HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS

(in alphabetical order)

Lin-Lyt

Linaria

Lindelofia

Lindenbergia

Lindera

Lindernia

Linnaea

Linosyris

Linum

Liparis

Lipocarpha

Lippia

Liquidambar

Liriodendron

Liriope

Lisianthus

Lissanthe

Listera

Litchi

Lithocarpus

Lithodora

Lithospermum

Litsea

Livistona

Lobelia

Lobularia

Lochia

Lochnera

Loeflingia

Logfia

Loliolum

Lolium

Lomatium

Lonchocarpus

Lonicera

Lophanthus

Lophochloa

Lopholaena

Lophospermum

Loranthus

Loropetalum

Lotus

Louiseania

Loxostylis

Lubinia

Luculia

Ludisia

Ludwigia

Luehea

Luetkea

Luffa

Lunania

Lunaria

Lupinus

Lupsia

Lupulina

Lupulinus

Luziola

Luzula

Luzuriaga

Lychnis

Lycianthes

Lycium

Lycopersicon

Lycopsis

Lycopus

Lycoris

Lygos

Lyonia

Lyonothamnus

Lysichiton

Lysimachia

Lythrum

LinariaPlantaginaceae
Linaria alpina[Aphis sambuci]; Myzus ascalonicus
L. buriatica[Acyrthosiphon dauricum]
L. canadensis = Nuttallanthus canadensis
L. cymbalaria = Cymbalaria muralis
L. dalmatica = L. genistifolia ssp. dalmatica
L. genistifoliaBrachycaudus linariae; Myzus linariae
L. genistifolia ssp. dalmatica Acyrthosiphon ilka; Myzus linariae
L. heterophyllaMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus linariae
L. × incompleta[Aphis franzi]; Brachycaudus rinariatus
L. melananthaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
L. pelisserianaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
L. popovii[Aphis sp. (Uzbekistan; Davletshina 1964)]
L. propinquaMyzus linariae, persicae
L. purpureaBrachycaudus linariae
L. repensBrachycaudus linariae; Dysaphis gallica;
Myzus ornatus, persicae
L. vulgaris[Aphis linariae Lichtenstein (nomen nudum)];
Brachycaudus linariae, rinariatus;
[Hyperomyzus rhinanthi]; [Macrosiphoniella linariae];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key to apterae of Linaria:-

1 Cauda short, helmet-shaped, pentagonal or bluntly triangular, not more than 1.2 × its basal width in dorsal view…..2
Cauda tongue- or finger-like, more than 1.3 × its basal width in dorsal view …..6
2 ANT PT/BASE less than 2. SIPH shorter than R IV+V. ABD TERG 7 with large marginal tubercles (MTu)…..Protaphis middletonii
ANT PT/BASE more than 2.4. SIPH longer than R IV+V. ABD TERG 7 without MTu…..3
3 ABD TERG 1-5 with extensive dark sclerotisation. Cauda with 10-15 hairs …..4
ABD TERG 1-5 without dark sclerotisation. Cauda with 4-6 hairs…..5
4 ANT III and IV with numerous rhinaria. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III. SIPH much shorter than (0.6-0.75 × ) ANT III. ABD TERG 1-5 with a solid dark shield, fused with marginal sclerites…..Brachycaudus rinariatus
ANT III and IV without rhinaria. Hairs on ANT III minute, the longest c.0.2 × BD III. SIPH slightly longer than ANT III. ABD TERG 1-5 with variably developed sclerotisation, usually with intersegmental gaps and not fused with marginal sclerites…..Brachycaudus linariae
5 SIPH smooth, pale 0.8-2.0 × cauda. Head smooth with ANT tubercles and median frontal tubercle undeveloped. Spiracular apertures large and rounded …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
SIPH imbricated, dark at least towards apices, 2.4-3.3 × cauda. Head with evident ANT tubercles and a scabrous median frontal tubercle. Spiracular apertures small and reniform…..Dysaphis gallica
6 Head smooth with inner faces of ANT tubercles smooth and divergent…..7
Head spinulose or nodulose with inner faces of ANT tubercles scabrous and steep-sided…..8
7 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.6-1.0 × BD III…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III…..Acyrthosiphon ilka
8 SIPH tapering, with a slight “S” curve. Dorsal abdomen with a pattern of dark intersegmental markings…..Myzus ornatus
SIPH slightly to moderately clavate. Dorsal abdomen without dark markings …..9
9SIPH 0.54-0.81 × ANT III…..10
SIPH 0.82-1.34 × ANT III…..11
10Inner faces of ANT tubercles approximately parallel in dorsal view. SIPH almost smooth or weakly imbricated, with narrowest part of basal stem not wider than hind tibia at midlength. Dorsal cuticle smooth or slightly wrinkled…..Myzus ascalonicus
Inner faces of ANT tubercles with convergent apices. SIPH heavily imbricated or scabrous, with narrowest part of stem a little wider than hind tibia at midlength. Dorsal cuticle scaly…..Myzus cymbalariae
11R IV+V 0.63-0.88 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-2.85…..Myzus linariae
R IV+V 0.9-1.1 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 2.8-4.5…..Myzus persicae
LindelofiaBoraginaceae
Lindelofia anchusioides = L. macrostyla
L. longifloraBrachycaudus cardui
L. macrostylaBrachycaudus bicolor; Myzus persicae
Lindelofia sp.Brachycaudus helichrysi

Use key to apterae on Cynoglossum.

LindenbergiaPlantaginaceae
Lindenbergia urticifolia Aphis fabae
Lindenbergia sp.Myzus ornatus

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Lindera Lauraceae
Lindera aggregata Pseudomegoura magnoliae
L. communisAiceona osugii
L. erythrocarpaAulacorthum muradachi
L. glaucaAiceona actinodaphinis
L. praecoxAulacorthum muradachi; Thoracaphis linderae
L. pulcherrimaAiceona parvicornis
L. sericeaAulacorthum linderae
L. strychnifolia = L. aggregata
L. trilobaAulacorthum muradachi; Thoracaphis linderae
L. umbellataAulacorthum muradachi; Thoracaphis linderae
Lindera sp.Aphis aurantii, spiraecola; Machilaphis pseudomachili;
?Metanipponaphis sylvestrii;
[Greenideoida (Pentatrichosiphum) lutea];
[Eutrichosiphum sp. – David & Rajasingh 1969];
Schizoneuraphis himalayensis; [Taoia indica]

Key to species:-

1 Aptera aleyrodiform; body flattened, almost circular, with dark sclerotic dorsum. Antennae very short, 3-segmented…..2
Aptera of normal aphid form. Antennae 5- or 6-segmented…..4
2 Dorsal hairs on prosoma all short, only 14-16 µm long …..?Metanipponaphis sylvestrii
Prosomal hairs or at least the marginal ones, long and thick-based…..3
3BL c.1.8-2 mm. Abdominal plate with only one pair of long marginal hairs, the rest being minute…..Thoracaphis linderae
BL 0.9-1.1 mm. Abdominal plate (fused ABD TERG 2-7) with at least 3 pairs of long marginal hairs…..Schizoneuraphis himalayensis*
4 SIPH merely small pores, not surrounded by hairs. Posterior abdomen with extensive wax gland pore plates
(or possibly M. machili – check couplet 4 of key to aphids on Persea)
…..Machilaphis pseudomachili
SIPH as pores on hairy cones or tubular. No extensive wax pore plates…..5
5 SIPH pores placed on hairy cones. ANT PT/BASE less than 1. Eyes reduced …..6
SIPH tubular. ANT PT/BASE more than 2. Eyes well developed…..7
6 R IV+V 0.76-0.80 × HT II. SIPH cones small, basal diameter maximally 0.12 mm …..Aiceona osugii (or parvicornis)
R IV+V 1.2-1.4 × HT II. SIPH cones large, of basal diameter more than 0.2 mm…..Aiceona actinodaphnis
7 SIPH with numerous long hairs …..Greenideini sp. (try key to aphids on Litsea)
SIPH without hairs…..8
8 Antennal tubercles weakly developed. SIPH and cauda of aptera both black …..9
Antennal tubercles well developed, steep-sided. SIPH pale or dark, cauda pale …..10
9 Stridulatory mechanism present, consisting of a conspicuous pattern of ridges on ventrolateral areas of abdominal sternites 5 and 6, and a row of short peg-like hairs on the hind tibia (fig. 122)…..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Stridulatory mechanism not present…..Aphis spiraecola
10 SIPH swollen on distal half…..Neoaulacorthum magnoliae
SIPH tapering/cylindrical from base to flange…..11
11 SIPH of aptera much darker than cauda. R IV+V 0.8-1.0× HT II…..Aulacorthum muradachi
SIPH of aptera pale, or dark only at apices. R IV+V 1.2-1.4× HT II…..Aulacorthum linderae*
LinderniaLinderniaceae
Lindernia crustacea Aphis gossypii
LinnaeaCaprifoliaceae
Linnaea borealisAulacorthum solani; Illinoia simpsoni;
(incl. var. americana) Neomyzus circumflexus

Key to apterae on Linnaea:-

SIPH swollen on distal part, but the subapical part narrower and with polygonal reticulation (4-6 rows of large polygonal cells)….. Illinoia simpsoni
SIPH cylindrical or tapering on distal part and/or without polygonal reticulation…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Linosyris see GalatellaAsteraceae
Linosyris tatarica = Galatella tatarica
L. villosa = Galatella villosa
LinumLinaceae
Linum album (?)Aphis linorum
L. alpinum[Macrosiphum hartigi]
L. austriacumAphis craccivora, linorum; [Dysaphis pyri]
L. capitatumAphis lini
L. corymbulosumAcyrthosiphon mordvilkoi
L. grandiflorumAcyrthosiphon ilka; Aphis fabae; Myzus persicae
L. indehiscens = L. usitatissimum
L. lewisiiMacrosiphum dewsler
L. nervosumAphis lini, linorum
L. perenneAcyrthosiphon mordvilkoi; Aphis linorum;
[Macrosiphum sp. (aphidtrek.org)];
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
L. perenne ssp. alpinum = L. alpinum
L. purpureum ? (= L. olgae?) Aphis linorum
L. strictum[Acyrthosiphon pisum]; Aphis craccivora
L. usitatissimumAcyrthosiphon ilka, mordvilkoi;
Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii, lini, linorum;
Linaphis lini; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
Linum spp. Brevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi;
[Sitobion avenae]; Smynthurodes betae

Key to apterae on Linum:-

1 SIPH pale, long , tapering or cylindrical on distal half, and without subapical polygonal reticulation. ANT tubercles with smooth, broadly divergent inner faces, and median frontal tubercle evident…..Acyrthosiphon ilka group (incl. mordvilkoi)
SIPH (if present) either not pale, long and tapering, or with subapical polygonal reticulation, and other characters not in above combination…..2
2 ANT III longer than IV + V together…..3
ANT III shorter than IV + V together…..5
3ANT III 2.2-3.7 × SIPH. SIPH 0.8-1.0 × cauda, which is broadly triangular and bears 6-9 hairs. Dorsal abdomen with paired dark markings…..Brevicoryne brassicae
ANT III 1.0-1.8 × SIPH. SIPH 1.1-1.6 × cauda which is elongate triangular or tongue-shaped and bears 4-7 hairs. Dorsal abdomen with or without dark markings…..4
4 ANT PT/BASE 1.8-2.7. (Al. with 9-25 secondary rhinaria on ANT III, 2-8 on IV and 0-3 on V…..Lipaphis erysimi
ANT PT/BASE less than 1.4. (Al. with 4-8 secondary rhinaria on ANT III only)…..Linaphis lini
5 ANT PT/BASE c. 1.2-1.3. SIPH much shorter than (c. 0.6-0.7 ×) cauda. Abdomen with variably developed paired dark markings on ABD TERG 1-4, and cross-bands on 5-8…..Aphis lini
ANT PT/BASE either less than 0.5 or more than 2. SIPH (if present) 0.7-3.2 × cauda. Dorsal abdomen with or without dark markings…..6
6 ABD TERG 1-7 with large, rather flat marginal tubercles (MTu), occupying a large part of each marginal sclerite (sometimes small or absent on 5 and/or 6) …..Aphis linorum
MTu not large and flat and only ever regularly present on ABD TERG 1 and 7 …..7
7 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation and R IV+V 0.57-0.70 × HT II…..Macrosiphum dewsler
Without that combination of characters; if SIPH have polygonal reticulation then R IV+V is more than 0.75 × HT II…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
LiparisOrchidaceae
Liparis bowkeriAulacorthum solani; Sitobion eulophiae
L. javanicaNeomyzus circumflexus
L. neglecta = L. bowkeri
L. nugentiae = Stichorkis nugentiae
Liparis sp.Cerataphis orchidearum

Use key to apterae of orchid-feeding aphids under Cymbidium.

