Melanaphis sorghi ( Theobald, 1904 )

Stekolshchikov, Andrey V., 2022, A contribution to the aphid fauna (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea) of Republic of Mali, Zootaxa 5183 (1), pp. 423-438 : 429

Melanaphis sorghi ( Theobald, 1904)

Apterae and alatae was white, pale yellow or pale greenish-yellow, with waxy pulverulence.

Material. BbN: 19.ix.2017, Sorghum sp. , in leaf sheath on stem and upper side of leaves, apt. KKe: 07 – 11.ii.2017, Sorghum sp. , in leaf sheath on stem and upper side of leaves, apt. KSi : 24.ix.2017, Sorghum sp. , on lower side of leaves, apt. KWo: 14 and 16 – 18.ii.2017, Sorghum sp. , on upper and lower sides of leaves in leaf sheaths, apt. and al.

Rhopalosiphum maidis ( Fitch, 1856)

Apterae and alatae was yellow-green, pale greenish-grey to dark olive green or bluish green, sometimes dusted with wax.

Material. KKe: 16.ix.2017, Zea mays L., on upper side of young leaves, on stem in the base of the ear and on the ear, apt. KSi : 24.ix.2017, Sorghum sp. , in leaf sheath on stem and on upper and lower sides of leaves, apt. KWo: 25.ix.2017, Zea mays , on upper and lower sides of leaves, on stem in leaf sheath, apt. and al.