HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS

(in alphabetical order)

Seq-Sop

Sequoia

Sequoiadendron

Serapias

Seriphidium

Serissa

Serjania

Serratula

Sesamum

Sesbania

Seseli

Sesleria

Setaria

Setoreasea

Severinia

Shepherdia

Sherardia

Sherwoodia

Shibataea

Shiia

Shorea

Shortia

Sibbaldia

Sibbaldianthe

Sibiraea

Sicyos

Sida

Sidalcea

Sidastrum

Sideritis

Sideroxylon

Sieglingia

Sieversia

Sigesbeckia

Silaum

Silene

Silphium

Silybum

Simmondsia

Simsia

Sinapidendron

Sinapis

Sinarundinaria

Sindora

Sinningia

Sinojackia

Siphocampylus

Sison

Sisymbrium

Sisyrinchium

Sitanion

Sium

Skimmia

Sloanea

Smilacina

Smilax

Smithia

Smodingium

Smyrnium

Sobralia

Solandra

Solanecio

Solanum

Solena

Solenanthus

Solenostemon

Solidago

Solidaster

Soliva

Sollya

Sonchus

Sophia

Sophora

Sequoia Taxodiaceae
Sequoia sempervirens Cinara cupressi; Illinoia morrisoni
ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH as large dark hairy cones …..Cinara cupressi
ANT PT/BASE 3.7-4.4. SIPH tubular and swollen on distal half …..Illinoia morrisoni
Sequoiadendron Taxodiaceae
Sequoiadendron giganteum Illinoia morrisoni
Serapias Orchidaceae
Serapias vomeracea Aphis fabae
SeriphidiumAsteraceae
Seriphidium amoenumMacrosiphoniella seriphidii
S. aucheriColoradoa heinzei; Macrosiphoniella vallesiacae
S. balchanorum = Artemisia balchanorum
S. baldshuanicum = Artemisia baldshuanica
S. brevifoliumColoradoa submissa
S. canum = Artemisia cana
S. cinumCryptosiphum astrachanicae; Macrosiphoniella atra, kirgisica,
seriphidii, terraealbae
; Protrama flavescens; Rectinasus buxtoni; Xerobion alakuli, cinae
S. ferganense =Artemisia ferganensis
S. glanduligerum = Artemisia glanduligera
S. gurganicumMacrosiphoniella kirgisica, seriphidii; Xerobion cinae
S. halophilum = Artemisia halophila
S. heptapotamicum Coloradoa heinzei, mesasiatica; Macrosiphoniella kirgisica, seriphidii; Obtusicauda moldavica; Xerobion cinae
S. herba-album = Artemisia herba-alba
S. junceumColoradoa heinzei; Macrosiphoniella kirgisica, seriphidii; Protaphis miranda; Xerobion alakuli
S. karatavicumMacrosiphoniella kirgisica, seriphidii; Protaphis miranda; Xerobion cinae
S. kaschgaricumMacrosiphoniella seriphidii
S. lerheanum (lercheanum?)Coloradoa heinzei; Cryptosiphum astrachanicae; Macrosiphoniella kirgisica, pulvera, seriphidii; Protaphis miranda; Xerobion cinae
S. maritimum[Aphis commoda Walker – nomen dubium]; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Coloradoa heinzei, submissa; Cryptosiphum artemisiae, caspicae; [Diuraphis frequens]; [Geoica utricularia]; Macrosiphoniella abrotani, absinthii, atra ssp. latysiphon, austriacae, procerae, pulvera; Pleotrichophorus glandulosus; Protaphis miranda; Xerobion cinae
S. nitrosum = Artemisia nitrosa
S. nutans = Artemisia nutans
S. pauciflorum = Artemisia pauciflora
S. porrectum = Artemisia porrecta
S. rhodanthum = Artemisia rhodantha
S. rigidum = Artemisia rigida
S. santolinumColoradoa heinzei, [Coloradoa sp. (Kadyrbekov 2002d)]; Macrosiphoniella kirgisica, seriphidii, szalaymarszoi, terraealbae; Xerobion alakuli, cinae
S. santonicum = Artemisia santonica
S. schrenkianumColoradoa heinzei; Cryptosiphum astrachanicae; Macrosiphoniella kirgisica, pulvera, seriphidii, szalaymarzsoi, terraealbae; Obtusicauda moldavica; Protaphis elatior, elongata, miranda; Xerobion cinae
S. scopiformeXerobion cinae
S. sieberi[Hyperomyzus lactucae]; Macrosiphoniella kermanensis, seriphidii, vallesiacae; Obtusicauda iranica; [Protaphis iliensis]
S. sublessingianum [Brachunguis sp. (Juchnevitch 1968)]; Coloradoa heinzei, mesasiatica; Cryptosiphum astrachanicae; Macrosiphoniella kirgisica, pulvera, seriphidii, sieversianae, szalaymarzsoi, terraealbae; Obtusicauda moldavica; Protaphis elatior, miranda; Xerobion alakuli, cinae
S. tauricum = Artemisia taurica
S. tenuisectum = Artemisia tenuisecta
S. terrae-albae = Artemisia terrae-albae
S. tianschanicumXerobion cinae
S. tridentatum = Artemisia tridentata
S. turanicum = Artemisia turanica
S. validum = Artemisia valida
S. vallesiacum = Artemisia vallesiaca
See Artemisia for a combined key to apterae on Artemisia and Seriphidium.
SerissaRubiaceae
Serissa japonicaAphis gossypii, serissae; Neomyzus circumflexus; Pseudomegoura magnoliae

