal wax plates, and R IV+V with 2-10 accessory hairs) …..2 - Either ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5
and SIPH present, or bracketed
characters not in that combination …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids 2 Abdomen with a dark posterior extension of cauda and anal plate, which
is strongly convex. R IV+V 0.95-1.2 × HT II and bearing 4-10 accessory hairs.
(Al. sexupara without dark dorsal abdominal cross-bands) .….Prociphilus erigeronensis - Cauda and anal plate not on a dark posterior extension of the abdomen.
(Cauda very small, and anal plate divided into dorsal and posterioventral
parts by a marked concavity.) R IV+V 0.74-0.96 × HT II, with 2 accessory
hairs. (Al. sexupara with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 3-8) …..Geopemphigus sp.(p) Talguenea = Trevoa Rhamnaceae Talguenea quinquenervia = Trevoa quinquenervia Talinum Talinaceae Talinum caffrum Aphis craccivora,
gossypii T. triangulare Aphis
aurantii, craccivora, gossypii Use
key to polyphagous
aphids. Tamarindus Fabaceae Tamarindus indica Aphis aurantii, craccivora Tamarix Tamaricaceae Tamarix africana Brachyunguis
tamaricis; Macrosiphum euphorbiae T. aphylla Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Brachyunguis
tamaricis, tamaricophilus; Myzus persicae T. arborea Brachyunguis tamaricis T. arceuthoides Brachyunguis
brevisiphon, tamaricis, tamaricophilus; Brevicorynella
quadrimaculata T. articulata Brachyunguis
tamaricophilus T. canariensis Brachyunguis tamaricis; Macrosiphum euphorbiae T. chinensis see
T. ramosissima T. elongata Brachyunguis
tamaricophilus; Brevicorynella
quadrimaculata T. elongissima (=?elongata) Brachyunguis
tamaricis T. gallica Aphis craccivora, fabae; Brachyunguis
tamaricis; Brevicorynella
quadrimaculata T. gracilis Brachyunguis
tamaricis, tamaricophila T. hispida Brevicorynella
quadrimaculata T. hohenackeri = T. smyrnensis T. karakalensis Brachyunguis
tamaricis, tamaricophilus T. kotschyi Brachyunguis
tamaricis T. laxa Aphis craccivora; Brachyunguis brevisiphon, tamaricis; Brevicorynella quadrimaculata T. leptostachya Brachyunguis
tamaricis T. meyeri Brachyunguis
tamaricis, tamaricophilus T. pallasii = T. laxa T. pentandra see T. ramosissima T. pseudopallasii Aphis craccivora T. ramosissima Aphis
craccivora, fabae, viridissima; (incl. chinensis,
pentandra) Brachyunguis brevisiphon, tamaricis, [tamaricivorum], tamaricophilus; Brevicorynella
quadrimaculata, sexmaculata; Eotrama tamaricis T. smyrnensis Brevicorynella quadrimaculata T. tetragyna Aphis craccivora T. tetrandra Aphis craccivora, solanella; Brachyunguis tamaricis, [tamaricivorum],
tamaricophilus Key to aphids on Tamarix
(apterous viviparae):- 1 ANT
PT/BASE more than 1 .....2 - ANT
PT/BASE less than 1 .....4 2 SIPH and
cauda black .....go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet
14 - SIPH and
cauda pale or dusky .....3 3 Antennal
tubercles undeveloped. SIPH tapering, about 1.5 × cauda .....Aphis viridissima - Antennal
tubercles well developed, their inner faces convergent in dorsal view. SIPH
slightly swollen distally, about 2 × cauda .....Myzus
persicae 4 BL more than 3.5
mm. HT II much elongated. SIPH pore-like, on very flat pigmented cones .....Eotrama tamaricis - BL less than 2 mm. HT II
normal. SIPH not pore-like .....5 5 Eye
without an ocular tubercle. SIPH
slightly swollen in middle. Dorsum
with 2-3 pairs of black spots .....6 - Eye with
normal 3-facetted ocular tubercle. SIPH tapering or cylindrical. Dorsum
without dark markings .....7 6 Dorsal abdomen
with 3 pairs of large spino-pleural dark patches. SIPH 0.9-1.1 × cauda, which
bears 48-60 hairs …..Brevicorynella sexmaculata* - Dorsal abdomen with 2 pairs
of large spino-pleural dark patches. SIPH 0.75-0.9 × cauda, which bears 30-40
hairs …..Brevicorynella
quadrimaculata* 7 SIPH very short, only 0.038-0.05 × BL …..Brachyunguis brevisiphon* - SIPH 0.06-0.11 × BL …..8 8 Antenna 6-segmented, with ANT III much
longer than ANT VI (incl. PT). Cauda triangular, 1.7-2.3 × SIPH, which are
1.0-1.3 × their basal width (fig. 113A). R
IV+V 0.8-0.9 × HT II .....Brachyunguis
tamaricophilus - Antenna 5- or 6-segmented, when
6-segmented ANT III is about as long as ANT VI or shorter. Cauda digitiform, 1.0-1.6 × SIPH, which are
1.3-2.2 × their basal width (fig. 113B).
R IV+V 0.6-0.75 × HT II .....Brachyunguis
tamaricis Tanacetum Asteraceae Tanacetum achilleifolium [Protaphis miranda] T. annuum Brachycaudus
helichrysi; Myzus
persicae T. argenteum Macrosiphum
euphorbiae T. armenum Macrosiphoniella
tanacetaria T. artemisioides Macrosiphoniella
artemisiae T. aureum Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ascalonicus; [Uroleucon achilleae] T.
balsamita Aphis fabae; Brachycaudus cardui, helichysi; Macrosiphoniella
artemisiae, oblonga, tanacetaria; Macrosiphumj
euphorbiae; Myzus
ascalonicus, persicae;Uroleucon tanaceti T. barclayanum Macrosiphoniella
tapuskae T. bipinnatum Macrosiphoniella
tanacetaria, tapuskae; [Pleotrichophorus
sp. aff. glandulosus] T. boreale Aphis
fabae, gossypii; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Coloradoa tanacetina; Macrosiphoniella abrotani ssp.
chosoni, confusa, atra ssp. latysiphon, borealis, sanborni, tanacetaria, [tanacetaria ssp. divia]; Metopeurum borystenicum, fuscoviride; Uroleucon formosanum, tanaceti T. canescens [Macrosiphoniella (Phalangomyzus) sp. (Iran; Starý et al. 2000)] T. cinerariifolium Aphis fabae; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus
persicae; Uroleucon gobonis T. coccineum Coloradoa
rufomaculata; Metopeurum
fuscoviride T. corymbosum Aphis
fabae, vandergooti; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphoniella abrotani, miestingeri,
tanacetaria, tanacetaria ssp.
italica; Metopeurum fuscoviride; Myzus persicae; Uroleucon minor, tanaceti T. kittaryanum ssp. uralense Macrosiphoniella
tanacetaria, tapuskae, usquertensis; [Protaphis miranda] T. leptophyllum Aphis
craccivora T. longifolium = Athanasia
linifolia T. macrophyllum Brachycaudus
helichrysi; [Ovatomyzus
boraginacearum]; Uroleucon pyrethri T. millefolium Brachycaudus cardui,
helichrysi; Macrosiphoniella millefolii, persequens,
tanacetaria, tapuskae;
Microsiphum pyrethri T. multifidum = T. vulgare T. newesskyanum Nasonovia ribisnigri T. parthenifolium = Pyrethrum
parthenifolium T. parthenium Aphis
fabae, gossypii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi; Macrosiphoniella artemisiae, oblonga,
millefolii, sanborni, [subterranea], tanacetaria; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Metopeurum fuscoviride; Myzus persicae; Nasonovia ribisnigri; [Pleotrichophorus chrysanthemi]; Uroleucon tanaceti T. polycephalum Macrosiphoniella
tanacetaria T. praeteritum (incl. Macrosiphoniella absinthii
massicyticum) T. pseudachillea Macrosiphoniella
abrotani, aktashica, [kirgisica], tanacetaria, tapuskae, [Macrosiphoniella sp.
