Amphicercidus (Hemiptera, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) species in China: two synonyms and two new records [PDF]
Amphicercidus Oestlund, 1923 is distinguished from other aphid genera by a body in life heavily covered with white wax powder, antennal segment III rather long and with numerous secondary rhinaria, body dorsal setae long and pointed, the second hind ...
Ying Xu +4 more
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Cavariella Del Guercio (Hemiptera, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) in China, with a new species, new synonymies, and first country records [PDF]
The genus Cavariella is distinguished from other Macrosiphini genera (Aphididae, Aphidinae) because it has a supra-caudal process on abdominal tergite VIII which possesses two setae distally.
Ying Xu +3 more
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Delfinoia, a new South American aphid genus (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Macrosiphini) on Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae) [PDF]
The genus Delfinoia Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante gen. n. is established, and Utamphorophora peruviana (Essig), originally Amphorophora peruviana and currently Delfinoia peruviana comb. n., is designated species type of the genus.
Juan M. Nieto Nafría +2 more
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Elucidation of host and symbiont contributions to peptidoglycan metabolism based on comparative genomics of eight aphid subfamilies and their Buchnera. [PDF]
Pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) are insects containing genes of bacterial origin with putative functions in peptidoglycan (PGN) metabolism. Of these, rlpA1-5, amiD, and ldcA are highly expressed in bacteriocytes, specialized aphid cells that harbor the ...
Thomas E Smith +3 more
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Genome Sequence of the Banana Aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Its Symbionts [PDF]
The banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a major pest of cultivated bananas (Musa spp., order Zingiberales), primarily due to its role as a vector of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), the most severe viral disease of ...
Thomas C. Mathers +3 more
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Dos nuevas especies de Uroleucon Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aphididae) de la región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (Chile) [PDF]
Se describen dos especies de Uroleucon (Hem. Aphididae, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) a partir de especímenes colectados sobre compuestas indígenas sudamericanas en la región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (Chile), la cual está situada entre los
Juan Manuel Nieto Nafría +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the strawberry aphid Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell, 1901 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from California, USA [PDF]
The aphid Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell, 1901 is an agricultural pest and known vector of strawberry viruses. To better understand its biology and systematics, we performed a genomic analysis on C.
Miguel Acosta +42 more
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The phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of detoxification gene families in Aphidinae species. [PDF]
Detoxification enzymes play significant roles in the interactions between insects and host plants, wherein detoxification-related genes make great contributions. As herbivorous pests, aphids reproduce rapidly due to parthenogenesis.
Rongmei Lin, Mengquan Yang, Bowen Yao
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Nueva especie iraní de Uroleucon Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aphididae) descrita a partir de ejemplares de la colección del Natural History Museum [PDF]
Se establece la especie Uroleucon helichrysi n. sp. (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae: Macrosiphini) con la descripción de sus hembras vivíparas ápteras y aladas recogidas en Irán sobre Helichrysum sp. (Asteraceae), conservadas en la colección del Natural
Juan M. Nieto Nafría +1 more
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Hop-on, hop-off: the first record of the alien species crescent-marked lily aphid (Neomyzus circumflexus) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae) in Greenland [PDF]
We report for the first time the presence of the globally distributed and extremely polyphagous pest species—the crescent-marked lily aphid (or mottled arum aphid) (Neomyzus circumflexus L.) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae)—in Greenland.
Karina Wieczorek, Dominik Chłond
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