Aulacophoroides hoffmanni ( Takahashi, 1937 )

Qiao, Gexia, Jiang, Liyun & Martin, Jon H., 2006, Aulacophoroides (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae), a generic account, description of a new species from Hong Kong (China) and a key to species, Zootaxa 1299, pp. 57-68 : 60-62

Aulacophoroides hoffmanni ( Takahashi, 1937)

Acyrthosiphon hoffmanni Takahashi, 1937: 56 .

Aulacophoroides hoffmanni (Takahashi) : Eastop and Hille Ris Lambers, 1976: 99.

Material examined. 56 apterous viviparous females and 21 nymphs, 1985­V­21, CHINA (Zhejiang, Hangzhou City, Botanic Garden), on Wisteria sinensis (V. F. Eastop) ( BMNH).

Part Apterous vivipara (n = 14)

(for abbreviations see Materials and Methods, p. 2) Mean Range Standard Division

Length Body length 2.60 2.21–2.91 0.16

(mm) Body width 1.55 1.28–1.72 0.10

Ant.I 0.18 0.16–0.18 0.007

Ant.II 0.10 0.098–0.11 0.005

Ant.III 0.73 0.65–0.78 0.033

Ant.IV 0.57 0.46–0.61 0.043

Ant.V 0.45 0.39–0.49 0.026

Ant.VIb 0.15 0.14–0.16 0.004

PT 0.81 0.79–0.85 0.019

URS 0.14 0.13–0.14 0.011

Hind femur 1.04 0.86–1.09 0.064

Hind tibia 1.88 1.52–2.04 0.13

2HT 0.23 0.21–0.23 0.007

SIPH 0.58 0.49–0.64 0.035

BW of SIPH 0.11 0.098–0.11 0.005

DW of SIPH 0.075 0.065–0.081 0.004

SW of SIPH 0.13 0.11–0.14 0.008

Cauda 0.40 0.35–0.42 0.02

BW of Cauda 0.32 0.28–0.35 0.02

Ant. III WD 0.049 0.041–0.051 0.003

MW of Hind tibia 0.046 0.041–0.051 0.003

Cephical Setae 0.049 0.041–0.062 0.007

Setae on Ant.III 0.036 0.031–0.041 0.002

Setae on Tergum I 0.068 0.062–0.077 0.004

Setae on Hind tibia 0.055 0.051–0.062 0.003

No.of Ant. I 14–16 8–19

hairs on Ant. II 4 4–5

Ant. III 24–26 19 –28

Ant. IV 14 11–17

Ant. V 9 8–11

Ant.VIb 4 3–4

PT 4+3 1–6+3–4

to be continued.

Ratios Whole Antennae / Body 1.15 1.05–1.27 0.062

Hind femur / Ant. III 1.43 1.32–1.48 0.041

Hind tibia / Body 0.73 0.64–0.79 0.049

PT / Ant.VIb 5.36 4.87–5.85 0.18

URS / BW of URS 2.44 2.25–2.55 0.19

URS / 2HT 1.32 1.29–1.33 0.067

SIPH / Body 0.23 0.20–0.25 0.024

SIPH / Cauda 3.18 2.94–3.71 0.14

Cauda / BW of cauda 1.25 1.06–1.42 0.27

Cephalic setae / Ant.IIIWD 1.02 0.80–1.33 0.41

Setae on Ant.III / Ant.IIIWD 0.74 0.60–0.88 0.13

Setae on Tergum I / Ant.IIIWD 1.41 1.20–1.67 0.25

Setae on Tergum VIII / Ant.IIIWD 1.57 1.40–1.78 0.22

Setae on hind tibia / MW of hind tibia 1.20 1.10–1.38 0.20

SIPH / BW of SIPH 5.60 5.00–6.11 0.56

SIPH / SW of SIPH 4.57 4.31–5.00 0.38

Distribution. China (Zhejiang, Hangzhou; Shandong). Host plant. Wisteria sinensis .

Biology. A field note (Victor Eastop) states that the body colour was a rich chestnut brown in life.