(Kadyrbekov 2003c)] T. tanacetoides [Metopeurum matricariae] T. turlanicum = T.barclayanum T. uralense = T.kittaryanum ssp. uralense T. vulgare Aphis fabae, gossypii, spiraecola, [tanacenti (nomen dubium)], vandergooti; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi; [Capitophorus elaeagni]; Coloradoa tanacetina; Macrosiphoniella abrotani, aktashica, millefolii, persequens, [pulvera], tanacetaria, tapuskae Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Metopeurum borystenicum, buryaticum,
enslini, fuscoviride;
Myzus
ascalonicus; Pleotrichophorus glandulosus; Trama troglodytes; Uroleucon bereticum, tanaceti Tanacetum spp. [Brachycaudus (Thuleaphis)
rumexicolens]; [Macrosiphoniella
ludovicianae] Key
to apterae on Tanacetum and Pyrethrum:-
1 SIPH as very short truncate cones, only 0.4-0.5 × cauda, which is
broadly triangular in dorsal view. ANT III with c.16-17 rhinaria, and IV
usually with 1-2 rhinaria …..Microsiphum pyrethri* - SIPH conical, cylindrical, tapering or clavate, at least 0.6 × cauda,
which is helmet-, tongue- or finger-shaped,
or triangular. ANT III and IV with or without rhinaria …..2 2 SIPH
with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation, occupying 0.08-0.81 of length …..3 - SIPH
without any polygonal reticulation …..30 3 SIPH with
at least basal part pale or dusky, although often darker distally …..4 - SIPH
not paler at base; either wholly dark, or dark at base as well as apex with
paler middle section …..10 4 SIPH 0.7-1.5
× cauda, with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.45-0.67 of length …..5 - SIPH
1.5-2.9 × cauda, with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.06-0.42 of length …..7 5 SIPH
thicker than cauda. ANT BASE VI
0-7-1.1 × R IV+V …..Macrosiphoniella borealis* - SIPH
thinner than cauda. ANT BASE VI 1.4-2.3 × R IV+V …..6 6 Body oval. SIPH less than 7 × longer than their
mininum width, c.0.10-0.12 × BL and 0.7-1.0 × cauda. ANT BASE VI 1.4-1.5 × R
IV+V …..Macrosiphoniella abrotani (incl. ssp. chosoni) - Body spindle-shaped. SIPH more than 10 × longer than
their minimum width, 0.13-0.16 × BL and 1.0-1.3 × cauda. ANT BASE VI 1.9-2.3
× R IV+V …..Macrosiphoniella oblonga 7 SIPH with zone of
polygonal reticulation ending in some transversely elongate cells and a small
but distinct flange. Hairs on ABD TERG 3 less than 40 μm long …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae - SIPH flared at apex and completely lacking any flange, the zone of
polygonal reticulation ending abruptly at apex (e.g. Fig.5i). Longest
hairs on ABD TERG 3 usually more than 50 μm long …..8 8 SIPH reticulated on
distal 0.32-0.42 of length. Cauda with 15-30 hairs. R IV+V 0.5-0.6 × ANT BASE
VI and 0.70-0.85 × HT II …..Macrosiphoniella persequens - SIPH reticulated on
distal 0.06-0.25 of length. Cauda with 7-16 hairs. R IV+V 0.7-1.0 × ANT BASE
VI and 0.95-1.1 × HT II …..9 9 SIPH 2.0-2.9 × cauda, slightly expanded at apices, with reticulation
on subapical 0.06-0.13. Cauda with 6-8 hairs .…..Macrosiphoniella aktashica* - SIPH 1.8-2.3 × cauda, flared at apices, with reticulation on subapical
0.12-0.25. Cauda with 8-16 hairs ......Macrosiphoniella tapuskae 10 Cauda tapering, triangular, less than 1.7 ×
longer than its basal width; if more than 1.5 × longer than basal width then
dark (Fig.52a,b).
ANT tubercles weakly developed, so that front of head is shallowly concave in
dorsal view .....11 - Cauda finger-like, parallel-sided or tapering and elongate triangular,
if less than 1.7 × its basal width then pale. ANT tubercles usually well
developed, so that there is a frontal sinus .....14 11 SIPH only c.0.5 × cauda …..Metopeurum enslini - SIPH 1.3-2.3 × cauda …..12 12 SIPH dusky, c. 2.2-2.3 × cauda, which is
pale, triangular with blunt apex, and bears 4-6 hairs (Fig.52b) …..Metopeurum borystenicum - SIPH dark, 1.3-2.0 (-2.2)
× cauda, which is dusky/dark, elongate triangular with a rather narrow apex, and bears 9-20 hairs (e.g. Fig.52a) …..13 13 Dorsal body hairs very short and blunt, those on ABD TERG III
maximally c.10 μm …..Metopeurum fuscoviride - Dorsal body hairs pointed, those on ABD TERG III c.59-60 μm …..Metopeurum buryaticum* 14 SIPH reticulated on distal 0.11-0.32 of length. First tarsal segments
with 5:5:5 hairs …..15 - SIPH reticulated on
distal 0.28-0.81 of length. First tarsal segments with 3:3:3 (or 3:3:2) hairs …..21 15 Cauda dark like the uniformly dark SIPH …..16 - Cauda pale or dusky, SIPH
either uniformly dark or with pale middle section …..18 16 ANT III with 15-21 rhinaria on basal 0.6 of
length. SIPH 1.6-1.7 × cauda, which bears 13-24 hairs …..Uroleucon minor - ANT III with 38-86 rhinaria distributed over 0.65-0.95 of length. SIPH
either 1.3-1.6 or 1.7-2.3 × cauda, which
bears 11-18 hairs …..17 17 SIPH 1.7-2.3 × cauda. R IV+V with 7-9 accessory hairs …..Uroleucon gobonis (or compositae?) - SIPH 1.3-1.6 × cauda. R
IV+V with 10-12 accessory hairs …..Uroleucon simile 18 ANT III 1.5-2.0 × longer than ANT IV+V
together, and bearing 96-135 strongly protruberant rhinaria …..Uroleucon formosanum - ANT III less than 1.2 ×
longer than ANT IV+V together, with 6-32 rhinaria …..19 19 Dorsal hairs arising from small dark
scleroites. SIPH dark at both ends but usually with paler middle section;
1.7-3.2 × cauda …..20 - Dorsal hairs not on dark scleroites. SIPH uniformly pigmented, 1.2-1.5
× cauda …..Uroleucon bereticum 20 Conspicuous black crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present.
Cauda with 16-20 hairs …..Uroleucon
pyrethri* - Antesiphuncular sclerites
absent. Cauda with 5-10 hairs ….. Uroleucon tanaceti 21 Dorsal hairs arising from black sclerites
or scleroites. Conspicuous black crescent-shaped ante-siphuncular sclerites
present …..22 - Dorsal hairs not arising from
sclerites or scleroites. Ante-siphuncular sclerites absent or faintly
pigmented …..27 22 SIPH c.1.5-1.6 × cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.3-0.35 of length …..Macrosiphoniella miestingeri - SIPH 0.6-1.1 × cauda, with
reticulation on distal 0.40-0.81 of length …..23 23 ANT III with (14-)29-55 rhinaria. Dorsal
sclerites in spinal region partially fused, forming short cross-bands
…..Macrosiphoniella absinthii - ANT III with 5-28
rhinaria. Dorsal hairs usually all or mostly on separate scleroites …..24 24 Cauda with 24-30 hairs
…..Macrosiphoniella millefolii - Cauda with 8-20 hairs …..25 25 Tibiae with comtrastingly pale middle
section. R IV+V 1.0-1.2 × HT II. SIPH with reticulation on distal 0.63-0.81.
ANT III with 8-28 rhinaria …..Macrosiphoniella sanborni - Tibiae wholly dark. R
IV+V 0.7-0.9 × HT II. SIPH with reticulation on distal 0.40-0.63. ANT III with 5-14 rhinaria …..26 26 SIPH 0.13-0.17 × BL. HT I with 3 hairs …..Macrosiphoniella atra (ssp. latysiphon) - SIPH 0.08-0.10 × BL. HT I
with 2 hairs …..Macrosiphoniella caucasica 27 SIPH 0.90 –1.45 × cauda and flask-shaped; constricted at base, strongly swollen on basal
half, narrowing on reticulated distal section to less than half the maximum
width of the swollen part, and flared at apex (Fig.13h) …..Macrosiphoniella antennata - SIPH tapering from base
to apex, 0.6-1.3 × cauda …..28 28 SIPH longer than (1.12-1.31 ×) cauda, and reticulated on distal 0.28-0.40
of length. Tibiae with pale middle sections. Dorsal hairs stout, capitate,
with papillate bases …..Macrosiphoniella confusa - SIPH shorter than
(0.6-0.9 ×) cauda, reticulated on distal 0.41-0.69 of length. Tibiae entirely
dark. Dorsal hairs not arising from papillate bases …..29 29 ANT III usually entirely black, with 12-32 rhinaria. SIPH reticulated
on distal 0.41-0.52 of length. R IV+V 0.7-0.85 × HT II and 0.55-0.75 × ANT
BASE VI .....Macrosiphoniella
tanacetaria - ANT III paler at base, and bearing 3-14 rhinaria. SIPH reticulated on
distal 0.45-0.69 of length. R IV+V 0.85-1.05 × HT II and 0.67-1.0 × ANT BASE
VI …..Macrosiphoniella artemisiae 30 Triommatidium merged with compound eye, so
that there is no distinct ocular tubercle. Dorsal hairs small, fan- or
club-shaped, or at least with somewhat expanded apices. Front of head weakly
convex in dorsal view, ANT tubercles undeveloped. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-2.0. SIPH
cylindrical for most of length, slightly swollen subapically (e.g. Fig.52e). R IV+V
with slightly concave sides. Cauda less than 1.5× its basal width, with 4-5
hairs …..31 - Triommatidum forming a
distinct ocular tubercle at posterior margin of eye. Dorsal hairs with blunt
or pointed apices, or if with expanded apices then long, with rod-shaped
stems. Other characters not in above combination …..32 31 Dorsal hairs fan-shaped (Fig.52c). RIV+V
more than 1.1 × HT II. SIPH 0.17-0.2 × BL, with basal part almost smooth (Fig.12o) …..Coloradoa rufomaculata - Dorsal
hairs very small and weakly club-shaped, or with only slightly expanded
apices (Fig.52d). R IV+V less than 1.1 × HT II. SIPH 0.13-0.18 × BL, with
basal part coarsely imbricated like distal part (Fig.52e) …..Coloradoa tanacetina 32 Hairs
on ABD TERG 1-5 numerous, long, and
all or mostly with distinct, more-or-less cylindrical rod-like stems,
broadening distally into fan-shaped or capitate apices. R IV+V
stiletto-shaped with a pair of very long accessory hairs near base ..…Pleotrichophorus glandulosus - Hairs on ABD TERG 1-5
without fan-shaped or distinctly capitate apices. R IV+V not stiletto-shaped
and without any very long accessory hairs …..33 33 ANT PT/BASE 8-11.