LipocarphaCyperaceae
Lipocarpha chinensis Aphis gossypii
LippiaVerbenaceae
Lippia citriodora = Aloysia citriodora
L. grandifloraAphis gossypii
L. javanicaAphis gossypii
L. macrophyllaAphis gossypii
L. nodiflora = Phyla nodiflora
L. triphylla = Aloysia citriodora
L. turbinataAphis lippiae
L. urticoides = Aloysia virgata

Couplet for separating these two species:-

ANT PT/BASE more than 2. Cauda tongue-shaped…..Aphis gossypii
ANT PT/BASE less than 2. Cauda more-or-less triangular…..Aphis lippiae
Liquidambar Sweet Gums Altingiaceae
Liquidambar formosana Aphis gossypii; Longistigma liquidambaris;
Myzus persicae; Stomaphis liquidambarus
L. orientalisAphis gossypii; Myzus ornatus, persicae
L. styracifluaAmerican Red Gum
Aphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
[Macrosiphum opportunisticum]; Myzus ornatus

Key to aphids on Liquidambar:-

1 BL less than 4 mm. Cauda tongue-shaped …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
BL more than 4 mm. Cauda broadly rounded…..2
2 Rostrum longer than body. Forewing of alata with veins bordered with fuscous, and with pterostigma not extending to wing-tip…..Stomaphis liquidambarus
Rostrum much shorter than body. Forewing of alata with wing veins not or only very lightly bordered, and with pterostigma extended to wing-tip…..Longistigma liquidambarus
Liriodendron Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip Tree
Aphis fabae; Illinoia liliodendri;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
1SIPH without polygonal reticulation. ANT III of aptera without any secondary rhinaria…..use key to polyphagous aphids
SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. ANT III of aptera with 0-7 secondary rhinaria on basal half…..2
2 SIPH 2.4-2.8× cauda. SIPH of aptera clearly darker than cauda and usually somewhat swollen on distal half. Longest hairs on ANT III not more than 0.5× longer than basal diameter of segment…..Illinoia liriodendri
SIPH 1.7-2.3× cauda; in aptera not darker than cauda except at apices, and cylindrical on distal half. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5× longer than basal diameter of segment…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
LiriopeAsparagaceae
Liriope muscariHydronaphis liriopes; Myzus ascalonicus;
Rhopalosiphum padi
L. platyphylla = L. muscari

Key to apterae on Liriope:-

Head densely spinulose but with ANT tubercles weakly developed, divergent. ANT with many sec. rhin. (III 23-29, IV 0-13). Dorsal abdomen with a large irregularly-shaped dark central sclerite, large post-siphuncular sclerites and a cross-band on ABD TERG 7. SIPH dark, clavate….. Hydronaphis liriopes
Without that combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
LisianthusGentianaceae
Lisianthus glandulosus Aphis aurantii, spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

LissantheEpacridaceae
Lissanthe strigosa Ceriferella leucopogonis
Listera see NeottiaOrchidaceae
Listera ovata = Neottia ovata
Listera sp. (Neottia sp.?)Sinomegoura citricola

Use key to polyphagous aphids (or try key to orchids under Cymbidium).

Litchi Lychee Sapindaceae
Litchi chinensisAphis aurantii, craccivora;
Greenidea decaspermi, ficicola
SIPH with numerous long hairs …..Greenidea spp.
SIPH without any hairs…..use key to polyphagous aphids
Lithocarpus (= Pasania) Fagaceae
Lithocarpus bennettii Eutrichosiphum nigrum;
Greenidea (Trichosiphum) pallidipes;
Mesotrichosiphum brevisetosum;
Nipponaphis semiglabra
L. chintungensis (?) Neothoracaphis saramaoensis
L. cuspidatus = Castanopsis cuspidata
L. dasystachyusEutrichosiphum heterotrichum
L. dealbatus[Allotrichosiphum assamense];
Lachnus [acutihirsutus], tropicalis
L. densiflorusTan Oak
Tuberculatus (Pacificallis) pasaniae
L. edulisEutrichosiphum apicifuscum, heterotrichum, nigrisiphon;
Greenidea (Trichosiphum) kuwanai, nigra;
Neothoracaphis saramaoensis; Nipponaphis monzeni;
[Tuberculatus pilosus]
L. elegansLachnus tropicalis
L. fenestratus[Eutrichosiphum assamense]
L. glaberEutrichosiphum dubium, heterotrichum, pasaniae;
Greenidea (Trichosiphum) kuwanai;
Mollitrichosiphum lithocarpi, nigrofasciatum
L. grifithii (?)[Eutrichosiphum jugeshwari, manipurense]
L. indutusSinonipponaphis hispida
L. konishiiEutrichosiphum dubium
L. ovalisEutrichosiphum pasaniae, sinense
L. rhombocarpus = L. taitoensis
L. spicatusEutrichosiphum heterotrichum, pasaniae
L. sundaicusMetanipponaphis vandergooti
L. taitoensisGreenidea (Trichosiphum) nigra
L. uraianusEutrichosiphum pasaniae; Mollitrichosiphum lithocarpi
Lithocarpus spp. [Aiceona retipennis]; Dermaphis japonensis, takahashii;
Eutrichosiphum flavum; Lithoaphis lithocarpi;
Metanipponaphis lithocarpicola; [Neohormaphis wuyiensis];
Parathoracaphis setigera; Uichancoella gabrieli

Key to aphids on Lithocarpus:-

1 Body of aptera aleyrodiform; oval, strongly sclerotised dorsally with head, thorax and ABD TERG 1 more-or-less fused (as prosoma). Legs and antennae much reduced. SIPH pore-like or absent. Antenna of alata with annular rhinaria…..2
Aptera of normal aphid form with well-developed legs and antennae. SIPH either truncated cones or tubes densely clothed with long hairs. Antenna of alata with oval or transversely elongate rhinaria…..12
2 Aptera without SIPH…..3
Aptera with SIPH as a pair of pores (sometimes very small) on the abdominal plate (= fused ABD TERG 2-7; see fig. 36B)…..6
3 Body of aptera elongate oval and dorsally flattened…..4
Body of aptera broadly oval, convex dorsally…..5
4 Body of aptera with stout, spine-like marginal hairs, and hind legs concealed beneath body (fig. 91F) …..Parathoracaphis setigera
Body of aptera with small inconspicuous marginal hairs and hind legs projecting behind body…..Neothoracaphis saramaoensis
5 Marginal hairs of aptera 120-160 µm long (fig. 91L) …..Dermaphis japonensis
Marginal hairs of aptera maximally about 100 µm long …..Dermaphis takahashii
6 Prosoma of aptera densely covered with non-articulated hair-like processes, 15-40 µm long, lacking only on muscle plates (fig. 57A)…..Sinonipponaphis hispida
Prosoma of aptera without hair-like processes…..7
7 Prosoma ornamented with blunt conical nodules, often longer than their basal widths (fig. 91A). Prosomal hairs very long and very fine…..Nipponaphis monzeni
Prosoma variably sculptured, if pustulate then pustules are low pustules, all or mostly shorter than their basal widths. Prosomal hairs long or short…..8
8 Prosoma of aptera densely ornamented with numerous separate oval or rounded papillae or pustules (e.g., fig. 36C). Marginal hairs numerous, minute…..9
Prosoma of aptera variably sculptured, but without a dense ornamentation of separate rounded papillae or pustules. Marginal hairs more than 20 µm long…..10
9Prosoma of aptera with 3-13 hairs 30-50 µm long on medial area of each segment. Total antennal length 0.13-0.14× BL …..Metanipponaphis vandergooti
Prosoma of aptera without any hairs on medial area (?). Total length of antenna only about 0.06-0.07× BL…..Metanipponaphis lithocarpicola
10 Prosoma of aptera fused with abdominal plate (e.g., fig. 36C). Marginal hairs short and spine-like, about 28 µm long, and with 5 pairs of very short spinal hairs…..Lithoaphis lithocarpi*
Prosoma and abdominal plate at least partially separate. Marginal hairs not spine-like, 50-180 µm long…..11
11 Prosoma of aptera with marginal hairs very long, stout basally but with finely-pointed apices, about 160 µm long (fig. 57B); with 5 pairs of similar large spino-pleural hairs, the 3 thoracic tergites also bearing several somewhat shorter, thinner hairs…..Uichancoella gabrieli
Prosomal hairs of aptera all 50-80 µm long…..Nipponaphis semiglabra*
12 SIPH as truncated cones. Cauda knobbed, anal plate bilobed. ABD TERG 1 and 2 each with a pair of large spinal processes. (All viviparae alate)…..Tuberculatus (Pacificallis) pasaniae
SIPH as hairy tubes or broad flat hairy cones. Cauda much broader than long, anal plate entire. ABD TERG 1 and 2 without processes. (Viviparae apterous or alate) …..13
13 SIPH as broad flat hairy cones. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5 …..Lachnus tropicalis
SIPH as hairy tubes. ANT PT/BASE more than 0.8 (usually more than 1.0, except in one species with 4-segmented antennae) …..14
14 Cauda with a median papilla. SIPH with reticulation on basal part…..15
Cauda without a median papilla. SIPH without reticulation…..17
15 BL of aptera 1.3-2.2 mm. Head and legs mainly pale ….. Greenidea pallidipes*
BL of aptera 2.2-3.4 mm. Head and legs mainly dark …..16
16 Ventral abdomen smooth, or only locally and weakly spinulose, the spinules much smaller than hair sockets. Tibiae dark brown on basal half and pale brown on distal half…..Greenidea kuwanai
Ventral abdomen of aptera distinctly spinulose, each spinule about as long as the diameter of the sockets of the ventral hairs. Tibiae entirely dark…..Greenidea nigra
17 Antennae of aptera 4-segmented, with ANT PT/BASE c.0.5…..Mesotrichosiphum brevisetosum*
Antennae of aptera 5- or 6-segmented, with ANT PT/BASE more than 0.7 …..18
18 Hind tibia with a series of narrow tranverse (stridulatory) ridges spaced out over proximal 0.5-0.9 of length (fig. 57D). Body elongate…..19
Hind tibia without stridulatory ridges. Body elongate oval or pear-shaped …..21
19 Dorsal thorax and abdomen with dark pleural areas linked across ABD TERG 3-4 by a broad cross-band …..Mollitrichosiphum nigrofasciatum
Dorsal abdomen without such markings …..20
20 Ventro-lateral areas of abdomen densely spinulose (fig. 57C). ANT III of aptera at least 1.8 × ANT IV + V together …..Mollitrichosiphum tenuicorpus
Ventro-lateral areas of abdomen not spinulose. ANT III of aptera about 1.5 × ANT IV + V together …..Mollitrichosiphum lithocarpi*
21 R IV+V very long, 2.5-3.5 × HT II…..22
R IV+V 1.4-2.4 × HT II…..24
22SIPH of aptera pale, shorter than head width across eyes, with long hairs all of similar length (except near base) …..Eutrichosiphum flavum
SIPH of aptera dark, longer than head width across eyes, with hairs of different lengths interspersed, the shortest hairs being about half as long as the longest (fig. 92G) …..23
23 ANT III of aptera not longer than ANT VI (BASE + PT) and bearing 13-18 hairs, with long hairs only on anterior side…..Eutrichosiphum dubium
ANT III of aptera 1.1-1.5 × ANT VI and bearing 32-53 hairs, with long hairs on both anterior and posterior sides (fig. 92J) …..Eutrichosiphum heterotrichum
24Abdominal tergum smooth, lacking spinules except sometimes marginally. First tarsal segments with 5 or 7 hairs…..25
Abdominal tergum spinulose. First tarsal segments with 7 hairs …..27
25ANT PT/BASE less than 1. Legs mainly black …..Eutrichosiphum nigrum*
ANT PT/BASE more than 1. Legs pale …..26
26First tarsal segments with 7 hairs. Posterior margin of prothorax smooth. SIPH paler on basal 0.7, dark only towards apices. (Alate morphs with large oval secondary rhinaria)…..Eutrichosiphum apicifuscum
First tarsal segments with 5 hairs. Posterior margin of prothorax spinulose. SIPH wholly dark. (Alate morphs with transversely narrow secondary rhinaria…..Eutrichosiphum nigrisiphon
27Tergum dark. SIPH wholly black…..Eutrichosiphum pasaniae
Tergum pale. SIPH basally pale, black over distal c.0.7 …..Eutrichosiphum sinense
Lithodora Boraginaceae
Lithodora diffusa = Glandora diffusa
L. fruticosaUroleucon jaceae

(See key under Lithospermum.)

