Eriosomatine aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) associated with moss and roots of conifer and willow in forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America
Pike KS, Graf G, Foottit RG, Maw HE, von Dohlen C, Harpel J, Pantoja A, Emmert S, Hagerty AM. 2012. Eriosomatine aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae) associated with moss and roots of conifer and willow in forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America. The Canadian Entomologist. 144:555-576
Apeterous adult morphs of eriosomatine aphids associated with moss (Bryophyta) and/or roots of conifer (Pinaceae) or willow (Salicaceae) in forests of the North American Pacific Northwest including Alaska are described, illustrated, and keyed. In total, seven species (Clydesmithia canadensis Danielson, Melaphis rhois (Fitch) (moss only feeder), Pachypapa rosettei (Maxon), Pachypappa sacculi (Gillette), Prociiphilus americanus (Walker) (fir root only feeder), Prociphilus xylostei (De Geer), and Thecabius populimonilis (Riley) are characterised from their secondary host habitats. Secondary host forms of C. canadensis and T. populimonilis are described for the first time. The morphotypes from the secondary hosts were confirmed through deoxyribonucleic acid sequence matching with those from the primary hosts.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Pike, K.; Graf, G.; Foottit, R.; Maw, H.; von Dohlen, C.; Harpel, J.; Pantoja, A.; Emmert, S.; Hagerty, A.
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- aphid (Aphididae), DNA analysis, Key, moss (Bryophyta) taxonomy, Pacific Northwest forests