Aphis equiseticola Ossiannilsson, 1964

Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2015, Identification guide to Nordic aphids associated with mosses, horsetails and ferns (Bryophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea), European Journal of Taxonomy 145, pp. 1-55 : 30

Aphis equiseticola Ossiannilsson, 1964

Fig. 23

Diagnosis

Diagnosis based on Heie (1986). Aptera 1.4–2.0 mm, light or dark green without markings. Head, antennae, tarsi and tips of tibiae rather dark. Antennae about half as long as body. Siphunculi shorter than cauda, dusky or pale, with dark apices. Monoecious.

Recorded hosts

Equisetum pratense , E. sylvaticum .

Distribution

S.

Figures

Fig. 23. Aphis equiseticola Ossiannilsson, 1964. Aptera (redrawn after Heie 1986).