LithospermumBoraginaceae
Lithospermum arvense Aphis craccivora, fabae; Brachycaudus bicolor, cardui;
Macrosiphoniella lithospermi;
Uroleucon jaceae, [picridis (misidentified cichorii?)]
L. diffusum = Glandora diffusa
L. erythrorhizonBrachycaudus cardui
L. fruticosum = L. fruticosa
L. officinale = L. arvense
L. pilosum see L. ruderale
L. ruderaleAphis lithospermi
L. tenuiflorum = Buglossoides tenuiflora
Lithospermum sp. Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key to apterae on Lithospermum:-

1 Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures large and rounded. SIPH with a subapical annular incision…..2
Cauda tapering, tongue- or finger-shaped, longer than its basal width. Spiracular apertures reniform. SIPH without a subapical annular incision…..4
2 Dorsum without dark markings. SIPH 0.9-1.5 × cauda. Mesosternum without mammariform processes…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
Dorsum with a dark shield or extensive dark markings. SIPH 2.1-3.4 × cauda. Mesosternum with a pair of dark mammariform processes…..3
3Broad, flat, pale marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 1-7, larger than the spiracles and occupying almost the whole of the sclerites on which they are placed. ABD TERG 7 often, and 6-8 sometimes, with spinal tubercles (STu) …..Brachycaudus bicolor
MTu irregularly present on ABD TERG 2-4, sometimes also on 1 and/or 5, but never on 6 and 7, and generally smaller than the spiracles. No STu …..Brachycaudus cardui
4 SIPH and cauda both black…..5
SIPH and cauda (or at least cauda) pale ….. go to key to polyphagous aphids
5 SIPH with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 14 or more rhinaria. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..6
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. ANT III without rhinaria. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with well-developed MTu…..7
6Presiphuncular sclerites present…..Macrosiphoniella lithospermi*
Presiphuncular sclerites absent …..Uroleucon jaceae
7 ABD TERG 1-5 with black cross-bands. ANT flagellum (III-VI) dark except at base of III. SIPH about equal in length to cauda…..Aphis lithospermi*
ABD TERG 1-5 without dark cross-bands. ANT flagellum pale except for apex of V, VI, and terminal process. SIPH longer than cauda (except in very small specimens)…..Aphis fabae
Litsea Lauraceae
Litsea amara = L. umbellata
L. chinensis see L. glutinosa
L. citrata = Actinodaphne citrata
L. corymbosa (?)Nipponaphis [machilicola], manoji;
Schizoneuraphis himalayensis, machiliphaga
L. cubebaEutrichosiphum sankari; Mollitrichosiphum tenuicorpus;
Greenideoida (Pentatrichosiphum) lutea
L. glauca = Neolitsea sericea
L. glutinosa Eutrichosiphum dubium, [jugeshwari], litseae;
[Lachnus tropicalis]; Parathoracaphis manipurense;
Schizoneuraphis gallarum; Sinomegoura citricola;
[Thoracaphis sp.]
L. khasyanaEutrichosiphum flavum
L. monopetalaAiceona actinodaphnis, robustiseta, titabarensis;
Aphis aurantii, citricidus, gossypii, spiraecola;
[Brachycorynella montana];
Greenidea ficicola; Greenidea (Trichosiphum) psidii;
Greenideoida (Pentatrichosiphum) lutea;
[Kurisakia indica];
Nipponaphis manoji, [Nipponaphis sp. (Raha &
Raychaudhuri 1981)];
Schizoneuraphis himalayensis, machiliphaga,
[querciphaga];
Sinomegoura citricola
L. polyantha = L. monopetala
L. populifoliaAiceona actinodaphnis
L. pungensAiceona actinodaphnis
L. rotundifoliaAiceona titabarensis
L. salicifoliaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Sinomegoura citricola
L. sebifera = L. glutinosa
L. umbellata Greenideoida (Pentatrichosiphum) lutea;
Schizoneuraphis litseicola; Sinomegoura citricola
L. veitchianaAiceona actinodaphnis
L. wilsoniiAiceona actinodaphnis
Litsea sp.Eutrichosiphum makii

Key to aphids (apterae only) on Litsea:-

1 Aptera aleyrodiform; dorsum with head, thorax and ABD TERG 1 fused as prosoma, ABD TERG 2-7 reduced and fused together (as abdominal plate); and much reduced, 3- or 4-segmented antennae…..2
Aptera of normal aphid form, with 4- to 6-segmented antennae…..8
2 Aptera without SIPH; marginal hairs stout, dagger-like, about 40 µm long…..Parathoracaphis manipurense
Apterae with SIPH as small pores; marginal hairs variable, not dagger-like …..3
3 Aptera with large areas of dorsal cuticle of prosoma granular or almost smooth, regions of pustulate ornamentation being localised. Longest prosomal hairs very thick (6-10 µm basal diameter) and more than 100 µ long, with raised bases …..4
Aptera with dense pustulate ornamentation extending over most of dorsal area of prosoma (fig. 58C). Longest prosomal hairs are fine and much less than 100 µm long, without raised bases …..6
4 Aptera with prosomal hairs maximally 140 µm long. Abdominal plate with the first 3 pairs of submarginal hairs long, stout and dark, much larger and thicker (e.g., basal diameter 3-4 × more) than the posterior 3 pairs (fig. 58D)…..Schizoneuraphis himalayensis
Aptera with prosomal hairs up to 160-170 µ long. Abdominal plate with either 2 or 3 pairs of long stout submarginal hairs on anterior half, but with the most posterior pair also large (e.g. figs 58E, F)…..5
5 Aptera with thick dorsal prosomal hairs having acuminate apices (fig. 58A). Abdominal plate with only 2 long stout pairs of submarginal hairs on anterior half (fig. 58E)…..Schizoneuraphis gallarum
Aptera with thick dorsal prosomal hairs having fine-pointed apices (fig. 58B). Abdominal plate with first 3 pairs of submarginal hairs all long and stout (fig. 58F) …..6
6 Aptera with numerous small fine dorsal prosomal hairs (40-60 µm long) in the pleural region as well as marginally, in addition to the large spinal and submarginal hairs ….. Schizoneuraphis litseicola
Aptera with small hairs marginally but without small hairs in the pleural region…..Schizoneuraphis machiliphaga
7 Aptera with dorsal hairs of prosoma less than 2 × middle diameter of ANT III, and pointed at apices (fig. 58C, as N. litseae) …..Nipponaphis distychii
Aptera with dorsal hairs of prosoma long and fine, 3-4 × middle diameter of ANT III, and pointed at apices …..Nipponaphis manoji
8 SIPH as large pores on shallow cones, surrounded by long hairs…..9
SIPH tubular, much longer than basal width…..11
9 Aptera with SIPH cones pale and dorsal abdomen without pigmented sclerites. R IV+V 0.8-0.9 × HT II…..Aiceona robustiseta
Aptera with SIPH cones dark and with small dark, hair-bearing sclerites on dorsal abdomen. R IV+V 1.0-1.25 × HT II…..10
10 ANT PT/BASE 0.25-0.45. ABD TERG 7 with 11-22 hairs, and ABD TERG 8 with 8-14 hairs …..Aiceona titabarensis
ANT PT/BASE 0.48-0.65. ABD TERG 7 with 6-10 hairs, ABD TERG 8 with 4-9 hairs…..Aiceona actinodaphnis
11 SIPH without hairs. …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
SIPH much longer than cauda with numerous long hairs…..12
12 Hind tibiae curved sharply in middle and with a series of 14-22 transverse ridges on basal part (fig. 57D). Body and SIPH elongate …..Mollitrichosiphum tenuicorpus
Hind tibiae not sharply curved and without transverse ridges. Body elongate oval or pear-shaped…..13
13Antennae 4- or 5-segmented. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs. SIPH of aptera tapering, broader at base than in middle …..Greenideoida (Pentatrichosiphum) lutea
Antennae 5- or 6-segmented. First tarsal segments with 7 hairs. SIPH of aptera cigar-shaped, broader in middle than at base…..14
14SIPH with reticulation, either basally or over most of length…..15
SIPH without reticulation …..16
15SIPH reticulated only at base, and rather densely spinulose over most of length (fig. 48D) …..Greenidea (Trichosiphum) psidii
SIPH reticulated over most of length, spinulose only on distal part (fig. 48E)…..Greenidea ficicola
16 Antennae 5-segmented…..17
Antennae 6-segmented…..18
17 Abdominal tergum spinulose. R IV+V 2.1-2.7 × HT II …..Eutrichosiphum sankari
Abdominal tergum smooth. R IV+V 1.4-1.8 × HT II …..Eutrichosiphum makii
18 ANT PT/BASE 1.6-1.9. SIPH dark, with interspersed long and short hairs over most of length (as in fig. 92G)…..Eutrichosiphum dubium
ANT PT/BASE about 0.8. SIPH pale, with long hairs over most of length and short hairs only near base …..Eutrichosiphum litseae* or E. flavum
Livistona Arecaceae
Livistona altissima = Saribus rotundifolius
L. chinensisCerataphis brasiliensis

Use key to aphids on palms under Calamus.

LobeliaCampanulaceae
Lobelia assurgens Neomyzus circumflexus
L. pyramidalisBrachycaudus helichrysi
L. syphilitica[Capitophorus elaeagni]
Lobelia sp.Aulacorthum solani

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

LobulariaBrassicaceae
Lobulariamaritima Aphis gossypii; [Brachycaudus cardui];
Brevicoryne brassicae; Myzus persicae;
Smynthurodes betae
Use key to apterae on Brassica.
LochiaCaryophyllaceae
Lochia trichophylla Aphis gossypii
Lochnera see CatharanthusApocynaceae
LoeflingiaCaryophyllaceae
Loeflingia hispanica Aphis craccivora
LogfiaAsteraceae
Logfia arvensis = Filago arvensis
L. gallicaAphis [filaginis (nomen nudum)], frangulae;
Pemphigus populinigrae
L. minimaPemphigus populinigrae
Use key to apterae under Filago.
LoliolumPoaceae
Loliolum subulatum Forda hirsuta, marginata, pawlowae; Sitobion avenae;
Tetraneura uilmi

Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.

LoliumPoaceae
Lolium italicum = L. multiflorum
L. multiflorumAnoecia zirnitsi; Metopolophium dirhodum, festucae;
Myzus persicae; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Schizaphis graminum; Sipha maydis;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae; Tetraneura ulmi
L. perenneAnoecia corni, krizusi, vagans; Atheroides serrulatus;
Diuraphis noxia; Forda formicaria, marginata;
Geoica setulosa, utricularia; Melanaphis pyraria;
Metopolophium dirhodum, festucae; Myzus persicae;
Paracletus cimiciformis;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi, rufiabdominale;
Schizaphis graminum; Sipha elegans, maydis;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae; Tetraneura ulmi;
Utamphorophora humboldti
L. persicumDiuraphis noxia; Metopolophium festucae
L. remotumSitobion avenae
L. rigidumForda marginata; Melanaphis pyraria;
Schizaphis graminum; Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale;
Sipha maydis; Sitobion avenae, fragariae
L. temulentumAnoecia corni, fulviabdominalis, vagans; Aphis craccivora;
[Loniceraphis paradoxa]; Metopolophium dirhodum;
Rhopalosiphum padi; Schizaphis graminum; Sipha maydis;
Sitobion avenae
Lolium sp.Aploneura lentisci; Diuraphis frequens; [Dysaphis tulipae];
Geoica lucifuga, utricularia group; Sipha flava;
[Sitobion longisiphon Rusanova 1942 (nomen nudum)];
Smynthurodes betae

Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.

Lomatium (including Leptotaenia)Apiaceae
Lomatium multifida Aphis asclepiadis; Cavariella aegopodii
L. nudicauleAphis fabae; Cavariella aegopodii; Hyadaphis foeniculi
L. triternatumAphis asclepiadis
Lomatium sp.Macrosiphum euphorbiae, [valerianae]

Use key to apterae on Apium, which includes these species.

