Amphorophora ampullata Buckton, 1876

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 : 41

Amphorophora ampullata Buckton, 1876

Fig. 34

Diagnosis

Aptera 3–5 mm, bright green without markings. Eyes red. Holocyclic, monoecious. Shady places, parks, gardens, mixed and deciduous forests. Not ant-attended.

Recorded hosts

Aspleniaceae : Asplenium sp.; Athyriaceae : Athyrium filix-femina *; Cystopteridaceae : Cystopteris montana ; Gymnocarpium dryopteris ; Dennstaedtiaceae : Dennstaedtia sp., Pteridium aquilinum ; Dryopteridaceae : Dryopteris carthusiana *, D. dilatata , D. filix-mas , Polystichum sp.; Onocleaceae : Matteuccia struthiopteris *; Thelypteridaceae : Phegopteris connectilis , Thelypteris palustris .

Distribution

D F N S.

Figures

Fig. 34. Amphorophora ampullata Buckton, 1876. A. Aptera on Dryopteris carthusiana. B–C. Apterae and juveniles on Athyrium filix-femina (B) and Matteuccia struthiopteris (C), aptera in C parasitized.