Aphis species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) living on Mulinum (Apiaceae) in South America, with a description of a new species

Sandra González Rodríguez; Paul A Brown; Jaime Ortego; Sara I López Ciruelos; Juan M Nieto Nafría

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4216.1.2

Aphis species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) living on Mulinum (Apiaceae) in South America, with a description of a new species

Zootaxa. 2017 Jan 3;4216(1):zootaxa.4216.1.2. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.1.2.

Authors

Sandra González Rodríguez¹, Paul A Brown, Jaime Ortego, Sara I López Ciruelos, Juan M Nieto Nafría

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental (área de Zoología), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain.. sgonzr02@estudiantes.unileon.es.

PMID: 28183132
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.1.2

Abstract

Aphis species living on the South American native genus Mulinum are studied. Aphis vurilocensis Nieto Nafría, Brown and López Ciruelos, sp. n. is described from apterous viviparous females. Alate viviparous females, oviparous females and winged males of Aphis roberti are described. Knowledge of intraspecific variability of apterous viviparous females of A. martinezi, A. paravanoi and A. roberti is developed. An identification key of apterous viviparous females of Aphis species living on Mulinum is presented.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Aphid, Argentina, Chile, South America, new species.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Aphids / anatomy & histology*
Aphids / classification*
Aphids / growth & development
Apiaceae / parasitology*
Body Size
Female
Male
Organ Size
South America