Key to apterae on Serissa:-

ANT 5-segmented. SIPH a lttle shorter than cauda…..Aphis serissae*
Without that combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
SerjaniaSapindaceae
Serjania diversifolia Aphis spiraecola
S. polyphyllaAphis spiraecola
S. subdentataAphis craccivora, gossypii
S. triquetraAphis spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

SerratulaAsteraceae
Serratula arvensis see Cirsium arvense
S. coronataAcaudinum rogeri; Aphis fabae, serratularadicis; Uroleucon giganteum, jaceae, minor
S. kirghisorumAphis craccivora
S. radiataUroleucon minor
S. tinctoria (incl. ssp. monticola)Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Uroleucon minor
S. wolffii = S. coronata
Serratula sp. [Uroleucon sonchi]

Key to apterae on Serratula:-

1ANT III with 13–23 rhinaria and SIPH without a distal zone of polygonal reticulation. Cauda broadly rounded and very short, × 0.04 its basal width and 0.1–0.2 × SIPH…..Acaudinum rogeri
ANT III with or without rhinaria, but if they are present then SIPH with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation. Cauda with another shape and relative length…..2
2 ANT 5-segmented. Prothorax and ABD TERG 2-4 as well as 1 and 7 all with well-developed hemispherical marginal tubercles. R IV+V 1.5-1.7 × HT II and bearing 2-4 accessory hairs. SIPH 0.9-1.1 × cauda, both shorter than R IV+V. Cauda triangular with 6-8 hairs…..Aphis serratularadicis*
ANT usually 6-segmented. MTu either absent or only consistently present on prothorax and ABD TERG 1 and 7, and other characters not in the above combination …..3
3 SIPH dark with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation…..4
SIPH pale or dark, but if dark then without polygonal reticulation…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
4Cauda as dark as, or almost as dark as, SIPH…..5
Cauda much paler than SIPH…..Uroleucon caspicum
5Cauda with c.40-60 hairs. R IV+V 1.4-1.7 × HT II. ANT III with 22-66 rhinaria…..Uroleucon giganteum
Cauda with 13-28 hairs. R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II. ANT III with 15-54 rhinaria…..6
6Cauda with 13-24 hairs. ANT III with 15-21 rhinaria…..Uroleucon minor
Cauda with 22-28 hairs. ANT III with 16-54 rhinaria…..Uroleucon jaceae
SesamumPedaliaceae
Sesamum indicum Aphis craccivora, gossypii, nasturtii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae
S. orientale = S. indicum
S. radiatumAphis gossypii

