Aphis (Aphis) fabae Scopoli, 1763

Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), European Journal of Taxonomy 338, pp. 1-160 : 13-14

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.338
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:86786AB1-4A1A-4A1E-B42B-53B73D66ED60
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851566
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F8788-FFEC-FFC5-AB58-F96D1442424A
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Aphis (Aphis) fabae Scopoli, 1763
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Treatment

Aphis (Aphis) fabae Scopoli, 1763 View in CoL

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Diagnosis

Aptera 1.5–3 mm, dull black; legs and antennae partly white; abdomen sometimes with white wax markings; usually ant-attended. Polyphagous species (or group of species). Holocyclic and dioecious, primary hosts are Euonymus (Celastraceae) , Philadelphus (Hydrangeaceae) and Viburnum (Adoxaceae) . Numerous plants, mostly herbs, serve as secondary hosts. Only occasionally on conifers. Often attended by ants, but none recorded from conifers.

Recorded coniferous hosts

Pinaceae : Picea sitchensis ; Larix decidua , kaempferi ; Tsuga heterophylla ; Pinus contorta .

Distribution

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A13 (A12 A14) Siphunculi present as pores not raised from body surface ........ Mindarus Koch, 1857 View in CoL