Two New Species of Aphids from Eastern Boreal and Arctic Canada (Homoptera: Aphididae)

This paper includes descriptions of a new species of Iziphya Nevsky and one of Euschizaphis Hille Ris Lambers. The former genus is well represented in North America, but Euschizaphis , which is best known for its association with the Juncaginaceae, has not been previously recorded from the western h...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Richards, W. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1961
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Arctic
Canada
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent93497-7
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00081050
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Summary:This paper includes descriptions of a new species of Iziphya Nevsky and one of Euschizaphis Hille Ris Lambers. The former genus is well represented in North America, but Euschizaphis , which is best known for its association with the Juncaginaceae, has not been previously recorded from the western hemisphere. Iziphya punctatella , new species Apterous Viviparous Female .–Colour when alive: Ground colour of head and body yellow with black spots around the bases of most of the setae (Fig. 4). Antennae dark except for the basal half of segment III which is yellow; apex of rostrum dark; legs black except apical two-thirds of tibiae which are colourless. Colour when macerated: Essentially as when alive, but yellow areas colourless or nearly so.

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