ANT III with 7-28 rhinaria extending over 0.4-0.7 of length. Spiracular
apertures on pro-and metathorax much larger than those on abdomen …..Nasonovia ribisnigri - ANT
PT/BASE 1.7-6.0. ANT III with 0-3 rhinaria near base. Thoracic
spiracular apertures reniform, similar in size and form to abdominal ones …..34 34 Large transparent domed marginal tubercles
(MTu) present at least on ABD TERG 1-4 and 7 (Fig.5j). ANT
PT/BASE 4.1-6.0 .....Aphis vandergooti - MTu absent, or only
consistently present on ABD TERG 1 and 7; if the latter then ANT PT/BASE
1.8-3.7 …..35 35 Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its
basal width in dorsal view. SIPH with a distinct subapical annular incision.
Spiracular apertures large and rounded …..36 - Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, much longer than its basal width. SIPH
without a subapical annular incision. Spiracular apertures reniform …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids 36 Dorsal abdomen with an extensive solid
black shield. ANT III 0.31-0.47 mm, 2.4-3.4 × HT II. R IV+V 0.17-0.24 mm.
SIPH dark, imbricated, 1.7-3.4 × cauda ......Brachycaudus
cardui - Dorsal abdomen without a black shield. ANT III
0.07-0.25 mm, 0.9-2.2 × HT II. R IV+V 0.10-0.15 mm. SIPH pale, smooth,
0.8-2.0 × cauda ......Brachycaudus
helichrysi Tapinanthus Loranthaceae Tapinanthus cordifolius Tuberaphis loranthi Tapinanthus
sp. Sitobion ?asirum Use
key to apterae on Loranthus. Taraxacum Asteraceae [Note: two Aphis species,
described by Börner (1940) and Nevsky (1951), are confused under the name A. taraxacicola; we have not attempted
to allocate specific hosts to either species.] Taraxacum albidum Aphis taraxacicola T. altaicum Aphis
taraxacicola T. arctogenum = T. ceratophorum T. ceratophorum Aphis madderae; Metopolophium arctogenicolens T. dens-leonis Aphis
gossypii, [intybi];
Uroleucon taraxaci T. ecornutum [Pemphigus vesicarius]; Smynthurodes betae T. erythrospermum Aphis
taraxacicola ;
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus
ascalonicus; [Uroleucon
sp. (Leonard 1968: 358)] T. hibernicum Aphis nevskyana T. kok-saghyz Aphis
nevskyana; Protaphis
scorzonerae; [Titanosiphon koksaghyz Nevsky
1937]; Uroleucon
taraxaci T. lacerum = T. ceratophorum T. laevigatum = T. erythrospermum T. majus Hyperomyzus pallidus T. mongolicum Aphis
taraxacicola; Uroleucon
gobonis T. monochlamydeum Aphis
craccivora, taraxacicola; [Pemphigus vesicarius]; Protaphis betpakdalensis,
scorzonerae T. montanum [Pemphigus immunis] T. officinale [Anuraphis farfarae]; Aphis craccivora,
eugenyi, fabae, gossypii, nevskyana, spiraecola,
taraxacicola, [vandergooti]; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi, lateralis; [Cavariella salicicola]; Dysaphis microsiphon, [radicola], taraxaci; [Geoica lucifuga]; Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae,
pallidus; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, [valerianae]; Myzus ascalonicus, cymbalariae, ornatus,
persicae; [Nasonovia (Kakimia) sp. (Leonard 1968)]; Neomyzus circumflexus; Pemphigus bursarius; Prociphilus erigeronensis; Protaphis knowltoni,
middletonii, scorzonerae, [terricola]; Protrama taraxaci; Trama caudata, rara, taraxaci, troglodytes; Uroleucon ambrosiae, cichorii, compositae,
grossum, [macolai], [nigrotuberculata], pseudambrosiae, sonchi, taraxaci T. platycarpum Aphis
gossypii, taraxacicola; Aulacorthum solani; Hyperomyzus carduellinus; Myzus persicae; Trama
taraxaci;
Uroleucon formosanum T. serotinum Aphis
gossypii, taraxacicola; Protaphis scorzonerae; Trama
rara; Uroleucon
taraxaci T. syriacum Aphis
taraxacicola; Protrama
radicis; Trama caudata T. tadshicorum Aphis
taraxacicola; Rectinasus
buxtoni; Trama troglodytes T. tianschanicum Aphis
taraxacicola T. vulgare Uroleucon
taraxaci Taraxacum spp. [Acyrthosiphon pisum]; [Anoecia corni]; Aulacorthum palustre, [rufum]; [Dysaphis ranunculi]; Nasonovia ribisnigri; Uroleucon [erigeronense],
hypochoeridis, [tussilaginis] Key
to apterae on Taraxacum:- 1 HT II greatly elongated,
more than 0.5 × hind tibia …..2 - HT II of normal length …..6 2 SIPH absent …..3 - SIPH present as raised
pores …..4 3 HT II 0.84-0.92 × length of hind tibia. Eyes with
many facets …..Trama
rara - HT II 0.60-0.82 × length of hind tibia. Eyes with
only 3 facets …..Trama
troglodytes 4 ANT III with c.15 rhinaria. HT II less than 0.7 ×
hind tibia …..Protrama
taraxaci* - ANT III with 0-1 rhinaria. HT II more than 0.7 ×
hind tibia …..5 5 All apterae alatiform, with dark dorsal sclerites
and pigmented SIPH cones ANT VI
longer than V, with ANT PT/BASE more than 0.5 …..Protrama
radicis - Apterae without dark dorsal sclerotisation. ANT
VI shorter than V, with ANT PT/BASE less than 0.4 …..Trama caudata (or Trama
taraxaci*? – see text) 6 ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. Eyes of 3 facets. SIPH
absent …..7 - ANT PT/BASE more than 0.7. Eyes mulifacetted.
SIPH present, tubular or conical …..8 7 ANT 5-segmented, with ANT V BASE very long, more than 15 × longer than
the short peg-like PT. R IV+V extremely long, similar in length to hind femur …..Rectinasus buxtoni - ANT 5- or 6-segmented, base of last segment and R IV+V relatively much
shorter …..use
couplets 2 and 3 of key to
polyphagous aphids 8 SIPH dark with an extensive distal zone of reticulation comprising numerous small
polygonal cells …..9 - SIPH if dark then without polygonal reticulation …..16 9 ANT III 1.5-2.0 × longer than ANT IV+V together, and bearing 96-135
strongly protruberant rhinaria …..Uroleucon formosanum - ANT III less than 1.2 × longer than ANT IV+V
together, with 6-86 rhinaria …..10 10 Dorsal abdominal hairs not placed on dusky or
dark scleroites …..Uroleucon
sonchi - Dorsal abdominal hairs all or mostly placed on
small dusky or dark scleroites …..11 11 Crescent-shaped ante-siphuncular sclerites
present …..12 - Ante-siphuncular sclerites absent or vestigeal …..13 12 R IV+V 0.84-1.08 × HT II (rarely more than
1). Cauda with 14-24 hairs (usually about 17) …..Uroleucon hypochoeridis - R IV+V 1.04-1.35 × HT II. Cauda with 18-33
hairs …..Uroleucon cichorii group (incl. grossum) 13 Post-siphuncular sclerites absent or small,
not much larger than scleroites at other hair bases, which are large, black
and numerous, and sometimes merged together. ANT and tibiae entirely black.
