Sexual morphs and biology of Aphis verbasci Schrank (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Mariusz Kanturski; Karina Wieczorek; Lukasz Junkiert

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3755.5.8

Sexual morphs and biology of Aphis verbasci Schrank (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Zootaxa. 2014 Jan 24:3755:485-90. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.5.8.

Authors

Mariusz Kanturski¹, Karina Wieczorek², Lukasz Junkiert¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Silesia, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Zoology, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland; Email: unknown.
² University of Silesia, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Zoology, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland; Email: karina.wieczorek@us.edu.pl.

PMID: 24869836
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.5.8

Abstract

The oviparous female and wingless male of Aphis verbasci from Poland and the United Kingdom are described and illustrated in detail for the first time, with notes on biology, distribution and host plants.

MeSH terms

Animals
Aphids / anatomy & histology
Aphids / classification*
Aphids / physiology*
Female
Male
Reproduction
Sex Characteristics