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Sesbania (including Daubetonia)Fabaceae
S. aculeata = S. bispinosa
S. aegyptiaca = S. sesban
S. bispinosa Aphis craccivora
S. coerulescensAphis craccivora
S. grandifloraAcyrthosiphon gossypii, pisum; Aphis gossypii
S. macranthaSitobion sp. (Millar 1994)
S. puniceaAphis craccivora; Myzus persicae
S. sesbanAphis craccivora; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
S. tripetii = S. punicea

Key to apterae on Sesbania:-

1 ANT tubercles very well developed, with smooth divergent inner faces. SIPH pale and attenuated distally, thinner than hind tibiae at their respective midpoints …..2
ANT tubercles variably developed. SIPH pale or dark, and thicker than hind tibiae at their respective midpoints…..3
2 SIPH 0.42-0.50 × BL and 2.5-3.5 × cauda…..Acyrthosiphon gossypii
SIPH 0.22-0.37 × BL and 1.2-1.9 × cauda…..Acyrthosiphon pisum
3 SIPH with distal band of polygonal reticulation and hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III …..Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)
SIPH either without a distal band of polygonal reticulation or hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
SeseliApiaceae
Seseli annuumAnuraphis pyrilaseri;
Aphis fabae, seselii, umbelliferarum;
Semiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
S. austriacum = S. elatum ssp. austriacum
S. buchtormense = Libanotis buchtormensis
S. campestreDefractosiphon brevisiphon
S. condensatum = Libanotis condensata
S. coronatumDysaphis foeniculus
S. devenyenseSemiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
S. dichotomumDysaphis seselii
S. elatumAcyrthosiphon nigripes ssp. blattnyi; Aphis fabae;
Defractosiphon brevisiphon; Macrosiphum gei;
Semiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
S. elatum ssp. austriacum Acyrthosiphon nigripes ssp. blattnyi;
Aphis fabae, franzi, solanella, [spiraephaga];
Cavariella aegopodii; Defractosiphon franzi;
Semiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
S. elatum ssp. osseum Acyrthosiphon nigripes ssp. blattnyi; Aphis schilderi;
Defractosiphon brevisiphon;
Semiaphis dauci, dauci ssp. seselii
S. glabratumAphis franzi; Cavariella aegopodii; Semiaphis dauci
S. hippomarathrum Acyrthosiphon nigripes; Semiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
S. incanum = Libanotis incana
S. ledebouriiAphis brohmeri, franzi, grosmannae; Cavariella aegopodii;
Hyadaphis coriandri; Semiaphis dauci
S. ledebouriana (?) Cavariella aegopodii
S. leucospermumAcyrthosiphon nigripes ssp. blattnyi
S. libanotisAphis fabae, franzi, podagrariae, seselii;
Cavariella aegopodii;
Dysaphis [crataegi], foeniculus, libanotidis;
Semiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
S. montanumAphis fabae
S. nanumAphis fabae
S. osseum = S. elatum ssp. osseum
S. pallasii = S. varium
S. schrenkianum = Libanotis schrenkiana
S. seseloides = Libanotis seseloides
S. sessiliflorumCavariella aegopodii; Dysaphis foeniculus;
Hyadaphis coriandri; Semiaphis dauci, [sphondylii]
S. sibiricum[Semiaphis sphondylii]
S. strictaAphis franzi
S. tortuosumAphis schilderi, seselii; Semiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
S. transcaucasicum Aphis fabae, umbelliferarum
S. unicauleDysaphis unicauli
S. variumHyadaphis foeniculi; Semiaphis dauci ssp. seselii
Seseli spp.[Aphis seselii Lichtenstein (nomen nudum)];
Dysaphis viennoti; Semiaphis anthrisci

