Identification guide to Nordic aphids associated with mosses, horsetails and ferns (Bryophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea)
Author
Albrecht, Anders Christian
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2015
2015-10-21
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2015.145
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Sitobion avenae
(Fabricius, 1775)
Fig. 27
Diagnosis
Aptera
1.2–3.5 mm
, green with black muscle sclerites. Legs and antennae partly black. Siphunculi black. Cauda pale. Abdominal dorsum sclerotised, shiny, all green, all black, or green with grey or black transverse bars. Juveniles matt, apt. juv. green, al. juv. brown. Holocyclic, monoecious on grasses (
Poaceae
), exceptionally on
Equisetum sylvaticum
. Not ant-attended.
Distribution
D F N S.