Lonchocarpus Fabaceae
Lonchocarpus sp.Aphis craccivora
Lonicera (including Xylosteum)Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera albertii [Macrosiphum rosae]
L. alpigenaAphis gossypii; Prociphilus xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae, poae; Trichosiphonaphis corticis
L. altaica = L. caerulea var. altaica
L. altmanniiAmphicercidus lonicericola; Avicennina sogdiana;
Brevicoryne shaposhnikovi;
Hyadaphis foeniculi, passerinii, tataricae;
Loniceraphis paradoxa; Prociphilus umarovi, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae, tianshanica;
Semiaphis aizenbergi
L. angustifolia[Prociphilus sp. with 2n=10 (Dutta & Gautam 1993)];
[Semiaphis sp. (Chowdhuri et al. 1969)]
L. anisotrichaAvicennina turkestanica; Brevicoryne lonicerina
L. arboreaBrachycorynella lonicerina;
Hyadaphis coerulescens, passerinii;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. × bellaHyadaphis tataricae; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. bracteolarisBrevicoryne shaposhnikovi; Loniceraphis paradoxa;
Prociphilus umarovi; Rhopalomyzus narzikulovi
L. × browniiHyadaphis passerinii
L. caeruleaAmphicercidus japonicus;
Hyadaphis coerulescens, tataricae;
Loniceraphis paradoxa; Prociphilus konoi, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae, tianshanica;
Semiaphis aizenbergi, heraclei, sphondylii
L. caerulea var. altaica Hyadaphis passerinii, tataricae; Prociphilus xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae, poae,
Semiaphis aizenbergi, sphondylii
L. caerulea var. edulis Brachycorynella lonicerina; Hyadaphis passerinii;
Prociphilus konoi, xylostei; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae;
Semiaphis heraceli, rabotkinae, sphondylii
L. caerulea ssp. stenantha see L. stenantha
L. caerulea ssp. villosa see L. villosa
L. canadensisHyadaphis foeniculi; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. caprifoliaAlphitoaphis lonicericola;
Hyadaphis [foeniculi], passerinii, tataricae;
Prociphilus umarovi; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae;
Trichosiphonaphis corticis
L. caucasicaHyadaphis foeniculi, passerinii; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. chamissoiAmphicercidus japonicus
L. chrysantha (incl. × gibbiflora, Amphicercidus japonicus; oehneana) Aphis gossypii;
Brachycorynella lonicerina; Hyadaphis tataricae;
Neorhopalomyzus lonicericola;
Prociphilus konoi, xylostei; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. ciliosaHyadaphis passerinii
L. coerulea = L. caerulea
L. confusaHyadaphis foeniculi; Neorhopalomyzus lonicericola;
[Trichosiphonaphis polygoniformosana];
Semiaphis heraclei
L. coreanaNeorhopalomyzus lonicericola
L. demissaProciphilus xylostei; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. dioica (incl. glauca, glaucescens, parviflora) Alphitoaphis lonicericola; Gypsoaphis oestlundi
L. edulis = L. caerulea var. edulis
L. elisae[Aulacorthum muradachi]
L. etruscaAulacorthum solani; Hyadaphis foeniculi (? – see text)
L. ferdinandiiMyzus persicae
L. flavaHyadaphis foeniculi
L. fragrantissimaHyadaphis passerinii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
L. × gibbiflora see L. chrysantha
L. glabrataAmphicercidus japonicus
L. glauca see L.dioica
L. glehniiTrichosiphonaphis polygoni
L. gracilipes (incl. var. glabra) Prociphilus konoi, lonicerae; Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
Semiaphis heraclei
L. heckrotiiAphis gossypii; Hyadaphis passerinii
L. heterophylla =L. karelinii
L. hispidaBrevicoryne lonicerina;
Prociphilus sp. near umarovi, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus alaica, lonicerae, tianshanica
L. ibericaHyadaphis passerinii; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. iliensisSemiaphis iliensis
L. implexaHyadaphis [foeniculi], passerinii
L. insularis Neorhopalomyzus lonicericola;
Trichosiphonaphis polygonifoliae
L. involucrataAmphicercidus flocculosus; Aulacorthum solani;
Delphiniobium canadense; Hyadaphis foeniculi, tataricae; Illinoia crystleae;
[Neomyzus circumflexus]; Prociphilus xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus grabhami, lonicerae, poae;
[Wahlgreniella sp. (Oregon, USA; A. Jensen,
aphidtrek.org)]
L. involucrata var. ledebourii Hyadaphis tataricae; Illinoia crystleae ssp. bartholomewi;
Macrosiphum raysmithi; Rhopalomyzus grabhami
L. japonicaAmphicercidus japonicus, sinilonicericola; [Aphis crinosa];
Hyadaphis [foeniculi], passerinii;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Neotoxoptera abeliae;
Prociphilus dilonicerae, lonicerae, trinus, xylostei;
Semiaphis heraclei;
Trichosiphonaphis lonicerae, polygonifoliae,
[ polygoniformosana], Trichosiphonaphis sp. (BMNH
collection)
L. kamtschaticaAphis fabae, gossypii; Prociphilus xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. karataviensisBrachycorynella lonicerina; Hyadaphs coriandri
L. kareliniiAvicennina sogdiana, turkestanica; Hyadaphis tataricae;
Prociphilus umarovi, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus codonopsidis; tianshanica;
Semiaphis aizenbergi
L. koehneana see L. chrysantha
L. korolkowiiBrachycorynella lonicerina;
Hyadaphis coerulescens, passerinii, tataricae;
Loniceraphis paradoxa; Prociphilus umarovi, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus [codonopsidis (ovip. amd males only)],
hissaricus, lonicerae, tianschanicus
L. lanceolataMacrosiphum euphorbiae
L. ledebourii = L. involucrata var. ledebourii
L. ligustrina ssp. yunnanensis Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus
L. maackiiAmphicercidus japonicus; Hyadaphis tataricae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Neorhopalomyzus lonicericola;
Prociphilus xylostei, xylostei ssp. ussuricus;
Pseudomegoura magnoliae; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae;
Semiaphis heraclei;
Trichosiphonaphis lonicerae, polygoni
L. macranthaAphis spiraecola; Myzus ornatus;
Trichosiphonaphis lonicerae
L. maculata (?)Hyadaphis foeniculi
L. maximowicziiAmphicercidus japonicus; Prociphilus konoi;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. microphyllaAphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycorynella lonicerina;
Hyadaphis coriandri, passerinii, tataricae;
[Metopolophium mukhamedievi];
Prociphlus sp. near umarovi, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus alaica, lonicerae;
Semiaphis aizenbergi, longissima
L. morrowii (incl. insularis)Amphicercidus japonicus; Neorhopalomyzus lonicericola;
Prociphilus konoi, oriens, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae;
Trichosiphonaphis polygonifoliae
L. × muendeniensis Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. × muscaviensisProciphilus xylostei; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. myrtillusBrachycorynella lonicerina
L. nigraHyadaphis bicincta, foeniculi; Macrosiphum oredonense;
Prociphilus xylostei; Rhopalomyzus poae;
Semiaphis pastinacae, sphondylii
L. nitida = ligustrina ssp. yunnanensis
L. × nothaRhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. nummulariifolia Amphicercidus alticola, alticola ssp. tschatcalica;
(incl. persica) Aphis fabae; Brachycorynella lonicerina;
Hyadaphis coerulescens, coriandri, ferganica, foeniculi,
levantina, passerinii;
Loniceraphis paradoxa;
Rhopalomyzus hissarica, narzykulovi
L. obovataBrachycorynella lonicerina
L. olgaeBrachycorynella lonicerina
L. pallasii[Acyrthosiphon sp. aff. knechteli]; Prociphilus xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae; Semiaphis sphondylii
L. paradoxaHyadaphis passerinii
L. parviflora see L. dioica
L. periclymenumAphis fabae, gossypii; Brachycorynella lonicerin ;
Hyadaphis [foeniculi], passerinii;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae;
Semiaphis sphondylii
L. ×permixtaRhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. persica see L. nummularifolia
L. pileataHyadaphis passerinii
L. praecox = L. elisae
L. praeflorensNeotoxoptera abeliae; Trichosiphonaphis lonicerae
L. proliferaHyadaphis passerinii; Prociphilus xylostei
L. × purpusiiHyadaphis tataricae
L. pyrenaicaHyadaphis foeniculi; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. quinquelocularis Amphicercidus lonicerae, tuberculatus;
Hyadaphis coriandri, tataricae;
Myzus sp. (? mumecola – BMNH collection and
Chowdhuri et al. 1969);
Prociphilus himalayensis, Prociphilus sp. (BMNH
collection, India)
L. rupicola var. syringantha Hyadaphis foeniculi
L. ruprechtianaAmphicercidus japonicus; Hyadaphis foeniculi, passerinii;
Neorhopalomyzus lonicericola;
Prociphilus xylostei ssp. ussuricus;
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. × salicifoliaRhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. segreciensis Prociphilus xylostei
L. semenovii[Avecinnina sp. (Kazakhstan)]
L. sempervirensGypsoaphis oestlundi;
Hyadaphis foeniculi, passerinii, tataricae
L. seravschanicaAvicennina sogdiana
L. simulatrixAvicennina sogdiana; Brachycorynella lonicerina;
Hyadaphis coerulescens, passerinii;
Loniceraphis paradoxa; Prociphilus xylostei, umarovi;
Rhopalomyzus hissarica, tianshanica;
Semiaphis aizenbergi
L. sovetkinaeProciphilus xylostei
L. stenanthaBrachycorynella lonicerina; Brevicoryne shaposhnikovi;
Hyadaphis tataricae; Loniceraphis paradoxa;
Prociphilus umarovi, xylostei; Rhopalomyzus tianshanica;
Semiaphis aizenbergi
L. stevenianaRhopalomyzus lonicerae
L. syringantha = L. rupicola var. syringantha
L. tatarica (incl. ×zabelii) Amphicercidus japonicus;
Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii;
Avicennina sogdiana, turkestanica;
Brachycorynella lonicerina;
Hyadaphiscoriandri, foeniculi, passerinii, tataricae;
Loniceraphis paradoxa; Myzus persicae;
Prociphilus umarovi, xylostei;
Rhopalomyzus codonopsidis, lonicerae, poae;
Semiaphis aizenbergi, heraclei, [nolitangere], sphondylii;
Trichosiphonaphis corticis, [foliotus Shaposhnikov in
Juchnevitch 1968], polygonifoliae
L. × tellmannianaHyadaphis [foeniculi], passerinii
L. tianshanicaLoniceraphis paradoxa; Rhopalomyzus tianshanica
L. utahensisMacrosiphum schimmelum;
Rhopalomyzus grabhami, lonicerae
L. villosaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
L. webbiana [Hyadaphis sp. (Pakistan; BMNH collection, leg. MA
Ghani, fundatrix only)]
L. xylosteumAphis [frangulae], xylostei; [Brachycaudus prunicola];
(= Xylosteum vulgare) Brachycorynella lonicerina;
Hyadaphis foeniculi, [passerinii], tataricae;
Prociphilus xylostei; Rhopalomyzus lonicerae;
Semiaphis pastinacae, sphondylii;
Trichosiphonaphis alpestris, corticis
L. ×zabelii see L. tatarica
L. zeravshanicaAvicennina sogdiana; Brevicoryne shaposhnikovi
Lonicera spp.Hillerislambersia darjeelingi; Myzus antirrhinii;
[Myzus komaumii Shinji 1943 (as lonicerae Shinji 1944)];
Neorhopalomyzus lonicerisuctus; [Neotoxoptera oliveri]