Cauda as black as SIPH and rather short and thick, with 8-12 hairs …..Uroleucon taraxaci - Large dark post-siphuncular sclerites
present. Scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs smaller and less numerous, never
merged, usually paler than SIPH. ANT III usually pale at base, and tibiae
with paler middle sections. Cauda pale or dark, if dark then long and bearing
13-20 hairs …..14 14 Coxae and cauda dusky/dark. ANT III with
33-86 rhinaria on 0.7-0.95 of length …..Uroleucon compositae (or gobonis?) - Coxae and cauda pale. ANT III with 8-39 rhinaria
on 0.4-0.7 of length …..15 15 HT II rather long and thin, 6 or more ×
longer than its maximum thickness and 0.9-1.1 × R IV+V …..Uroleucon pseudambrosiae - HT II less than 5 × its maximum thickness and 0.70-0.85 × R IV+V …..Uroleucon ambrosiae 16 Well-developed marginal tubercles (MTu)
consistently present on ABD TERG 2-4, as well as on several other segments …..17 - MTu only sporadically
present, and then small, on ABD TERG 2-4, although they may be well developed
on other segments …..20 17 Cauda finger-like or elongate triangular,
with 5-14 hairs. Head without STu …..18 - Cauda helmet-shaped, not
longer than its basal width in dorsal view, with 4-5(-6) hairs. Head with a
pair of spinal tubercles (STu)
…..19 18 SIPH and cauda pale. SIPH 0.10-0.13 × BL …..Aphis nevskyana* - SIPH and cauda dark. SIPH
at least 0.13-0.19 × BL …..Aphis taraxacicola 19 SIPH very short, only 0.03-0.08 mm long,
0.4-0.8 (-1.2) × cauda …..Dysaphis microsiphon - SIPH c. 0.11 mm long, c.2
× cauda …..Dysaphis taraxaci* 20 Spiracular apertures large and rounded.
Cauda short, rounded, helmet-shaped, a little shorter than its basal width,
with a slight basal constriction …..21 - Spiracular apertures
reniform. Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, or if short then bluntly triangular
and without any basal constriction …..23 21 Dorsum without any dark markings. SIPH smooth, 0.05-0.10 × BL …..Brachycaudus helichrysi - Dorsum
with a dark shield or extensive dark markings. SIPH imbricated, 0.09-0.15 ×
BL …..22 22 Longest hairs on hind
femur 10-25 mm …..Brachycaudus
lateralis - Longest hairs on hind
femur more than 25 mm
long …..Brachycaudus cardui 23 R IV+V as long as or longer than cauda,
which is dark and bluntly triangular …..24 - R IV+V shorter than
cauda, which is tongue- or finger-shaped …..27 24 ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.4 …..25 - ANT PT/BASE 0.9-1.3 …..26 25 Hairs on ANT III all shorter
than BD III. SIPH usually longer than cauda …..Protaphis middletonii - Longest hairs on ANT III 1.0-1.5 × BD III. SIPH usually shorter than
cauda …..Protaphis knowltoni 26 ANT III usually with 1-5 rhinaria on distal
part. Hairs on front of head 1.7-2.0 × ANT BD III. ABD TERG 6 (as well as 1
and 7) consistently with MTu …..Protaphis betpakdalensis* - ANT III without rhinaria.
Hairs on front of head c.0.6 × ANT BD III. ABD TERG 6 without MTu ….. Protaphis scorzonerae 27 ANT tubercles well developed and head smooth, or with spicules on
ventral surface only …..28 - Either ANT tubercles
undeveloped/ weakly developed and ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu, or head densely spiculose both
dorsally and ventrally …..34 28 SIPH clavate …..29 - SIPH tapering or
cylindrical on distal half …..31 29 Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are 8-19 μm long,
and on ANT tubercles 6-11 μm. Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III
11-29, IV (0)-1-16, V 0 (-9). ANT PT/BASE 4.3-5.6. ANT PT 1.6-2.3 × cauda …..Hyperomyzus carduellinus - Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are
30-50 μm long, and on ANT tubercles 18-30 μm. Secondary rhinaria
distributed ANT III 4-40, IV 0-2, V 0. ANT PT/BASE 4.8-7.9. ANT PT 2.0-3.0 ×
cauda …..30 30 SIPH 3-5 × longer than maximum width of swollen part, which is 1.6-2.4
× minimum width on basal part. R IV+V 0.9-1.12 × HT II (mostly 0.95-1.1 ×).
(Al. with a compact black solid trapezoid dorsal abdominal patch, with hardly
any perforations) …..Hyperomyzus
pallidus - SIPH 4-7 × longer than maximum width of swollen part, which is 1.3-2.0
× minimum width on basal part. R IV+V 0.8-1.07 × HT II (mostly 0.9-1.0). (Al.
with a very irregular and variably shaped dorsal abdominal patch, interrupted
by extensive perforations) …..Hyperomyzus
lactucae 31 Thoracic spiracles enlarged, much larger
than abdominal spiracles. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4, mostly more than 8.0. ANT III
with 7-28 rhinaria extending over 0.4-0.7 of length. Dorsum
usually with paired dark intersegmental markings …..Nasonovia
ribisnigri - Thoracic spiracles
similar in size to abdominal ones. ANT PT/BASE less than 7. ANT III with 1-8 (-10) rhinaria on basal
part. Dorsum without any dark
markings …..32 32 SIPH with at least 4 rows of polygonal
reticulation. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.6-1.0 × BD III …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae - SIPH without polygonal
reticulation, or with only 1-3 indistinct rows of transversely elongate
cells. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.2-0.5 × BD III …..33 33 (Based on ovip.) ANT III with at least 3-8 rhinaria. R IV+V c.0.7 × HT
II. Head with median frontal tubercle well developed, and without spicules …..Metopolophium arctogenicolens* - ANT III with 1-3
rhinaria. R IV+V 1.2-1.3 × HT II. Head with median frontal tubercle weakly
developed, and with some small spicules ventrally …..Aulacorthum
palustre 34 ANT tubercles undeveloped, ANT PT/BASE
c.1.7-1.8, SIPH cylindrical, only c. 2 × longer than wide, about as long as
cauda which bears only 4 hairs .....Aphis madderae* - Without that combination of characters .....go to key to
polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 4 Tarenna Rubiaceae Tarenna sp. Aphis gossypii Tauscheria Brassicaceae Tauscheria lasiocarpa Aphis craccivora Taxillus Loranthaceae Taxillus sutchuenensis Tuberaphis loranthicola (= takenouchii?) Use
key to apterae on Loranthus. Taxodium Taxodiaceae Taxodium distichum Illinoia morrisoni; Grylloprociphilus
imbricator (on roots) Taxus Yews Taxaceae Taxus baccata Cinara (Cupressobium) himalayaensis; Prociphilus
taxus T. cuspidata Elatobium momii 1 SIPH absent. R IV+V 7.0-8.0 × ANT PT .....Prociphilus
taxus - SIPH present as tubes or dark hairy cones. R IV+V less than 4.5 × ANT
PT .....2 2 SIPH tubular. R
IV+V 0.2-0.4 × ANT PT .....Elatobium momii - SIPH as dark hairy cones. R IV+V 4.2-4.5 × ANT PT .....Cinara himalayaensis Teclea Rutaceae Teclea sp. Aphis (Toxoptera) citricidus Tecoma Bignoniaceae Tecoma australis = Pandorea pandorana T.
capensis Aphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae T. castanifolia Aphis
gossypii, spiraecola T. grandiflora = Campsis grandiflora T. nyassae Myzus persicae T. radicans = Campsis radicans T. shirensis = T. nyassae T. smithii Aphis
craccivora, fabae, gossypii T. stans Aphis
aurantii, fabae, gossypii, spiraecola; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus
ornatus, persicae Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Tectaria Dryopteridaceae Tectaria
sp. Macrosiphum miho Use
key to apterae on ferns under Polypodium. Tectona Verbenaceae Tectona
grandis Aphis
gossypii; Myzus persicae Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Teesdalia Brassicaceae Teesdalia nudicaulis Myzus persicae Telekia Asteraceae Telekia speciosa Aphis fabae; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Capitophorus pakansus; Uroleucon telekiae Telekia sp. Myzus persicae Key
to apterae on Telekia:- 1 ANT III with 2-5 long
capitate hairs. Dorsal body hairs numerous long and capitate, arising from
large tubercles, the longest hairs being 3-4 × ANT BD III (Fig.34b). R IV+V
2.2-2.5 × HT II …..Capitophorus pakansus - ANT and dorsal body hairs
not long and capitate, without tuberculate bases. R IV+V less than 2 × HT II .....2 2 SIPH long, cylindrical,
black, with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.17-0.25, 2.0-2.4 × cauda which
is long and finger-like and bears 20-26 hairs. (Additional diagnostic
characters for this species: dorsal hairs all arising from dark scleroites; R
IV+V 1.5-1.8 × HT II; first tarsal segments with 3 hairs) …..Uroleucon telekiae - SIPH short, conical pale,
without polygonal reticulation, 0-8-2.0 × cauda which is helmet-shaped and bears 4-6 hairs …..Brachycaudus helichrysi (or otherwise go to key to
polyphagous aphids) Teline see Genista Fabaceae Teline linifolia = Genista linifolia Tellima Saxifragaceae Tellima grandiflora Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum tolmiea; Nasonovia stroyani; Neomyzus circumflexus Key
to apterae on Tellima:- 1
ANT III with 18-33
rhinaria along most of length, and IV with 0-8. Abdominal spiracular
apertures almost completely covered by cowl-like opercula. R IV+V 1.6-2.2 ×
HT II …..Nasonovia stroyani - ANT III with 0-10
rhinaria on basal part, IV with 0. Abdominal spiracular apertures not or only
partly covered by opercula. R IV+V less than 1.6X HT II …..2 2 SIPH with subapical
polygonal reticulation. R IV+V 1.3-1.5 × HT II, with 12-16 accessory hairs.
