Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach, 1843)

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 : 35

Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach, 1843)

Fig. 28

Diagnosis

Aptera 1.2-2.6 mm, green with dark green spots in front of siphunculi. At most with very slight wax dusting ventrally. Occupying a wide range of habitats, also a common indoor pest. Holocyclic or anholocyclic, monoecious, polyphagous. Not ant-attended.

Recorded Pteridophyta hosts

Equisetaceae : Equisetum fluviatile *; Aspleniaceae : Asplenium trichomanes ; Athyriaceae : Athyrium filixfemina *; Polypodiaceae : Polypodium vulgare ; Pteridaceae : Adiantum capillus-veneris .

Distribution

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Figures

Fig. 28. Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach, 1843). Apterae and juveniles on Abutilon sp.