Key to apterae (except couplets 2-7) on Lonicera:-

1 ANT PT/BASE much less than 0.5. Wax gland plates present on head (Fig.38a), thorax and abdomen. Eyes 3-faceted. SIPH absent. (Apt. fundatrix, all progeny of which are al. having unbranched media in forewing and ANT with narrow, transversely elongate secondary rhinaria)…..2
ANT PT/BASE more than 0.5. No wax gland plates. Eyes multifaceted. SIPH present (sometimes very small). (Al. have forewing with 1- or 2-branched media and ANT with round or oval secondary rhinaria)…..8
2 (Couplets 2-7 apply only to al. fundatrigeniae/ emigrants produced in leaf-curls in spring.) ANT III with 42-56 sec. rhinaria (IV with 16-25, V 3-6, VI BASE 0-2)…..Prociphilus dilonicerae*
ANT III with 9-29 sec. rhinaria (IV 4-16, V 4-10, VI BASE 0-2)…..3
3 ANT V without sec. rhinaria (III 18-27, IV 4-9, V 0, VI BASE 0)…..Prociphilus xylostei
ANT V with 4-10 sec. rhinaria…..4
4 BL 3.5-5.5 mm. ANT III with 21-29 rhinaria (IV 8-16, V 4-10, VI BASE 0)…..Prociphilus oriens
BL 2.0-3.6 mm, if more than 3.0 mm then ANT III with 9-16 rhinaria…..5
5 ANT IV with c.15 sec. rhinaria (III c.25, IV c.15, V c.9, VI BASE 0)…..Prociphilus lonicerae*
ANT IV with 4-10 sec. rhinaria (III 9-c.22, IV 4-10, V 4-8, VI BASE 0-2) …..6
6 ANT III with 9-16 sec. rhinaria (IV 4-8, V 4-7, VI BASE 0)…..Prociphilus umarovi (incl. himalayensis, trinus*)
ANT III with 17-c.22 sec. rhinaria (IV 8-10, V 5-8, VI BASE 0-2)…..7
7 R IV+V 0.104-0.116 mm long, 0.41-0.49 × HT II. ANT VI BASE without sec. rhinaria (III 17-22, IV 8-10, V 5-8, VI 0)…..Prociphilus konoi
R IV+V 0.137 mm long, 0.6 × HT II. ANT VI BASE with sec. rhinaria (1 specimen; III 22 and 22, IV 8 and 9, V 5 and 8, VI BASE 2 and 2)…..Prociphilus sp. on L. quinquelocularis (India, BMNH collection)
8 SIPH very short, flangeless, usually less than 0.5 × cauda and never more than 0.66 × cauda, or present merely as pores or shallow cones…..9
SIPH 0.66-c.5 × cauda, and usually with a distinct flange…..11
9 Cauda semicircular, much shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. SIPH as pores with partly sclerotised rims (Fig.38b)…..Gypsoaphis oestlundi
Cauda tongue-shaped or triangular, longer than, or at least as long as, its basal width in dorsal view. SIPH as shallow cones or short tubes…..10
10 SIPH as shallow cones, much shorter than wide (Fig.38c) …..Brachycorynella lonicerina
SIPH as short flangeless tubes, at least as long as wide, and often curved inwards distally (Fig. 38d)…..Semiaphis spp.
(incl. aizenbergi*, heraclei, iliensis, longissima*, pastinacae, rabotkinae*, sphondylii, see text under these names; in the present state of knowledge it is not possible to provide a key to apterae of Semiaphis species in spring populations on Lonicera.)
11 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation (at least 4-5 rows of closed cells)…..12
SIPH without subapical polygonal reticulation…..19
12 Cauda helmet-shaped, about as long as its basal width in dorsal view. SIPH very thick, tapering from base to apex, much more than 2 × thicker than hind tibia at their respective midlengths. Dorsal hairs very long and fine-pointed ….. Hillerislambersia darjeelingi
Cauda finger-like, much longer than wide. SIPH cylindrical or slightly inflated on distal part, less than 2 × thickness of hind tibia at midlength. Dorsal hairs variable …..13
13 Abdominal spiracular apertures covered by opercula, and the cuticle surrounding them very rugose. Thoracic spiracles much larger than abdominal ones (Fig.38e)…..Delphiniobium canadense
Abdominal spiracular apertures not covered by opercula, and surrounding cuticle not rugose. Thoracic spiracles similar in size to abdominal ones…..14
14 Tibiae with pale apices, contrasting with dark tarsi…..15
Tibiae with apices dark like tarsi…..17
15 ANT III with 0-4 very small, inconspicuous rhinaria. R IV+V short, c.0.7 × HT II, with about 6 accessory hairs…..Macrosiphum raysmithi
ANT III with 9-40 rhinaria. R IV+V 0.9-1.1 × HT II, with 13-24 accessory hairs …..16
16 First tarsal segments with 3 hairs. ANT III with 9-15 rhinaria …..Illinoia crystleae ssp. bartholomewi
First tarsal segments mostly with 4-5 hairs. ANT III with 18-40 rhinaria…..Illinoia crystleae
17 R IV+V 0.5-0.6 × HT II. ANT PT 2.4-4.2 × SIPH …..Macrosiphum schimmelum
R IV+V 0.7-1.0 × HT II. ANT PT 0.6-1.7 × SIPH…..18
18 ANT PT/BASE 3.9-4.5. ANT III with 7-18 rhinaria. SIPH 2.5-3.1 × cauda…..Macrosiphum oredonense
ANT PT/BASE 5.3-6.2. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria. SIPH 1.7-2.2 × cauda…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
19SIPH short and thick or tubular and slightly to markedly swollen in middle or on distal part, the swollen section being at least 0.3 of the total length; never with hairs …..20
SIPH tapering or cylindrical, or if with slight subapical swelling then they bear some (sometimes minute) hairs …..44
20SIPH 0.67-1.6 × cauda…..21
SIPH 1.6-c.5 × cauda…..33
21SIPH 0.07-0.18 mm long…..22
SIPH 0.19-0.46 mm long…..27
22Cauda helmet-shaped or very bluntly triangular, 0.67-1.3 × its basal width in dorsal view…..23
Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, or triangular with a rather pointed apex; at least 1.4 × its basal width in dorsal view…..24
23 ANT III with 7-8 rhinaria on distal part. (Al. with 32-42 rhinaria on ANT III and 1-2 on IV)…..Brevicoryne lonicerina*
ANT III without rhinaria. (Al. with 54-55 rhinaria on ANT III, 0 on IV)…..Brevicoryne shaposhnikovi*
24 R IV+V 0.067-0.095 mm long…..25
R IV+V 0.10-0.13 mm long…..26
25 SIPH dark. Prosternum with a large dark trapezoid sclerite …..Hyadaphis bicincta
SIPH pale/dusky. Prosternal sclerite pale, inconspicuous …..Hyadaphis tataricae
26 (Apt. fundatrigenia) SIPH narrow-based, not much thicker at base than at flange, slightly clavate, and more than 1.3 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE c.1.9-2.0 …..Hyadaphis polonica
All apt. on Lonicera are fundatrices with 5-segmented ANT, ANT PT/BASE 0.8-0.9, and broad-based SIPH 0.8-1.3 × HT II…..Hyadaphis coriandri
27 Cauda short, about as long as its basal width in dorsal view. (All apt. in spring populations are fundatrices with ANT 5-segmented, producing al. progeny)….. Rhopalomyzus alaica*
Cauda 1.25-2.0 × its basal width in dorsal view. (Apt. fundatrigeniae often present in spring populations)…..28
28 Cauda tapering, bluntly triangular, less than 0.12 × BL…..29
Cauda finger-like, almost parallel-sided on distal part, and more than 0.12 × BL …..30
29 ANT PT/BASE usually more than 2.2…..Hyadaphis coerulescens*
ANT PT/BASE usually less than 1.8…..Hyadaphis ferganica*
30 Pro- and mesosternum both with dark, clearly-defined central sclerites, the mesosternal one larger and trapezoid in shape…..Hyadaphis levantina
No mesosternal sclerite…..31
31 SIPH more than 1.45 × cauda. Prosternum with central sclerite pale or not clearly defined…..Rhopalomyzus narzikulovi*
SIPH less than 1.45 × cauda. Prosternum with a dark, clearly defined trapezoid sclerite…..32
32Prosternal sclerite 2.7-3.6 × wider than long (Fig.38f) . SIPH 0.85-1.2 × cauda. R IV+V 0.083-0.122 mm long. (Al. rarely with secondary rhinaria on ANT V)…..Hyadaphis passerinii
Prosternal sclerite 1.36-2.6 × wider than long, and often with posterior margin convex (Fig.38g). SIPH 1.05-1.4 × cauda. R IV+V 0.093-0.137 mm long. (Al. often with 1-4 secondary rhinaria on ANT V)…..Hyadaphis foeniculi
33Cauda short, broadly rounded or helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width …..34
Cauda triangular or tongue-shaped and longer than its basal width…..36
34(Fund.) ANT 5-segmented, with PT/BASE 1.4-1.5. SIPH 0.12-0.14 × BL. Cauda with 4-6 hairs…..Rhopalomyzus tianshanica*
(Fund. or apt.) ANT 6-segmented, with PT/BASE 3.5-7.7. SIPH 0-16-0.25 × BL. Cauda with 12-18 hairs…..35
35BL 2.7-3.4 mm. ANT III 0.8-1.0 × SIPH. ANT PT/BASE 3.5-4.2. (ANT III of al. with 21-27 secondary rhinaria)…..Avicennina sogdiana*
BL 3.8-5.5 mm. ANT III 1.05-1.45 × SIPH. ANT PT/BASE 6.9-7.7. (ANT III of al. with 56-77 secondary rhinaria)…..Avicennina turkestanica*
36Head smooth dorsally, smooth or with some spicules ventrally. ANT tubercles undeveloped, or weakly developed with inner faces broadly divergent (All apt. in spring populations fundatrices producing al. progeny)…..37
Head spiculose. ANT tubercles moderately to well developed, with inner faces usually steep-sided…..40
37(Fund. only) SIPH 0.12-0.17 × BL, which is 1.8-2.6 mm. R IV+V shorter than HT II (all morphs)…..38
(Fund. only) SIPH c.0.1 × BL, which is 2.8-3.5 mm. RIV+V longer than HT II (all morphs)…..39
38(Fund.) ANT PT/BASE 1.8-2.2. (SIPH of al. fundatrigenia 1.5-1.6 × cauda, 0.12-0.14 × BL)…..Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
(Fund.) ANT PT/BASE 1.1-1.3. (SIPH of al. fundatrigenia 2.3-2.7 × cauda, 0.15-0.17 × BL)…..Rhopalomyzus hissarica
39 (Fund. and al.) Longest hairs on ANT III 0.3-0.6 × BD III …..Rhopalomyzus poae
(Fund. and al.) Longest hairs on ANT III 0.8-1.4 × BD III…..Rhopalomyzus grabhami
40 (Fund. only) ANT PT/BASE a little less than 1. (All second generation are alatae with dark-bordered wing veins) …..Neotoxoptera abeliae
(All morphs) ANT PT/BASE more than 1. (Al. without dark-bordered wing-veins) …..41
41 ANT I and II dark, and femora mainly dark. ANT III usually with a single rhinarium on a slight swelling near base…..Neoaulacorthum magnoliae
ANT I and II and femora pale. ANT III without rhinaria…..42
42 SIPH 0.20-0.28 × BL, which is 1.2-2.5 mm …..Myzus persicae (or antirrhinii)
(Fund.) SIPH 0.14-0.17 × BL, which is 2.6-3.5 mm…..43
43 R IV+V with 4 accessory hairs…..Neorhopalomyzus lonicericola
R IV+V with c.14 accessory hairs…..Neorhopalomyzus lonicerisuctus*
44 Cuticle of head densely spiculose dorsally and ventrally. SIPH with or without hairs…..45
Cuticle of head smooth or with spicules only ventrally. SIPH without hairs …..52
45 ANT III with (0-)1-3 small rhinaria near base…..Aulacorthum solani
ANT III without rhinaria…..46
46 SIPH without hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.8. Cauda with 4-6 hairs…..47
SIPH usually with one or more hairs. ANT PT/BASE more than 3 (except fund.). Cauda with 6-13 hairs…..48
47 ANT tubercles very well developed, with inner faces apically convergent. Dorsal abdomen with a pattern of dark intersegmental markings. SIPH with coarse, non-spinulose imbrication…..Myzus ornatus
ANT tubercles rather weakly developed, with inner faces divergent. Dorsal abdomen without dark intersegmental markings. SIPH with spinulose imbrication
(?mumecola; on L. quinquelocularis, India, BMNH colln and Chowdhuri et al. 1969)
…..Myzus sp.
48 Cauda tongue-shaped, broadly rounded at apex, about 2 × its basal width in dorsal view (Fig.38h). SIPH tapering from a broad base to a narrow apex, with a small flange, and bearing 6-20 hairs that are 14-22 μm long (Fig.38i)…..Trichosiphonaphis lonicerae
Cauda helmet-shaped, flask-shaped, pentagonal or triangular, less than 1.5 × its basal width in dorsal view. SIPH cylindrical on distal half or swollen subapically, with or without a flange, and bearing 0-20 hairs that are 5-55 μm long…..49
49 SIPH 2.5-3.5 × cauda, with well-marked spinulose imbrication at least on basal part, bearing (0-)6-20 hairs, and with a subapical constriction and a swollen apical rim or small flange…..50
SIPH 3.6-5.0 × cauda, almost smooth, with 0-7 hairs, and completely flangeless …..51
50 BL 1.8-2.5 mm. ANT tubercles weakly developed. SIPH 0.56-0.64 mm long, with 8-16 hairs which are maximally only 5-11 μm long (Fig.38j) …..Trichosiphonaphis polygonifoliae
BL 0.9-1.2 mm. ANT tubercles well developed with inner faces almost parallel. SIPH 0.26-0.36 mm long, with longest hairs 7-18 μm…..Trichosiphonaphis sp. (Japan; BMNH collection, see text under polygoniformosanus)
51Dorsal hairs very long and fine. SIPH with 0-5 very fine hairs 22-55 μm long (Fig.38k)…..Trichosiphonaphis corticis
Dorsal hairs very short. SIPH with 0-7 hairs (most often 0) only 5-7 μm long
52 Cauda helmet-shaped or broadly rounded, shorter than, or not more than 1.2 × longer than its basal width in dorsal view…..53
Cauda triangular with a rather pointed apex, or tongue-shaped, if tongue-shaped then more than 1.3 × longer than its basal width in dorsal view…..61
53 (Fund.) Dorsal and antennal hairs short and inconspicuous. SIPH 0.08-0.09 × BL, and more than 5 × longer than their basal widths. ANT without sec. rhinaria. Marginal and spinal tubercles (MTu and STu) not evident. (All progeny of fund. are alate)…..Loniceraphis paradoxa*
Dorsal and antennal hairs long and fine-pointed. SIPH 0.17-0.25 × BL, thick, 3-5 × longer than their basal width. ANT with sec. rhinaria. MTu and STu often present ….54
54Hairs on ANT III all less than 1.5 × BD III…..55
Longest hairs on ANT III more than 1.5 × BD III…..56
55ANT PT/BASE 3.2-4.2. ANT III with 8-20 rhinaria. (Al. with secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 44-49, IV 7-16, V 0-3)…..Amphicercidus flocculosus
ANT PT/BASE less than 3. ANT III with 22-77 rhinaria. (Al. with 113-163 rhinaria on ANT III, 0 on IV and V) …..Amphicercidus sinilonicericola*
56ANT III with only 3-4 rhinaria (except in alatiform individuals). Cauda with 6 hairs…..57
ANT III with 6-49 rhinaria. Cauda with 6-19 hairs…..58
57ROSTRUM total length 0.4-0.5 × BL..… Amphicercidus lonicericola*
ROSTRUM total length 0.25-0.3 × BL…..Amphicercidus alticola s.str.*
58ANT PT/BASE 3.7-4.0. ANT III with 25-49 rhinaria …..Amphicercidus lonicerae*
ANT PT/BASE 1.6-3.7. ANT III with 6-28 rhinaria…..59
59Cauda with c.6 hairs….. Amphicercidus alticola ssp. tschatshica*
Cauda with 10-19 hairs…..60
60ABD TERG 2-7 with MTu (placed pleurally on 7), and ABD TERG 7 and 8 with STu, all well developed. ANT PT/BASE 2.9-3.7. ANT III with 6-11 rhinaria…..Amphicercidus tuberculatus
Small MTu and Stu irregularly present on ABD TERG 2-5 and ABD TERG 7-8. ANT PT/BASE 1.6-2.8. ANT III with 8-28 rhinaria…..Amphicercidus japonicus
61 SIPH thin, cylindrical for most of length and pale, or only dusky towards apices, and almost flangeless (Fig.38l). Cauda with a rather pointed apex, not more than 1.3 × its basal width. ABD TERG 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu) …..Alphitoaphis lonicericola
SIPH tapering from base to flange, and wholly dark. Cauda with rounded apex, and more than 1.3 × its basal width. ABD TERG 7 with MTu…..62
62 Hairs on ANT III long and fine, the longest more than 2.1 × BD III …..Aphis xylostei*
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-2.1 × BD III…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
LophanthusLamiaceae
Lophanthus schrenkii Klimaszewskia lophanthi
L. pinetorumRhinariaphis tuberculata

Use key to apterae on Nepeta.