ANT III usually without rhinaria …..Macrosiphum tolmiea - Without that combination of characters …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids Telosma Asclepiadaceae Telosma
cordatum Myzus persicae Tephroseris Asteraceae Tephroseris cladobotrys Aphis fabae; Brachycaudus cardui T. crispa Brachycaudus
cardui; Myzus
ornatus T. integrifolia = Senecio
integrifolius T. praticola Aphis
fabae, jacobaeae; Uroleucon bicolor Use
key to apterae under Senecio. Tephrosia Fabaceae Tephrosia barbigera = T. nana T. bracteolata Aphis
gossypii T. candida Aphis
craccivora, gossypii T. cinerea Aphis
craccivora T. florida Microparsus
tephrosiae T. glomeruliflora Aphis craccivora T. hookeriana Aphis
craccivora T. nana Aphis craccivora T. purpurea Aphis craccivora; Megoura dooarsis T. reptans Aphis
craccivora T. senna Aphis
craccivora T. spicata Microparsus
tephrosiae T. totta = Cracca
totta T. virginiana Microparsus tephrosiae T. vogelii Aphis craccivora, glycines, gossypii; Myzus persicae Tephrosia spp. Brachycaudus helichrysi; [Longicaudus himalayensis]; Sitobion africanum Key
to apterae on Tephrosia:- 1 SIPH
black, with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Dorsum with variably
developed segmental dark bars or paired patches …..Sitobion africanum - SIPH pale or dark, without polygonal reticulation. Dorsum either
unsclerotised or with a solid dark sclerotic shield …..2 2 ANT
tubercles very well developed, with smooth divergent inner faces. ANT longer
than BL, with PT/BASE more than 5. SIPH swollen in middle …..3 - ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed. ANT shorter than BL,
with PT/BASE less than 4. SIPH conical, tapering or cylindrical …..4 3 SIPH
1.0-1.1 × cauda. R IV+V 1.0-1.1 × HT II …..Microparsus tephrosiae - SIPH 1.3-1.6 × cauda. R
IV+V 0.70-0.85 × HT II …..Megoura dooarsis 4 Dorsal abdomen with an
extensive solid black shield. Cauda black ..…Aphis craccivora - Dorsal abdomen without
dark markings. Cauda pale/dusky, paler than SIPH ..…5 5 Cauda 0.08-0.135 × BL
(only more than 0.12 × BL in very small specimens with BL less than 1 mm),
and 0.8-1.25 × ANT V; pale to dusky, without a constriction, less than 3 ×
longer than its width at midlength, and bearing 4-7 (usually 5-6) hairs …..Aphis
gossypii - Cauda 0.12-0.175 × BL, and 1.05-1.7 × ANT V; very pale, usually with a
slight mid-way constriction, more than 3 × longer than its narrowest width at
midlength, and bearing 5-10 (usually 7-9) hairs ..…Aphis glycines Terminalia Combretaceae Terminalia arjuna Aphis gossypii; Paoliella
nirmalae T. australis Lizerius
brasiliensis T. brachystemma Aphis gossypii; Paoliella
harteni, terminaliae T. brasiliensis Lizerius
jorgei T. chebula "gall of unknown
aphid" - Mani 1973:143 T. mantaly Aphis
gossypii T. sericea Paoliella
harteni, terminaliae T. tomentosa [Myzus
terminalae (nomen nudum)] Key to aphids on Terminalia:- 1 Cauda not knobbed .....Aphis
gossypii (or try key to
polyphagous aphids) - Cauda
knobbed (i.e., distinctly constricted on basal part) .....2 2 Knob of cauda
very elongate, much longer than its maximal width, tapering to apex (e.g. fig. 114A) .....3 - Knob of
cauda about as long as its maximal width, with rounded apex .....4 3 Mesonotum
and ABD TERG 4 of aptera each with a pair of very long, curved spinal
processes (0-4-0.7 mm long) .....Lizerius
jorgei* - Spinal
processes in aptera only present on ABD TERG 8 .....Lizerius brasiliensis 4 Adult
viviparae apterous as well as alate.
Alata with long and tapering or finger-like spinal processes (fig. 114B), like those of aptera, as well as
wart-like processes. Pronotum with 1 pair of anterio-lateral hairs .....Paoliella
nirmalae - Adult
viviparae all alate. Spinal processes
if present all short and wart-like.
Pronotum with 2 pairs of anterio-lateral hairs .....5 5 Alata with paired, short, spinal
hair-bearing processes on ABD TERG 1-8 (fig. 114B), and similar marginal processes on
ABD TERG 1-4. R IV+V less than 0.75×
HT II .....Paoliella
harteni - Alata without abdominal processes. R IV+V more than 0.8× HT II .....Paoliella terminaliae Ternstroemia Pentaphylacaceae Ternstroemia gymnanthera Neoaulacorthum magnoliae T. peduncularis = T.
tepezapote T. tepezapote Aphis (Toxoptera)
aurantii Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Tessaria Asteraceae Tessaria
absinthoides see Pluchea absinthoides Tetracera Dilleniaceae Tetracera indica Aphis (Toxoptera)
aurantii T. volubilis Aphis
gossypii Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Tetraclinis Cupressaceae Tetraclinis articulata Cinara cupressi Tetradenia (including Iboza) Lamiaceae Tetradenia multiflora [Sitobion sp.] T. riparia Eucarazzia
elegans; Macrosiphum
salviae; Sitobion colei Tetradenia sp. [Metanipponaphis cuspidatae] Key to apterae on Tetradenia:- 1 SIPH strongly swollen,
with maximum diameter of swollen part more than 2 × minimum diameter of stem,
smooth except for a little subapical polygonal reticulation (Fig.48a). SIPH
5.4-8.2 × cauda …..Eucarazzia elegans - SIPH not swollen or much
less swollen, and less than 3.5 × cauda …..2 2 SIPH dark with subapical
polygonal reticulation. Dorsum usually with a solid dark shield across ABD
TERG 1-5 …..3 - SIPH if dark then without
polygonal reticulation. Dorsum with or without dark sclerotisation …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids 3 Longest hairs on ANT III 8-20 μm, 0.2-0.6 ×
BD III …..Sitobion
colei - Longest hairs on ANT III 22-36 μm, 0.6-1.2 ×
BD III …..Macrosiphum
salviae Tetradymia Asteraceae Tetradymia canescens Pleotrichophorus
tetradymiae; Protaphis tetradymia; Uroleucon erigeronense Tetradymia sp. [Aphis craccivora] Key to apterae on Tetradymia:- 1 SIPH dark distally, with pale basal section, and
polygonal reticulation on 0.21-0.45 of length. ANT III with 5-37 rhinaria.
Cauda tapering to a very thin apex, with subapical hairs usually shorter and
often blunter than lateral hairs …..Uroleucon erigeronense - SIPH
wholly dark, without distal polygonal reticulation. ANT III without rhinaria.
Cauda finger-like or triangular, without shorter blunter subapical hairs …..2 2 Dorsal hairs numerous,
with knobbed apices, and arising from tuberculate bases. R IV+V
stiletto-shaped, with concave sides. ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.4. Marginal tubercles
(MTu) absent. Cauda pale, finger-like, with 5 hairs …..Pleotrichophorus
tetradymiae - Dorsal hairs pointed, without tuberculate bases. R IV+V not
concave-sided. ANT PT/BASE 1.1-2.0. Very large MTu present on ABD TERG 1 and
7. Cauda dark, triangular, not longer than its basal width, with 8-14 hairs …..Protaphis tetradymia Tetragonocalamus see
Chimonobambusa Poaceae Tetragonolobus see Lotus Fabaceae Tetragonolobus
maritimus = Lotus maritimus T. requienii = Lotus conjugatus ssp. requienii Tetramolopium Asteraceae Tetramolopium tenerrimum Macrosiphoniella asteris Tetrapanax Araliaceae Tetrapanax papyrifer [Aphis sp. (Leonard
1972a:104)]; Cavariella araliae, nigrocaudata Couplet for separating
these two species:- (Note: both spp. have ABD TERG 8 with a backwardly-directed process
above the cauda) - Supracaudal process much longer than cauda. SIPH, cauda and genital
plate unpigmented …..Cavariella araliae - Supracaudal process about as long as cauda. Distal part of SIPH, cauda
and genital plate blackish …..Cavariella nigrocaudata Teucrium Lamiaceae Teucrium botrys Aphis teucrii T. canadense Aphis teucrii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae T. capitatum Aphis
teucrii, [Aphis
sp. (Spain: Seco Fernández et al. 1999)] T. chamaedrys (incl.
ssp. Aphis alienus, teucriii; Aulacorthum solani; pinnatifidum) Myzus
ornatus; Ovatomyzus chamaedrys T. divaricatum Aphis
teucrii;
Ovatomyzus chamaedrys T. flavum Aphis
[origani], teucrii, [Aphis sp. (Cocuzza et al.
