FOUR NEW SPECIES OF APHIDS (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE) FROM WESTERN CANADA

Abstract Four new species of aphids are described: alate and apterous viviparous females of Masonaphis patriciae new species from Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. in British Columbia; apterous viviparous females of Masonaphis menziesiae new species from Menziesia ferruginea Smith in Alberta; apterous...

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Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Robinson, A. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1969
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
British Columbia
Canada
Rubus chamaemorus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent1011115-10
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X0006332X
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Summary:Abstract Four new species of aphids are described: alate and apterous viviparous females of Masonaphis patriciae new species from Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. in British Columbia; apterous viviparous females of Masonaphis menziesiae new species from Menziesia ferruginea Smith in Alberta; apterous viviparous females, oviparae, and males of Aphis rubiradicis new species from Rubus chamaemorus L. in Saskatchewan; and apterous viviparous females of Aulacorthum capilanoensis new species from Rubus spectabilis Pursh in British Columbia.

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