Lophochloa see RostrariaPoaceae
L. cristata = Rostraria cristata
L. phleioides = Rostraria cristata
LopholaenaAsteraceae
Lopholaena coriifolia Aphis gossypii
LophospermumPlantaginaceae
Lophospermum erubescens [Myzus persicae (1 male, as Macrosiphum lophospermum)]
Loranthus Mistletoes Loranthaceae
Loranthus acaciae = Plicosepalus acaciae
L. cordifolius = Tapinanthus cordifolius
L. dregei = Erianthemum dregei
L. europaeusAphis fabae
L. pentandrus = Dendrophthoë pentandra
L. sutchuenensis = Taxillus sutchuenensis
Loranthus spp.Aphis gossypii; Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii, citricidus;
Greenidea rappardi; Sitobion loranthi;
Tuberaphis loranthi, scurrulae

Key to apterae on Loranthus (also Erianthemum, Scurrula, Tapinanthus and Taxillus):-

(Note: Most plants described in Loranthus are now placed in other genera, e.g. Dendrophthoe, Erianthemum, Macrosolen, Scurrula, Tapinanthus, Taxillus, so many records of aphids from “Loranthus sp.” or “mistletoe”, particularly those from East Asia and Africa, should more properly be referred to one or other of those genera.)
1Head fused with prothorax. Eyes 3-faceted. ANT 5-segmented, with ANT PT/BASE less than 0.3. SIPH as pores. Anal plate bilobed…..2
Head not fused with prothorax, and without spine-like hairs. Eyes multifaceted. ANT usually 6-segmented, with ANT PT//BASE more than 0.5. SIPH tubular. Anal plate entire…..4
2Marginal wax glands present in a longitudinal row on each segment (Fig.39a; sometimes lacking on ABD TERG 5-8). Head with a pair of mammariform or conical tubercles situated anterio-ventrally near ANT bases, each bearing a thick spine-like hair (Fig.39b). R IV+V rather short and blunt, 0.85-1.07 × HT II. SIPH pores with 5-20 encircling hairs (Fig.39c). BL 1.5-2.1 mm…..3
Marginal wax glands not evident. Head without a pair of anterio-ventral tubercles. R IV+V acute, with RV somewhat attenuated; 1.3-1.6 × HT II. SIPH with 2-4 encircling hairs…..Tuberaphis takenouchii
3Cauda with the distal part in form of a broad knob (Fig.39d). Tergum pale. ABD TERG 5-8 often without marginal wax glands…..Tuberaphis loranthi
Cauda broadly rounded (Fig.39e). Tergum dark. ABD TERG 1-8 all with longitudinal rows of marginal wax glands…..Tuberaphis scurrulae
4SIPH with numerous long hairs. Cauda broadly rounded, with a median stylus-like process…..Greenidea rappardi
SIPH without hairs. Cauda tongue-or finger-shaped…..5
5ANT PT/BASE 0.6-0.7. SIPH pale, shorter than their basal widths and about 0.5 × cauda…..Brachyunguis harmalae
ANT PT/BASE more than 2. SIPH dark at least distally, much longer than their basal widths, and more than 0.7 × cauda…..6
6 SIPH pale basally, 0.8-1.0 × the large black cauda…..Sinomegoura citricola
SIPH wholly dark, longer than cauda…..7
7 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 1-2(-4) small rhinaria near base. ANT PT/BASE 5.1-9.0.….8
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. ANT III without rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE less than 5…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 25
8SIPH 0.64-0.96 mm long, 0.34-0.38 × BL and 2.3-2.7 × cauda, their midlength diameter 2.0-2.5 × that of hind tibia. ANT PT/BASE 7.5-9.0…..Sitobion loranthi*
SIPH 0.39-0.48 mm long, 0.20-0.27 × BL and 1.5-1.9 × cauda, their midlength diameter 1.50-1.66 × that of hind tibia. ANT PT/BASE 5.1-6.0…..Sitobion asirum*
Loropetalum Hamamelidaceae
Loropetalum chinense Micromyzodium kuwakusae
Lotus Fabaceae
Lotus allionii = L. cytisoides
L. angustifoliusAcyrthosiphon loti; Aphis loti
L. angustissimusAcyrthosiphon pisum; Aphis loti;
Therioaphis brachytricha
L. conjugatus ssp. requienii Acyrthosiphon pisum
L. corniculatusAcyrthosiphon kondoi, loti, pisum;
Aphis craccivora, [crepidis], fabae, loti, lotiradicis;
Aulacorthum solani; [Macrosiphum sp. (Leonard 1974)];
Megoura viciae; Nearctaphis bakeri;
Rhopalosiphoninus heikinheimoi; [Sipha glyceriae];
Therioaphis brachytricha, trifolii
L. creticusAphis craccivora
L. cytisoidesAcyrthosiphon loti; Aphis craccivora, loti;
Therioaphis litoralis
L. frondosusAphis loti, lotiradicis
L. gebeliaAcyrthosiphon pisum; Aphis loti; Therioaphis litoralis, loti
L. graecus = Dorycnium graecum
L. hirsutus = Dorycnium hirsutum
L. hispidusAphis craccivora
L. kryloviiAphis craccivora
L. lamprocarpus = L. palustris
L. lanuginosusAphis craccivora
L. latifoliusTherioaphis loti
L. maritimusAphis craccivora, loti
L. ornithopodioides Aphis craccivora
L. palustrisAphis craccivora
L. parviflorusAcyrthosiphon loti
L. pedunculatusAphis craccivora, lotiradicis
L. peregrinusTherioaphis loti
L. rectus = Dorycnium rectum
L. scoparius = Syrmatium glabrum
L. subbiflorusAcyrthosiphon loti, pisum
L. suffruticosusTherioaphis obscura
L. tenuifolius = L. tenuis
L. tenuisAcyrthosiphon pisum; Aphis craccivora
L. uliginosus (incl.Acyrthosiphon loti, pisum;
pedunculatus auctt. non Cav.) Aphis craccivora, loti, lotiradicis;
Megoura viciae; Therioaphis brachytricha
Lotus sp.[Geoica lucifuga]; Paracletus cimiciformis];
[Therioaphis subalba]

Key to apterae on Lotus (couplets 1-3 only can be applied to alatae):-

1Fore coxae greatly enlarged. SIPH in form of small truncate cones. Cauda knobbed, anal plate bilobed.….2
Fore coxae normal. Form of SIPH various. Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, anal plate entire…..8
2All viviparae are alatae…..3
Apterae are commonly present…..4
3(Al.) Knob of cauda trapezoid, longer than its greatest width (Fig.40a). ABD TERG 8 with 4-7 hairs, usually placed on dark sclerites. Head with dark ventral cross-band between eyes…..Therioaphis dorycnii
(Al.) Knob of cauda almost globular, not longer than its greatest width (Fig.40b). ABD TERG 8 with 2 hairs, placed on pale or dusky sclerites. Ventral cross-band between eyes often pale or indistinct…..Therioaphis loti
4Dorsal hairs only 7-10 μm long, much shorter than ANT BD III, with blunt apices, arising from rough convex sclerotic plates (Fig.40c) …..Therioaphis brachytricha
Dorsal hairs 35-90 μm long, mostly much longer than ANT BD III, thick, and with knobbed or otherwise expanded apices, and arising from tuberculate or conical bases …..5
5ABD TERG 1-5 each with 1 pair of long spinal hairs and 1 pair of long marginal hairs (sometimes there are also 1-2 much smaller hairs) …..6
ABD TERG 1-5 with at least some tergites having more than 4 long hairs per segment …..7
6ABD TERG 1-7 with very large paired variably pigmented sclerotic bars, often fused across midline. Spinal hairs on ABD TERG 3 are c.70 μm long, placed on processes c.35 μm high (Fig.40d)…..Therioaphis obscura
ABD TERG 1-7 without large sclerotic bars. Spinal hairs on ABD TERG 3 are 80-90 μm long, and placed on processes c.60 μm high (Fig.40e) …..Therioaphis litoralis
7Dorsum usually unpigmented and unsclerotised. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.9, with PT about equal to HT II. SIPH small and inconspicuous, only about 0.02-0.04 mm long (Fig.40g) …..Therioaphis bonjeaniae
Dorsum with hairs arising from variably pigmented sclerites (Fig.40f). ANT PT/BASE more than 1.1, PT being much longer than HT II. SIPH pigmented, distinctly visible, 0.04-0.07 mm long (Fig.40h)…..Therioaphis trifolii
8Body broadly spindle-shaped, BL 2.0-5.5 mm. ANT tubercles well-developed …..9
Body oval, 1.1-2.9 mm. ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed ….13
9 Head and ANT I and II black. SIPH dark, swollen in middle or on distal part …..10
Head and ANT I and II pale. SIPH mainly pale, thin and tapering or cylindrical …..11
10Head smooth with inner faces of ANT tubercles divergent. SIPH cigar-shaped, similar in length to the long finger-like cauda…..Megoura viciae
Head spiculose with inner faces of ANT tubercles scabrous and almost parallel. SIPH strongly swollen over distal 0.7, and more than 2 × longer than the short triangular cauda…..Rhopalosiphoninus heikinheimoi
11ANT I with 9-23 hairs. ANT BASE VI 0.25-0.40 mm long, 1.8-2.9 × longer than R IV+V. SIPH attenuate distally, with diameter at midlength similar to or less than middle diameter of hind tibia..…Acyrthosiphon pisum
ANT I with 6-10 hairs. ANT BASE VI 0.13-0.20 mm long, 1-1.5 × longer than R IV+V. SIPH not attenuate distally; diameter at midlength greater than middle diameter of hind tibia..…12
12ANT PT/BASE 3.0-4.2. R IV+V with 6 accessory hairs. SIPH 0.20-0.25 × BL…..Acyrthosiphon loti
ANT PT/BASE 4.3-6.0. R IV+V with 4 accessory hairs. SIPH 0.25-0.33 × BL…..Acyrthosiphon kondoi
13SIPH pale, short, with close-set rows of spinules (Fig.40i), 0.8-1.1 × cauda which is also short, only a little longer than its basal width. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu) …..Nearctaphis bakeri
SIPH dark, with normal imbrication, 0.8-2.2 × cauda which is much longer than its basal width. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu…..14
14Longest hairs on ANT III finely pointed, 0.8-2.2 × BD III. Dorsal abdomen usually with well-developed black cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8, but with only small, scattered sclerites on ABD TERG 1-6. Cauda with 11-25 hairs…..Aphis fabae
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.2-0.8 × BD III. Dorsal abdomen either with extensive dark sclerotisation on ABD TERG 1-6, or if mainly membranous then cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8 are vestigeal or absent. Cauda with 4-16 hairs…..15
15Dorsal sclerotisation variably developed, at most with separate dark cross-bands on metanotum and ABD TERG 1-6. R IV+V 1.10-1.25 × HT II. Cauda with 11-16 hairs. MTu regularly present on some of ABD TERG 2-6 (totalling 6-7) …..Aphis lotiradicis
Dorsum usually with a solid black shield over metanotum and ABD TERG 1-6, sometimes partially fragmented, but never divided into segmental cross-bands. R IV+V 0.87-1.15 × HT II. Cauda with 4-11 hairs. ABD TERG 2-6 rarely with MTu (totalling 0-4) …..16
16Cauda finger-like, almost parallel-sided on distal part with rounded apex (Fig.40j), 0.13-0.18 × BL, and bearing 6-11 hairs. SIPH 0.8-1.5 × cauda. (Al. with 0-2 rhinaria on ANT IV) …..Aphis loti
Cauda with distal part tapering, apex not rounded (Fig.40k), 0.09-0.13 × BL, and bearing 4-9 hairs. SIPH 1.2-2.2 × cauda. (Al. never with rhinaria on ANT IV) …..Aphis craccivora
Louiseania Rosaceae
Louiseania ulmifolia Aphidura bozhkoae
Loxostylis Anacardiaceae
Loxostylis alataMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Lubinia see LysimachiaPrimulaceae
LuculiaRubiaceae
Luculia gratissima Myzus persicae
Luculia sp.Aphis spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