2014)] T. fruticans Aphis
teucrii T. inflatum = T,
vesicarium T. laciniatum Protaphis middletonii T. marum Aphis
teucrii T. montanum Aphis
alienus, teucrii T. orientale Aphis
gossypii T. polium Aphis
polii, [salviae],
teucrii T. pseudochamaepitys Aphis frangulae T. scorodonia Aphis alienus, [“scorodoniae del Guercio” (see text under alienus],
teucrii, [Aphis sp. (Cocuzza et al.
2014)]; Myzus ornatus; Ovatomyzus chamaedrys T. vesicarium Aphis gossypii Teucrium spp. Aphis fabae, [teucrii Lichtenstein (nomen
nudum)] Key to apterae on Teucrium:- 1 Head smooth with ANT
tubercles developed, their inner faces steep-sided. ANT III without rhinaria.
SIPH pale, without polygonal reticulation, slightly swollen distally. Cauda
pale, constricted at base, and bearing 5(-7) hairs …..Ovatomyzus chamaedrys - Without that combination
of characters …..2 2 ANT tubercles weakly developed.. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal
tubercles (MTu) …..3 - ANT tubercles well developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids 3 Cauda black with more than
10 hairs. ABD TERG 7 and 8 with dark cross-bands, and usually there are also
dark dorsal markings anterior to SIPH …..4 - Cauda pale, dusky or
dark, with 4-10 hairs. ABD TERG 7 and 8 usually without cross-bands, or with
a narrow band on 8 only, and no dark markings anterior to SIPH …..5 4 Cauda tongue-shaped, much longer than its
basal width. ANT III without rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-3.8
(mostly 2.4-3.6) ......Aphis fabae - Cauda short, bluntly
triangular, not longer than its basal width. ANT III often with a few
rhinaria on distal part. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-2.1 …..Protaphis middletonii 5 R IV+V 0.85-1.22 × ANT
BASE VI, 1.10-1.45 × HT II and 0.61-1.0 × cauda, which is distinctly paler
than SIPH …..Aphis gossypii (or frangulae) - R IV+V 1.14-2.25 × ANT
BASE VI, 1.18-2.12 × HT II and 0.69-1.40 × cauda, which is not distinctly
paler than SIPH …..6 6 R IV+V 1.49-2.25 × HT II (97% of specimens >1.6), and 1.28-2.35 ×
ANT BASE VI …..Aphis
polii - R IV+V 1.18-1.63 × HT II
(97% of specimens <1.6), and 1.14-1.79 × ANT BASE VI …..7 7 At least some of ABD TERG 2-5 with marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH more
than 5.5 × longer than their minimal distal width just proximal to flange …..Aphis alienus - MTu rarely present on any
of ABD TERG 2-5. SIPH less than 5.4 × longer than their minimal distal width
just proximal to flange …..Aphis teucrii Thalia Marantaceae Thalia geniculata Aphis gossypii; Hysteroneura setariae; Sitobion miscanthi, [Sitobion sp. (Remaudière & Autrique 1985)] Key to apterae on Thalia:- (Note: all species have uniformly dark SIPH and a pale or dusky cauda) 1 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation …..Sitobion sp(p). - SIPH without polygonal
reticulation …..2 2 Cauda long and pale, with
4 hairs, contrasting with black calf-shaped SIPH (slightly swollen on basal
part), and dark coxae and femora …..Hysteroneura setariae - Cauda pale or dusky with 4-8 hairs, SIPH dark and tapering, coxae and
femora pale …..Aphis gossypii Thalictrum Ranunculaceae Thalictrum adianthifolium
see
Th. minus Th. amurense Longicaudus trirhodus Th. angustifolium see Th. lucidum Th. aquilegiifolium (incl. vars Aphis neothalictri,
thalictri; Longicaudus
trirhodus;
cornuti, sibiricum) Thalictrophorus thalictrophilus Th. buschianum Longicaudus
trirhodus Th. chelidonii Longicaudus
dunlopi Th. collinum Aphis
thalictri; Longicaudus
trirhodus; Nasonovia
saurotarbagataica Th. contortum = Th. aquifolium var.
sibiricum Th. coriaceum Nasonovia
purpurascens Th. cornuti = Th. aquifolium var. cornuti Th. delavayi Aphis
thalictri;
Longicaudus trirhodus Th. dioicum Acyrthosiphon
ranunculum;
Nasonovia purpurascens Th. dipterocarpum = Th. delavayi Th. elatum =
Th. minus Th. fendleri Illinoia thalictri Th. flavum Aphis thalictri; Aulacorthum
solani; Longicaudus dunlopi, trirhodus Th. foetidum Aphis
thalictri; Longicaudus
trirhodus; Pemphigus matsumurai Th. glaucum = Th. speciosissimum Th. hypoleucum = Th. minus
var. hypoleucum Th. isopyroides Longicaudus
trirhodus Th. kemense = Th. minus ssp. kemense Th. lucidum Aphis
thalictri; Longicaudus
trirhodus Th. majus (= Th. minus?) Longicaudus trirhodus ssp. iranicus Th. minus (incl. vars Aphis gossypii, neothalictri,
spiraecola, thalictri; adianthifolium, hypoleucum) [Chaetosiphon alpestre]; Longicaudus trirhodus; Myzus persicae; Nasonovia altaensis,
saurotarbagataica Th. minus ssp. kemense Aphis neothalictri,
thalictri; Longicaudus
trirhodu Th. minus ssp.
pseudominus Aphis thalictri; Longicaudus trirhodus Th. pauciflorum = Th. dioicum Th. petaloideum Aphis
thalictri Th. polygamum = Th. pubescens Th. pseudominus = Th. minus ssp. pseudominus Th. pubescens Nasonovia
purpurascens Th. purpurascens Nasonovia
purpurascens Th. rariflorum Nasonovia
altaensis Th. revolutum Aphis fabae;
Nasonovia purpurascens Th. rochebrunnianum Longicaudus trirhodus Th. rhynchocarpum Aulacorthum solani; Sitobion thalictri Th. simplex Aphis hasanica,
neothalictri, thalictri; Longicaudus trirhodus; Nasonovia saurotarbagataica Th. simplex ssp. boreale
=
Th. rariflorum Th. sparsiflorum Longicaudus
trirhodus Th. speciosissimum Aphis thalictri; Longicaudus trirhodus Th. squarrosum Longicaudus
trirhodus Th. thunbergii = Th. minus var. hypoleucum Thalictrum spp. [Aphis thalictri ssp. orangii]; Longicaudus cornutus, himalayensis, kumauni; Macrosiphum euphorbiae Key to apterae on Thalictrum:- 1 ANT PT/BASE less than
0.5. SIPH absent .....Pemphigus matsumurai - ANT PT/BASE more than
0.5. SIPH present .....2 2 SIPH shorter than cauda …..3 - SIPH longer than cauda …..12 3 SIPH very short, less
than 0.5 × cauda …..4 - SIPH 0.6-0.9 × cauda …..7 4 ANT III much shorter than ANT IV+V together. First tarsal segments
with (2-) 3 hairs. Cauda broadly triangular, not or hardly longer than its
basal width in dorsal view, with 9-12 hairs …..Aphis
thalictri (s. str.) - ANT III much longer than
IV+V together. First tarsal segments with 5 or 6 hairs. Cauda finger-like,
much longer than its basal width, with 8-19 hairs …..5 5 ANT PT/BASE 2.6-3.5. Dorsal cuticle corrugated and papillate. Cauda
with 8-12 hairs .....Longicaudus cornutus* - ANT PT/BASE 0.91-2.08. Dorsal
cuticle smooth. Cauda with 13-19 hairs .....6 6 ANT PT/BASE 0.91-1.46 …..Longicaudus trirhodus - ANT PT/BASE 1.56-2.08 …..Longicaudus dunlopi 7 ANT III much longer than
IV+V together. First tarsal segments with 5-6 hairs .....8 - ANT III much shorter than
ANT IV+V together. First tarsal segments with 2-3 hairs .....9 8 ANT PT/BASE less than 2. First tarsal segments with 6 hairs .....Longicaudus himalayanesis* - ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.2.
