Paracletus cimiciformis von Heyden, 1837

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 : 37-39

Paracletus cimiciformis von Heyden, 1837

Fig. 31

Diagnosis

Aptera 2.2–3.4 mm, broadly oval, flattened, rather shining cream with brown legs and antennae. Dioecious, alternating between leaf galls on Pistacia and roots of grasses and herbs. In N. Europe anholocyclic, normally feeding on grass ( Poaceae ). In xerothermic habitats. Lives in association with ants, usually Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) .

Distribution

F S.

Recorded Pteridophyta host

Equisetaceae : Equisetum arvense .

Figures

Fig. 31. Paracletus cimiciformis von Heyden, 1837. Aptera in nest of Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758).