LudisiaOrchidaceae
Ludisia discolorCerataphis orchidearum
Ludwigia (including Jussiaea)Onagraceae
Ludwigia abyssinica Aphis gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus lythri
L. angustifolia (?)Aphis gossypii; Hyalomyzus jussiaeae
L. bonariensisHyalomyzus jussiaeae
L. decurrensAphis gossypii; Hyalomyzus jussiaeae
L. erectaAphis [pomi], spiraecola
L. grandifloraAulacorthum solani
L. linifoliaAphis gossypii, spiraecola; Hyalomyzus jussiaeae
L. octovalvisAphis gossypii; Hyalomyzus jussiaeae; Myzus lythri
L. palustrisNeomyzus circumflexus
L. peploides[Aphis carverae]
L. peruvianaAphis gossypii; [Sitobion indicum]
L. suffruticosa (?)Aphis gossypii, spiraecola; Hyalomyzus jussiaeae

Key to apterae on Ludwigia:-

1Head spiculose or nodulose, with well-developed ANT tubercles, their inner faces steep-sided and scabrous. SIPH pale or dark. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..2
Head smooth with ANT tubercles weakly developed. SIPH dark. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu……go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
2ANT 0.5-0.6 × BL, with ANT PT/BASE 2.4-3.0…..Myzus lythri
ANT 1.1-1.3 × BL, with ANT PT/BASE 4-5…..3
3SIPH slightly clavate, 2.6-3.3 × cauda which bears 4 hairs. R IV+V 1.45-1.75 × HT II., with 2 accessory hairs. Tergum sclerotic, with a wrinkled, reticulate appearance. ANT III without rhinaria…..Hyalomyzus jussiaeae
SIPH tapering /cylindrical, 2.0-2.5 × cauda which bears 7 hairs. R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II, with 5-7 accessory hairs. Tergum membranous, smooth. ANT III usually with 1-3 small rhinaria near base…..Aulacorthum solani
Luehea Malvaceae
Luehea divaricata Aphis gossypii
LuetkeaRosaceae
Luetkea pectinata Ericaphis louisae; Macrosiphum opportunisticum

Key to apterae on Luetkea:-

SIPH 0.13-0.20 × BL, without any subapical polygonal reticulation. Antennae much shorter than body, and ANT III without rhinaria. ANT tubercles weakly developed and rugose, with median frontal tubercle almost equally developed…..Ericaphis louisae
SIPH more than 0.2 × BL, with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Antennae longer than body, and ANT III with 1 or more small rhinaria near base. ANT tubercles well developed, with smooth inner faces…..Macrosiphum opportunisticum
LuffaCucurbitaceae
Luffa acutangulaAphis gossypii, [umbrella];
Neoaulacorthum magnoliae
L. aegyptiaca = L. cylindrica
L. cylindricaAphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii, nasturtii
Luffa sp. Aphis solanella, spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

LunaniaFlacourtiaceae
Lunania cubensis Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
LunariaBrassicaceae
Lunaria annuaAphis fabae; Brevicoryne brassicae; Myzus persicae
L. biennis = L. annua
L. redivivaAphis fabae

Key to apterae on Lunaria:-

ANT III 2.5-3.7 × SIPH, which are somewhat swollen in middle (barrel-shaped) and 0.8-1.0 × the broadly triangular cauda. Dorsum with paired dark markings…..Brevicoryne brassicae
Without the above combination of characters
(or try key to apterae on Brassica)
…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
LupinusFabaceae
Lupinus affinisMacrosiphum albifrons
L. albiflorus (?)Macrosiphum albifrons
L. albifronsMacrosiphum albifrons
L. albusAphis craccivora; Macrosiphum albifrons; Myzus persicae
L. angustifoliusAcyrthosiphon kondoi, pisum;
Aphis craccivora, fabae, frangulae;
Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphum albifrons, euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
L. arboreusMacrosiphum albifrons
L. arcticusMacrosiphum albifrons
L. argenteus (incl. decumbens) Aphis lupini; Macrosiphum albifrons
L. densiflorusAphis sp. (?craccivora); Macrosiphum albifrons
L. ehrenbergii = L. mexicanus
L. hartwegiiMacrosiphum albifrons
L. latifoliusMacrosiphum albifrons
L. luteusAcyrthosiphon kondoi, pisum;
Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum albifrons;
Neomyzus circumflexus
L. mexicanusMacrosiphum albifrons
L. mutabilisMacrosiphum albifrons
L. nootkatensisBrachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum albifrons;
[Pseudocercidus rosae]
L. pilosusMacrosiphum albifrons
L. polyphyllusAphis fabae; Macrosiphum albifrons
L. pubescensMacrosiphum albifrons
L. rivularisMacrosiphum albifrons
L. sericeusMacrosiphum albifrons
L. subcarnosusMacrosiphum albifrons
L. termis = L. albus
L. varius (?)Macrosiphum albifrons
Lupinus spp.Aphis lupinehansoni; Macrosiphum timpanogos, zionense;
Myzus ornatus

Key to apterae on Lupinus:-

(See Blackman & Eastop, 2000, for an illustrated key to aphids on cultivated lupins.)

1Cuticle of head smooth and ANT tubercles well-developed, their inner faces smooth and divergent…..2
Head either smooth with ANT tubercles absent or weakly developed, or spiculose with well-developed ANT tubercles, their inner faces scabrous and parallel or apically convergent …..7
2SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III…..3
SIPH without subapical polygonal reticulation. Hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III…..6
3SIPH, ANT , distal parts of femora, tibiae and tarsi black …..Macrosiphum zionense
SIPH, ANT and legs mainly pale…..4
4ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria. BL 1.7-3.6 mm…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
ANT III with 11-40 rhinaria. BL 3.2-5.1 mm…..5
5Cauda slightly constricted at about 0.3 from base. ANT III with 11-22 rhinaria. ANT V 1.03-1.09 mm long, 0.9-1.1 × ANT IV and 0.8-0.9 × ANT III…..Macrosiphum timpanogos*
Cauda without any constriction. ANT III with 17-40 rhinaria. ANT V 0.57-0.79 mm long, 0.7-0.8 × ANT IV and 0.5-0.7 × ANT III…..Macrosiphum albifrons
6ANT I with 9-23 hairs. Articulation between ANT III and IV blackish pigmented. ANT BASE VI 0.25-0.40 mm long, 1.8-3 × longer than R IV+V. SIPH attenuate distally, with diameter at midlength less than middle diameter of hind tibia ..…Acyrthosiphon pisum
ANT I with 6-10 hairs. Articulation between ANT III and IV not blackish pigmented. ANT BASE VI 0.13-0.20 mm long, 1-1.5 × longer than R IV+V. SIPH not attenuate distally; diameter at midlength greater than middle diameter of hind tibia…..Acyrthosiphon kondoi
7ANT I-VI rather uniformly dark. Cauda with 12 –20 hairs…..8
ANT with at least III-V mainly pale. Cauda with 4-25 hairs…..9
8R IV+V acute, 1.2-1.4 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE less than 2. Cauda tapering almost to a point. (Al. with 3-6 rhinaria on ANT III and 0 on IV)…..Aphis lupini
R IV+V blunter, about 1 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE more than 2. Cauda broader with more rounded apex. (Al. with 12-18 rhinaria on ANT III and 1-2 on IV) …..Aphis lupinehansoni
9Dorsum with an extensive dark shield, with a pale reticulation (sometimes fragmented in small specimens)…..10
Dorsum without an extensive dark shield…..11
10R IV+V 0.88-1.16 × HT II (mostly 0.9-1.05 ×). Anterior half of genital plate with 2 (-3) hairs…..Aphis craccivora
R IV+V 0.97-1.3 × HT II (mostly 1.06-1.2 ×). Anterior half of genital plate with 2-8 hairs (mode 4, mean 5.2) …..Aphis cytisorum
11Head smooth with ANT tubercles weakly developed, ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu), no dark markings on dorsal abdomen anterior to SIPH, and hairs on hind femur all distinctly shorter than diameter of femur at its base …..12
Without the above combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
12ANT PT/BASE 2.6-3.8. ABD TERG 8 with a dark cross-band. (Al. with 1-2 rhinaria on ANT IV) …..Aphis frangulae
ANT PT/BASE 1.9-3.2. ABD TERG 8 usually without a cross-band. (Al. without rhinaria on ANT IV) …..Aphis gossypii
Lupsia see GalactitesAsteraceae
Lupulina (-us) see MedicagoFabaceae
Luziola (including Hydrochloa)Poaceae
Luziola sp.Schizaphis longicaudata; Sipha glyceriae
Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.
LuzulaJuncaceae
Luzula albida = L. luzuloides
L. alpinopilosaMelanaphis luzulella; Metopolophium dirhodum;
Rhopalosiphum padi; Sitobion avenae
L. arctica = L. nivalis
L. banksianaRhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
L. campestrisForda formicaria; Melanaphis luzulella; Sitobion avenae
L. forsteriRhopalosiphum padi
L. luteaMelanaphis luzulella
L. luzuloidesCeruraphis eriophori; Melanaphis luzulella;
Paracletus bykovi; Rhopalosiphum padi; Sitobion avenae
L. multifloraMelanaphis luzulella; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae
L. nemorosa = L. luzuloides
L. nivalis Carolinaia sp.(schlingeri?)
L. niveaCarolinaia sp.(schlingeri ?); Sitobion avenae, fragariae
L. nutans = L. pediformis
L. pallescensSitobion avenae
L. pediformisSitobion avenae
L. pilosaCeruraphis eriophori; Melanaphis luzulella;
Paracletus bykovi; Rhopalosiphum padi; Sitobion avenae
L. spadicea = L. alpinopilosa
L. spicataMelanaphis luzulella
L. sudeticaSitobion avenae
L. sylvaticaForda formicaria; Melanaphis luzulella;
Metopolophium festucae; Sitobion fragariae
Luzula sp.[Atheroides brevicornis]; Sipha maydis

Key to apterae on Luzula:-

1SIPH absent. Eyes of 3 facets only. ANT 5-segmented, with ANT PT/BASE less than 0.3…..2
SIPH present as tubes or pores. Eyes multifaceted. ANT 5- or 6-segmented. ANT PT/BASE more than 1…..3
2Hind legs elongate, with femora and tibiae curved, and hind tarsi 0.22-0.38 mm long, 1.4-1.8 × longer than mid- tarsi. ANT densely clothed with fine hairs. Primary rhinarium on ANT V not much larger than that on ANT IV…..Paracletus bykovi
Hind legs not elogate, with hind tarsi less than 0.22 mm long, less than 1.4 × longer than mid-tarsi. ANT not densely clothed with fine hairs, and primary rhinarium on ANT V very large, transversely oblong and extending around segment …..Forda formicaria
3SIPH as pores on shallow cones. Dorsal hairs very thick, long and spine-like. Cauda broadly rounded…..Sipha maydis
SIPH tubular. Dorsal hairs not very thick and spine-like. Cauda triangular, tongue- or finger-shaped…..4
4ANT III bearing 2-10 rhinaria, and with longest hairs at least 2 × BD III. Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotisation. SIPH black and very rugose …..Ceruraphis eriophori
ANT III without rhinaria or with 1-4 very small rhinaria, and with longest hairs less than 1.5 × BD III. Dorsum with or without sclerotisation, SIPH pale or dark…..5
5SIPH clavate; i.e. distinctly swollen on distal part, with a narrower section basad. Dorsal abdomen with extensive dark sclerotisation…..6
SIPH cylindrical or tapering. Dorsal abdomen without extensive dark sclerotisation …..7
6ANT tubercles very well developed, their inner faces approximately parallel in dorsal view. ANT PT/BASE 4.7-5.3. Dorsal abdomen with segmentally divided sclerotisation …..Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
ANT tubercles low, rounded. ANT PT/BASE 1.9-2.5. Dorsal abdomen with an almost complete shield over metanotum and ABD TERG 1-6 …..Carolinaia sp. (schlingeri?)
7SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation…..8
SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..9
8SIPH 1.75-2.25 × cauda, which has a rounded apex…..Sitobion fragariae
SIPH 1.1-1.4 × cauda, which has a more pointed apex…..Sitobion avenae
9SIPH 0.15-0.22 × BL. ANT III with 0-4 small rhinaria near base. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..10
SIPH 0.09-0.14 × BL. ANT III without rhinaria. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with small MTu…..11
10ANT with each segment pale at base and dusky/dark at apex (base of VI paler than apex of V). R IV+V 0.55-0.71 × HT II. (Al. without dorsal abdominal pigmentation)…..Metopolophium dirhodum
ANT progressively darker from base to apex. R IV+V 0.71-0.90 × HT II. (Al. with dark dorsal abdominal bars)…..Metopolophium festucae
11ANT usually 5-segmented, with PT/BASE 1.8-3.6. SIPH tapering gradually from base to flange…..Melanaphis luzullela
ANT usually 6-segmented, with ANT PT/BASE 3.1-5.2. SIPH cylindrical for most of length, slightly swollen distally with a smooth, constricted region proximal to flange…..Rhopalosiphum padi
LuzuriagaAlstroemeriaceae
Luzuriaga radicans Aphis luzuriagae
LychnisCaryophyllaceae
Lychnis alba = Silene latifolia (incl. ssp. alba)
L. atropurpurea = Silene atropurpurea
L. chalcedonica = Silene chalcedonica
L. coriacea = Silene coronaria
L. coronaria = Silene coronaria
L. dioica = Silene dioica
L. diurnaBrachycaudus lychnidis
L. divaricata = Silene latifolia
L. flos-cuculi = Silene flos-cuculi
L. githago = Agrostemma githago
L. pratensis = Silene latifolia
L. vespertina = Silene latifolia
L. viscaria = Silene viscaria
L. viscosa = Silene viscaria
Lychnis spp.Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Use key to apterae on Silene.

