MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN SPECIES OF THE GENUS APHIS (STERNORRHYNCHA, APHIDIDAE) INHABITING RIBES

Authors
RAKAUSKAS R
Citation
R. Rakauskas, MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN SPECIES OF THE GENUS APHIS (STERNORRHYNCHA, APHIDIDAE) INHABITING RIBES, European journal of entomology, 95(2), 1998, pp. 239-250
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
European journal of entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
12105759
Volume
95
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
239 - 250
Database
ISI
SICI code
1210-5759(1998)95:2<239:MAOESO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A review of the literary data on the life cycles and host plant relati onships of Aphis grossulariae Kaltenbach, A. schneideri (Borner) and A . triglochinis Theobald is presented. Morphometric analysis of the thr ee species revealed insufficient discriminative value of the majority of characters commonly used in the keys. A modified key to fundatrices , apterous and alate viviparous females, gynoparous and oviparous fema les and males is presented.