First tarsal segments with 5 hairs .....Longicaudus kumauni* 9 ANT III with 3-12
rhinaria on basal half. Marginal tubercles (MTu) absent from ABD TERG 1 and
7. R IV+V with (3-) 4 accessory hairs …..Nasonovia altaensis - ANT III without rhinaria.
MTu always present on ABD TERG 1 and 7. R IV+V with 2 (-3) accessory hairs …..10 10 Hind femora with long fine hairs, many of
them longer than trochantro-femoral suture. Cauda with 11-24 hairs .....Aphis fabae (part) - Hind
femora with hairs all shorter than trochantro-femoral suture. Cauda with 9-13
hairs .....11 11 MTu usually present on ABD TERG 2-4 as well
as 1 and 7. ANT PT/BASE 2.2-2.5. R IV+V 0.8-0.9 × HT II …..Aphis hasanica* - MTu only sporadically on ABD TERG 2-4. ANT PT/BASE 1.6-2.1. R IV+V
0.6-0.8 × HT II …..Aphis
neothalictri* 12 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal
reticulation (at least 4-5 rows of closed polygonal cells) …..13 - SIPH without any distinct
polygonal reticulation (sometimes with 1-3 subapical rows of interconnecting
transverse striae) …..15 13 SIPH black, with polygonal reticulation on
distal 0.3-0.4 of length. ANT black, except at base of III. Cauda dark …..Sitobion thalictri - SIPH, ANT and cauda mainly pale. SIPH reticulated on distal 0.08-0.2
of length …..14 14 SIPH distinctly swollen proximal to reticulated
part. Hairs on ANT III not exceeding 0.5 × BD III …..Illinoia thalictri - SIPH cylindrical on
distal part (sometimes with reticulated part somewhat constricted). Longest
hairs on ANT III 0.6-1.0 × BD III …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae 15 Head densely spiculose, dorsally as well as
ventrally. ANT tubercles well developed with inner faces scabrous and
steep-sided …..16 - Head not spiculose. ANT
tubercles if well developed then with smooth, divergent inner faces …..17 16 SIPH slightly clavate. ANT III without rhinaria …..Myzus persicae - SIPH tapering/cylindrical. ANT III amost always with 1-2 (-3) small
rhinaria on basal part …..Aulacorthum solani 17 ANT III with 5-19 rhinaria .....18 - ANT III with 0-2 rhinaria …..19 18 SIPH wholly pale.
R IV+V 0.9-1.0 × HT II. Hairs on ABD TERG 3-5 are 0.7-0.8 × ANT BD III .....Nasonovia
saurotarbagataica - SIPH dark or dusky towards apices. R IV+V 0.6-0.9
× HT II. Hairs on ABD TERG 3-5 are 0.2-0.4 × ANT BD III .....Nasonovia
purpurascens 19 ANT
tubercles well developed, ANT 0.9-1.4 × BL, PT/BASE c.3.8-3.9. SIPH 2.4-3.0 ×
cauda …..Acyrthosiphon ranunculum* - ANT tubercles absent or
weakly developed. ANT 0.5-0.8 × BL, PT/BASE 2.0-3.5. SIPH 1.0-2.5 × cauda …..20 20 SIPH not dark. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without
marginal tubercles (MTu). First tarsal segments with 4 hairs …..Thalictrophorus thalictrophilus* - SIPH dark. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu. First tarsal segments with 2-3
hairs …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24 Thamnocalamus Poaceae Thamnocalamus spathaceus = Fargesia spathacea Thamnocalamus sp. Melanaphis meghalayensis See key to bamboo-feeding
aphids under Bambusa.
Thamnoseris Asteraceae Thamnoseris
lacerata Brachycaudus helichrysi Thapsia Apiaceae Thapsia garganica Anuraphis pyrilaseri; Aphis fabae; Dyaphis
apiifolia, crataegi ssp. kunzei Th. villosa Aphis
craccivora, fabae; Cavariella aegopodii; Myzus persicae; Semiaphis dauci Key to apterae on Thapsia:- 1 SIPH very short, only about 0.5 × cauda,
and flangeless …..Semiaphis dauci - SIPH more than 0.8 × cauda,
with a distinct flange …..2 2 ABD TERG 8 with a posteriorly projecting
process above cauda. SIPH clavate. ANT PT/BASE 0.6-1.3 …..Cavariella aegopodii - No supracaudal process. SIPH
tapering/cylindrical, or slightly clavate. ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5 …..3 3. Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its
basal width. Well-developed spinal and marginal tubercles (STu and MTu)
present .....4 - Cauda tongue-shaped, longer than its basal width. STu absent, MTu
sporadic or only consistently present on ABD TERG 1 and 7 .....go to key to
polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 4 4. Head densely spiculose. SIPH shorter than R
IV+V, with close-set annular rows of blunt spinules. Cauda with 10-12 hairs.
STu on ABD TERG 1-5 …..Anuraphis pyrilaseri - Head not spiculose. SIPH
longer than R IV+V, normally imbricated. Cauda with 5 hairs. STu on head and
ABD TERG 8 …..5 5. Longest spinal hair on ABD TERG 8 is 11-38
μm long. ABD TERG 7 frequently with marginal tubercles (MTu)
…..Dysaphis apiifolia - Longest
spinal hair on ABD TERG 8 is 55-80 μm long . ABD TERG 7 rarely with MTu …..Dysaphis crataegi ssp. kunzei Thaspium Apiaceae Thaspium aureum = Th. trifoliatum var. aureum Th. barbinode Aphis
thaspii Th. trifoliatum Aphis
thaspii Th. trifoliatum var. aureum Aphis thaspii; Cavariella pastinacae Key to apterae on Thaspium:- - ABD TERG 8 with a
backwardly-projecting process above cauda. Head and SIPH pale, SIPH swollen
distally. (ANT PT/BASE 2.6-4.0) …..Cavariella pastinacae - No supracaudal process. Head and SIPH dusky/dark. SIPH tapering …..Aphis thaspii Thaumatococcus Marantaceae Thaumatococcus
daniellii Pentalonia nigronervosa Thea see
Camellia Theaceae Thelepogon Poaceae Thelepogon
elegans Aphis gossypii (or use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria) Thelesperma Asteraceae Thelesperma megapotamicum Aphis coreopsidis; Brachycaudus helichrysi Use key to apterae on Bidens. Thelymitra Orchidaceae Thelymitra
longifolia Macrosiphum euphorbiae (or try key to
orchid-feeding aphids under Cymbidium) Thelypteris (including Lastrea) Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris
confluens Macrosiphum
dryopteridis, lambi Th. dentata = Christella dentata Th. dryopteris = Gymnocarpium dryopteris Th. ligocarpa (?) Idiopteris nephrelepidis Th. palustris = Th. confluens Th. phegopteris = Phegopteris connectilis Th. quelpaertensis Amphorophora
ampullata, scabripes Thelypteris spp. Micromyzella filicis; Micromyzodium filicium Use key to apterae of
fern-feeding aphids under Polypodium. Themeda ( including Anthistiria) Poaceae Themeda arguens Hysteroneura
setariae; Sitobion graminis, javanicum, lambersi Th. ciliata = Th. quadrivalvis Th. coromandeliana (?) Melanaphis sacchari Th. quadrivalvis Sitobion
rosaeiformis Th. triandra Baizongia
pistaciae; Sipha
maydis; Sitobion avenae, graminis, [Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)] Th. villosa Ceratovacuna lanigera Use key to apterae of
grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Theobroma Sterculiaceae Theobroma cacao Aphis aurantii, gossypii, spiraecola; Cervaphis rappardi, schouteniae; Sitobion martorelli Key to apterae on Theobroma:- 1 Body with very long, branched, hair-bearing
marginal processes …..2 - Body without such
processes …..3 2 Dorsal
abdominal hairs all more-or-less acute, lanceolate, or sometimes slightly
bifurcate. Marginal processes on abdomen either with one type of hair
(usually bifurcate) at ends of lateral
branches or with, near the base, one or two dorsal branches with a thin,
acute hair .....Cervaphis schouteniae - Dorsal abdominal hairs
very blunt, often club-shaped with nearly globular apices, and extremely
numerous. Marginal processes on abdomen with pointed or bifurcate hairs at
ends of lateral branches, but dorsal branches bearing very blunt or
club-shaped hairs like those on on mid-dorsal processes .....Cervaphis rappardi 3. Body elongate spindle-shaped, with well-developed
ANT tubercles, their inner faces smooth and divergent. SIPH long and dark
except at bases, with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation on about
distal 0.2 of length …..Sitobion martorelli - Without that combination of characters ..…go
to key to
polyphagous aphids Thereianthus Iridaceae Thereianthus spicatus Macrosiphum euphorbiae (or use key to apterae on
Iris) Thermopsis Fabaceae Thermopsis divaricarpa Macrosiphum zionense Th. gracilis Macrosiphum albifrons Th. montana Macrosiphum albifrons,
zionense Th. montana var. venosa
= Th. gracilis Th. pinetorum = Th.
divaricarpa Thermopsis sp. Aphis asclepiadis Key to apterae on Thermopsis:- 1 SIPH dark with a subapical zone of
polygonal reticulation. ANT and tibiae black …..Macrosiphum zionense - SIPH if dark then without
polygonal reticulation. ANT and tibiae pale, or with paler basal sections …..2 2 SIPH pale or dusky with subapical polygonal reticulation. ANT III with
17-40 rhinaria …..Macrosiphum albifrons - Without that conbination of characters …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids Thesium Santalaceae Thesium aggregatum Sitobion africanum Th. chinense Aphis
neothesii Th. divaricatum Macrosiphum
albertinae Th. dollineri Aphis
thesii Th. intermedium Macrosiphum
albertinae Th. linophyllon Aphis
thesii Th. linophyllum Macrosiphum
albertinae Th. ramosum Aphis
thesii Key to apterae on Thesium:- 1 SIPH without any polygonal reticulation. Cauda dark. Prothorax and ABD TERG 1 and 7
with hemispherical marginal tubercles (MTu). Dorsum usually with dark
sclerotisation completely of partly fused between ABD TERG 2-4(-6) to form a
solid or perforated shield …..2 - SIPH with a subapical
zone of polygonal reticulation. Cauda pale. Prothorax and ABD TERG 1 and 7
without MTu. Dorsum if with dark markings then these are not fused between
tergites …..3 2 R IV+V 1.05-1.25 × HT II. Posterior hair on hind trochanter maximally
c. 0.25 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Dorsal shield usually
perforated between tergites …..Aphis thesii - R IV+V 0.8-0.9 × HT II.
Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.4-0.5 × diameter of trochantro-femoral
suture. Dorsal shield not usually perforated between tergites …..Aphis
neothesii 3 Dorsal abdomen with variably developed segmental dark markings,
sometimes absent. ANT III with 1-3 rhinaria, and with longest hairs 0.2-0.4 ×
BD III. SIPH entirely black …..Sitobion africanum - Dorsal abdomen membranous. ANT III with 10-15 rhinaria, and longest
hairs 0.6-1.0 × BD III. SIPH mostly black but paler at base …..Macrosiphum albertinae Thespesia Malvaceae Thespesia acutiloba Aphis gossypii Th. danis [Aphis sp. (Millar 1994)] Th. populnea Aphis gossypii Thevetia Apocynaceae Thevetia
peruviana = Cascabela thevetia Thinopyrum Poaceae Thinopyrum
intermedium = Elymus
hispidus Thlaspi Brassicaceae Thlaspi alpestre Brevicoryne
brassicae Th. alpinum = Th.
alpestre Th. arvense Aphis
craccivora, gossypii, nasturtii; Aulacorthum
solani; Lipaphis
erysimi, [lepidii], pseudobrassicae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus; [Sitobion avenae]; Smynthurodes betae Th. aureum (?) Aphis fabae Th. fendleri = Noccaea
fendleri Th. goesingense Brevicoryne
brassicae Use key to apterae on Brassica. Thrincia see
Leontodon Asteraceae Thuidium Thuidiaceae Thuidium tamariscifolium = Th. tamariscinum Th. tamariscinum Jacksonia papillata; Pseudacaudella rubida Use key to moss-feeding aphids under Polytrichum. Thuja Cupressaceae Thuja dolabrata = Thujopsis dolabrata Th. occidentalis Cinara cupressi, [juniperi], louisianensis, tujafilina Th. orientalis = Platycladus
orientalis Th. plicata Cinara
cupressi, tujafilina; Illinoia morrisoni; [Myzus
persicae] Th. standishii Cinara
tujafilina Use key to aphids
on Cupressus. Thujopsis Cupressaceae Thujopsis
dolabrata Cinara
tujafilina Thunbergia Acanthaceae Thunbergia alata Aphis aurantii, gossypii; Myzus persicae Th. coccinea Aphis
spiraecola; Myzus
ornatus Th. erecta Aphis
gossypii Th. fragrans Aphis
aurantii, spiraecola Th. grandiflora = Th. alata Th. lancifolia Aphis
gossypii Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Thunia Orchidaceae Thunia
alba Cerataphis orchidearum Thymbra Lamiaceae Thymbra capitata Aphis gossypii, serpylli,
Aphis sp. (Cocuzza et al. 2014) Use key to apterae on Thymus. Thymus Lamiaceae Thymus alternans = Th. roegneri Th. arcticus = Th.
praecox ssp. ligusticus Th. austriacus = Th. odoratissimus Th. chamaedrys = Th. pulegioides ssp. chamaedrys Th. calcareus Aphis serpylli Th. cretaceus = Th. calcareus Th. ×dimorphus Aphis serpylli Th. drucei = Th. praecox ssp. ligusticus Th. glabrescens = Th. odoratissimus Th. kerneri = Th. praecox ssp. polytrichus Th. longicaulis Aphis
serpylli Th. marschallianus = Th. pulegioides ssp. pannonicus Th. mastichina Aphis
mastichinae, serpylli Th. odoratisssimus Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae Th. pannonicus = Th. pulegioides ssp. pannonicus Th. praecox (incl. sspp. Aphis serpylli; Myzus
ornatus ligusticus, polytrichus) Th.
pseudolanuginosus = Th.
praecox ssp. ligusticus Th. pulegioides (incl. sspp. Aphis serpylli chamaedrys, pannonicus) Th. roegneri Aphis
serpylli Th. serpyllum Aphis serpylli; Eucarazzia elegans; Kaltenbachiella pallida; Neomyzus circumflexus; [Ovatus crataegarius] Th. striatus Aphis [Aphis sp. (Cocuzza et al. 2014)] Th. vulgaris Aphis [craccivora], serpylli, [Aphis sp. (Cocuzza et al. 2014)]; Myzus ornatus Th. zygis Aphis
serpylli Thymus sp. Myzus ascalonicus Key to apterae on Thymus:- 1 ANT usually 4-segmented,
0.12-0.15 × BL, with PT/BASE less than 0.5. Eyes 3-facetted. SIPH absent.
Legs very short, with fore- and mid-tarsi usually 1-segmented. Dorsal wax
glands present on head, thorax and ABD TERG 1-8, comprising facets surrounding
an elongate central area …..Kaltenbachiella pallida - ANT 5- or 6-segmented,
more than 0.5 × BL, with PT/BASE more than 1. Eyes multifacetted, SIPH
present, tarsi 2-segmented and wax glands not evident …..2 2 SIPH strongly swollen,
with maximum diameter of swollen part more than 2× minimum diameter of stem,
smooth except for a little subapical polygonal reticulation (Fig.48a). SIPH
5.4-8.2 × cauda …..Eucarazzia elegans - SIPH not swollen or much
less swollen, and less than 3.5 × cauda …..3 3 SIPH 0.54-1.33 × cauda,
both black. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu). Head without
spicules, and with ANT tubercles weakly developed …..4 - Without that combination of characters …..go
to key to
polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5 4 ABD TERG 2-6 usually
without MTu. Caudal hairs long ….. Aphis serpylli - ABD TERG 2-6 with large flat MTu. Caudal hairs short ….. Aphis mastichinae Thyrsostachys Poaceae Thyrsostachys
siamensis Ceratovacuna
doipuensis Thysanolaena Poaceae Thysanolaena agrostis = Th. latifolia Th. latifolia Pseudoregma panicola; Sitobion miscanthi Th. maxima [Glyphinaphis bambusae]; Melanaphis sacchari; Pseudoregma panicola Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria. Tiarella Saxifragaceae Tiarella cordifolia Aulacorthum solani; Nasonovia tiarellae Tiarella sp. Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Apterae of Nasonovia tiarellae
are undescribed, but will be distinguishable from those of A. solani and other polyphagous aphids
by the large thoracic spiracles, R IV+V about 1.8-2.4 × HT II, and ANT PT/BASE
at least 6.) Tibouchina Melastomataceae Tibouchina granulosa Aphis spiraecola; Paoliella flava T. holosericea Myzus
ornatus T. moricandiana Myzus ornatus T. sellowiana Myzus
ornatus T. semidecandra Aphis
gossypii, nasturtii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum centranthi; Myzus ornatus, persicae T. urvilleana Myzus
ornatus T. viminea Myzus
ornatus T. weddellii Myzus
ornatus Key to apterae on Tibouchina:- 1 Dorsum with long thin finger-like
spinal and marginal processes. ANT 4-segmented, with PT/BASE less than 1 …..Paoliella flava - Dorsum without processes.
ANT 5- or 6-segmented, with PT/BASE more than 1.5 …..2 2 SIPH with a subapical
zone of polygonal reticulation. Apices
of femora and SIPH dark. ANT 1.2-1.6 × BL. Longest hairs on ABD TERG 3 are
33-50 mm long. Cauda with 11-19 hairs …..Macrosiphum centranthi - SIPH are without polygonal reticulation and/or other characters are
not in that combination …..go to key to
polyphagous aphids Tidestromia Amaranthaceae Tidestromia
lanata (?lanuginosa) Aphis craccivora Tigridia Iridaceae Tigridia
sp. Dysaphis tulipae Tilesia Asteraceae Tilesia baccata Aphis gossypii,
spiraecola Use key to polyphagous
aphids. Tilia Basswood, Lime, Linden Tiliacea |