Ericaphis voegtlini, a new, unusual aphid species from the USA (Hemiptera, Aphididae)

Authors: Barjadze, Shalva Country: United States of America DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.785.28006 Published: Jan. 1, 2018 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Chamaebatia · Topics: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant and animal studies

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Ericaphis voegtlini sp. n. living on Chamaebatia foliolosa (Rosaceae) in California is described based on apterous and alate viviparous females. The new species differs from all other species of the genus Ericaphis Börner, 1939 in several important morphological characters including very long and rigid dorsal setae and distinctly swollen siphunculi with clearly visible polygonal reticulation.

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