LycianthesSolanaceae
Lycianthes paucifloraAphis fabae
L. rantonneiAphis fabae; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

LyciumSolanaceae
Lycium arabicum [Rhopalosiphum padi]
L. barbarumAphis gossypii (? – see text); Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae, [persicae ssp. dyslycialis]
L. chilense (incl. var. Aphis danielae; Myzus persicae
minutifolium)
L. chinense[Aphis schinifoliae]; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus antirrhinii, persicae; Neoaulacorthum magnoliae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
L. dasystemumBrachyunguis lycii
L. depressumBrachyunguis lycii, zawadovskii
L. europaeumBrachyunguis lycii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
L. ferocissimumAulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
L. flexicauleAulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
L. gillesianumAphis danielae
L. halimifolium = L. barbarum
L. nodosumAphis danielae
L. parviflorum[?Brachyunguis tetrapteralis (as Aphis piutapa)]
L. ruthenicumAphis craccivora, fabae; Brachyunguis lycii;
Myzus persicae
L. shawiiAphis craccivora; Brachyunguis harmalae;
Myzus persicae
L. stenophyllumAphis danielae
L. turcomanicum = L. depressum
Lycium sp.Aphis spiraecola

Key to apterae on Lycium:-

1ANT PT/BASE 0.4-1.45…..2
ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5 (or less than 0.4) …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
2SIPH pale, 0.3-0.9 × cauda (which is triangular and 1.0-1.5 × its basal width) …..3
SIPH pale or dark, 1.07-1.41 × cauda…..4
3SIPH 0.3-0.5 × cauda, as short as or shorter than ANT PT …..Brachyunguis harmalae
SIPH 0.5-0.9 × cauda, longer than ANT PT…..Brachyunguis lycii
4ANT PT/BASE 1.05-1.45. Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotisation. SIPH more than 0.2 mm long. Cauda finger-like, with a constrictiom, much longer than its basal width. ABD TERG 2-6 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..Aphis danielae
ANT PT/BASE 0.6-0.7. Dorsum without extensive dark sclerotisation. SIPH only c.0.1 mm long. Cauda broadly conical/ helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width. ABD TERG 2-6 as well as 1 and 7 with MTu…..Brachyunguis zawadovskii
LycopersiconSolanaceae
Lycopersicon esculentum [Acyrthosiphon pisum];
Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii, nasturtii, solanella,
spiraecola;
Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii, citricidus;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus [cardui], helichrysi;
[Brachyunguis harmalae];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, [rosae];
[Maculolachnus submacula]; [Myzakkaia verbasci];
Myzus antirrhinii, ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Prociphilus erigeronensis;
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon, solani, staphyleae ssp.
tulipaellus;
Rhopalosiphum [nymphaeae], padi, rufiabdominale;
[Sitobion avenae]; Smynthurodes betae;

Key to apterae on Lycopersicon:-

1SIPH thick and markedly clavate, so that maximum width of swollen part is more than 1.5 × minimum width of basal part…..2
SIPH (if present) tapering, cylindrical or only moderately clavate …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
2SIPH with swollen part 3.7-4.8 × thicker than the narrow cylindrical basal part, and a narrowly constricted subapical region with polygonal reticulation. ANT III without rhinaria…..Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon
SIPH with swollen part not more than 3.2 × the minimum width of the rather thick basal part, and subapical region not narrowly constricted, with a few rows of transverse striae proximal to flange. ANT III usually with 1-4 rhinaria on a thickened part near base …..3
3Longest hairs on ANT III 6-10 μm, 0.2-0.4 × BD III…..Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae ssp. tulipaellus
Longest hairs on ANT III 20-24 μm, 0.8-1.0 × BD III…..Rhopalosiphoninus solani
LycopsisBoraginaceae
Lycopsis arvensisAphis fabae; Brachycaudus cardui; Myzus ornatus
Lycopsis sp.Aphis gossypii

Use key to apterae under Lithospermum.

LycopusLamiaceae
Lycopus americanus Hyalomyzus sensoriatus
L. asperHyalomyzus eriobotryae
L. cavaleriei Aphis lycopicola
L. europaeusOvatus [crataegarius], insitus, [lycopi]
L. exaltatus[Brachycaudus cardui]
L. lucidus (incl. var. maackianus) Aphis [gossypii], lycopicola
L. maackianus = L. lucidus var. maackianus
L. ramosissimus = L. cavaleriei
L. virginicusHyalomyzus eriobotryae; Kaltenbachiella ulmifusa;
Tiliphagus lycoposugus

Key to apterae on Lycopus:-

1SIPH absent. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. Wax gland plates present. (On roots) …..2
SIPH present, tubular. ANT PT/BASE more than 1. No discrete wax glands …..3
2Wax glands each comprising a ring of cells around a clear central area. BL less than 2 mm…..Kaltenbachiella ulmifusa
Wax glands not in form of rings; circular, subdivided into small cells without a clear central area. BL more than 2.5 mm…..Tiliphagus lycoposugus
3SIPH clavate…..4
SIPH tapering/cylindrical…..5
4 ANT PT/BASE less than 3 (apterae undescribed; estimated from alatae)…..Hyalomyzus sensoriatus
ANT PT/BASE more than 3.5…..Hyalomyzus eriobotryae
5 Head densely spiculose. ANT tubercles well-developed, with inwardly directed scabrous processes bearing short hairs with blunt or slightly expanded apices. ANT 6-segmented, ANT PT/BASE 4.4-6.1…..Ovatus insitus
Head smooth with ANT tubercles weakly developed. ANT 5-segmented, with ANT PT/BASE c. 3…..Aphis lycopicola*
LycorisAmaryllidaceae
Lycoris sanguinea Neotoxoptera formosana
Lygos see RetamaFabaceae
Lygos monosperma = Retama monosperma
L. raetam = Retama raetam
L. sphaerocarpa = Retama sphaerocarpa
Lyonia (including Xolisma)Ericaceae
Lyonia calycosa = L. latifolia var. calycosa
L. latifolia var. calycosa Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
L. mariana = Neopieris mariana
L. ovalifoliaAcutosiphon obliquoris;
Aphis craccivora, gossypii, nerii, odinae, spiraecola;
Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii;
Dysaphis microsiphon; Ericolophium ovalifolii;
Myzakkaia kuwanais; Myzus persicae;
[Schizaphis rotundiventris]; [Shinjia orientalis];
Sinomegoura citricola;
[Thoracaphis sp.]; Vesiculaphis pieridis
L. rubiginosaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; [Uroleucon ambrosiae]

Key to apterae on Lyonia:-

1SIPH very small and thin, 0.03-0.08 mm long. Well-developed marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 1-5, and head with a large pair of spinal tubercles (STu). Cauda helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width in dorsal view…..Dysaphis microsiphon
SIPH larger, and MTu, STu and Cauda not as above…..2
2 SIPH tapering from broad base to point apex, with pore subapical. ANT PT/BASE 0.45-0.7…..Acutosiphon obliquoris
SIPH not tapering to a point, and with a terminal aperture. ANT PT/BASE 0.7-6.0 …..3
3 ANT PT/BASE 0.7-0.9. Tergum sclerotic and very coarsely corrugated. SIPH thick, strongly scabrous and warty, cylindrical for most of length and narrowing just proximal to flange…..Vesiculaphis pieridis
ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5, tergum not very coarsely corrugated, and SIPH not as above…..4
4SIPH pale, cylindrical, curved outward distally, c.1.5 × ANT III and more than 2.5 × cauda. ANT tubercles well developed, with inner faces divergent. ANT PT/BASE c.2…..Ericolophium ovalifolii
SIPH dark and/or other characters not in this combination…..5
5 Dorsal abdomen warty with an extensive dark brown sclerotic patch. Cauda black, bearing 4 hairs, with broad basal half, mid-way constriction and narrower thumb-like tip. Head nodulose with divergent ANT tubercles and prominent median tubercle…..Myzakkaia kuwanais*
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
LyonothamnusRosaceae
Lyonothamnus floribundus Macrosiphum euphorbiae, rosae
LysichitonAraceae
Lysichiton americanus Macrosiphum oregonense
L. camtschatcensis Aulacorthum solani

Key to apterae on Lysichiton:-

SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation, and with part just proximal to this reticulation slightly swollen. SIPH 1.13-1.45 × ANT III, which bears hairs maximally 0.6-1.2 × BD III…..Macrosiphum oregonense
SIPH without subapical reticulation, and with no trace of swelling. SIPH shorter than ANT III, which has hairs maximally 0.2-0.4 × BD III…..Aulacorthum solani
Lysimachia (including Glaux, Lubinia,Primulaceae
Naumbergia, Steironema)
Lysimachia barystachys Aphis gossypii
L. ciliataAphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani
L. clethroidesAphis gossypii
L. coreana (?)[Aphis rhamnicola]
L. davuricaAphis gossypii, lysimachiae, pashtshenkoae
L. lanceolata = Nummularia lanceolata
L. maritimaThecabius (Parathecabius) auriculae, lysimachiae
L. mauritianaAphis fabae, gossypii
L. nemorumAulacorthum solani; [Jacksonia papillata]; Myzus persicae
L. nummulariaAulacorthum solani; Mordwilkoja vagabunda;
Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Thecabius (Parathecabius) lysimachiae
L. punctataAphis fabae, gossypii; Aulacorthum solani
L. quadrifolia[Cavariella sp. (Leonard 1968)];
[Thecabius sp. (Leonard 1968)]; [Uroleucon gravicorne]
L. strictaAphis gossypii
L. terrestrisAulacorthum solani; Mordwilkoja vagabunda
L. thyrsifloraAphis fabae, frangulae; Aulacorthum solani
L. vulgarisAphis [brohmeri], fabae, frangulae, gossypii,
lysimachiae, nasturtii, pashtshenkoae;
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Mordvilkoja vagabunda; [Myzus lythri]
Lysimachia spp.[Paracletus cimiciformis]

Key to apterae on Lysimachia:-

1 SIPH absent. Eyes with only 3 facets. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. ABD TERG 3-6 each with 4, and ABD TERG 7 with 2, large wax gland plates…..2
SIPH present, tubular. Eyes multifaceted. ANT PT/BASE more than 1. No discrete wax glands…..4
2 BL 2.2-2.9 mm. ANT 6-segmented, with ANT III as long as or longer than IV+V together…..Mordvilkoja vagabunda
BL 1.3-1.8 mm. ANT 5- or 6-segmented, if 6-segmented then ANT III distinctly shorter than ANT IV+V together…..3
3R IV+V 0.63-0.88 × HT II. (Al. sexuparae with R IV+V 0.58-0.71 × HT II and 0.62-0.71 × ANT BASE VI) …..Thecabius (Parathecabius) lysimachiae
R IV+V 0.88-1.14 × HT II. (Al. sexuparae with R IV+V 0.76-0.88 × HT II and 0.77-0.88 × ANT BASE VI)…..Thecabius (Parathecabius) auriculae
4 ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu)…..5
ANT tubercles well developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 4
5 SIPH 0.5-0.7 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.0…..Aphis pashtshenkoae*
SIPH 0.8-2.3 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE (1.7-) 2.0-4.0…..6
6 SIPH c.2.25 × the equally dark cauda…..Aphis lysimachiae*
SIPH 0.8-2.3 × cauda, but if more than 2 × then cauda is paler than SIPH …..7
7 SIPH darker than cauda which bears 4-8 hairs. Femoral hairs mostly short…..Aphis frangulae group (incl. gossypii, rhamnicola)
SIPH and cauda both black, with cauda bearing 11-24 hairs. Femoral hairs long and fine…..Aphis fabae
LythrumLythraceae
Lythrum alatumMyzus lythri
L. graefferiMyzus lythri
L. hyssopifolium = L. maritimum
L. junceumMyzus lythri
L. linifoliumAulacorthum solani
L. maritimum Aphis spiraecola; Myzus lythri
L. salicariaAphis fabae, frangulae, gossypii, grossulariae, nasturtii,
[salicariae], [Aphis sp. (Finland: Albrecht 2010)];
Myzus [langei], lythri
L. virgatumAphis fabae, nasturtii, [spiraephaga]; Myzus lythri
L. vulnerariaMyzus lythri

Key to apterae on Lythrum:-

1 Head densely spiculose. ANT 0.5-0.6 × BL, with ANT PT/BASE 2.4-3.0. ANT III without rhinaria. SIPH pale, cylindrical/tapering, coarsely imbricated., 2.3-2.8 × cauda…..Myzus lythri
Head smooth, or if spiculose then ANT are longer and/or other characters do not apply…..2
2Head smooth with ANT tubercles undeveloped. R IV+V is 1.4-1.7 × HT II and bears 6-11 accessory hairs. (SIPH pale)…..Aphis grossulariae
Without that combination of characters; either ANT tubercles are well developed, or R IV+V is 0.9-1.4 × HT II with only 2 accessory hairs…..go to key to polyphagous aphids