Key to apterae on Seseli (and Libanotis):-

1 ANT tubercles well developed, with inner faces smooth and divergent…..2
ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed, not projecting beyond middle part of head in dorsal view…..3
2 Head, ANT and legs almost entirely black. SIPH long, thin and black, without subapical reticulation. ANT III with 9-26 rhinaria …..Acyrthosiphon nigripes ssp. blattnyi
Head pale; ANT, legs and SIPH only partly dark. SIPH with subapical poygonal reticulation. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria…..Macrosiphum gei
3 ABD TERG 8 with a posteriorly projecting process above cauda. SIPH clavate, 0.17-0.23 × BL and 1.8-2.5 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 0.64-1.25…..Cavariella aegopodii
No supracaudal process. SIPH cylindrical or tapering, or if clavate then shorter and/or ANT PT longer…..4
4 Cauda helmet-shaped or triangular, less than 1.1 × its basal width in dorsal view …..5
Cauda elongate triangular or tongue-shaped, nore than 1.2 × its basal width …..13
5 SIPH longer than cauda, which is helmet-shaped (pentagonal). ANT III-IV without rhinaria…..6
SIPH 0.3-0.6 × cauda, which is triangular. Rhinaria present on ANT III, and sometimes on IV…..12
6 Head densely spiculose. SIPH shorter than R IV+V, with close-set annular rows of blunt spinules. Cauda with 10-12 hairs. Spinal tubercles (STu) present on ABD TERG 1-5…..Anuraphis pyrilaseri
Head not spiculose. SIPH longer than R IV+V, normally imbricated. Cauda with 5-8 hairs. STu absent from ABD TERG 1-5; present on head and ABD TERG 8, or absent …..7
7 STu present on head, and often also on ABD TERG 8, or 7 and 8…..8
STu absent…..11
8 Longest hairs on ANT III (0.8-)1.0-3.3 × BD III…..9
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.8 × BD III…..10
9 Longest hairs on ANT III (0.8-)1.0-1.6 × BD III. SIPH 0.10-0.15 mm….. Dysaphis foeniculus
Longest hairs on ANT III 2.0-3.3 × BD III. SIPH 0.14-0.21 mm ….. Dysaphis mordvilkoi*
10 Marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 7 (as well as 1-5). SIPH up to 0.14 × BL…..Dysaphis libanotidis*
MTu only present on ABD 7 in a minority (12.7%) of specimens. SIPH c. 0.11 × BL…..Dysaphis seselii*
11 ANT 0.33-0.5 × BL. SIPH 0.07-0.08 × BL…..Dysaphis unicauli*
ANT 0.69-0.85 × BL. SIPH 0.09-0.11 × BL…..Dysaphis viennoti
12 Flat or hemispherical marginal tubercles (MTu) consistently present on ABD TERG 1-5 and 7…..Aphis umbelliferarum
MTu absent or inconspicuous, or not consistently present on any of ABD TERG 1-7…..Aphis seselii*
13 MTu present on prothorax and (at least) ABD TERG 1 and 7…..14
MTu present or absent, but not on ABD TERG 1 and 7…..19
14 MTu consistently present on ABD TERG 2-4 (-5) as well as 1 and 7…..15
MTu consistently on ABD TERG 1 and 7, but only irregularly on 2-5 …..17
15 SIPH 0.6-0.8 × cauda, which bears 6-9 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.6-2.0. R IV+V 0.8-0.95 × HT II…..Aphis franzi
SIPH 1.0-1.6 × cauda, which bears 12-31 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 2.3-3.3. R IV+V 1.0-1.3 × HT II…..16
16 Longest hairs on ANT III 1.7-2.8 × BD III. Cauda with 20-31 hairs …..Aphis brohmeri
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.6 × BD III. Cauda with 11-19 hairs …..Aphis grosmannae
17 Cauda with 4-8 hairs. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.25-0.5 × BD III …..Aphis schilderi
Cauda with 8-24 hairs. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.8-3.6 × BD III…..18
18 Longest hairs on ANT III 2.0-3.6 × ANT III…..Aphis podagrariae
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.6-2.2 × ANT III…..Aphis fabae (or solanella)
19 SIPH 0.6-1.4 × cauda, swollen for part of length, with a large terminal aperture and a well-developed flange…..20
SIPH 0.12-0.9 × cauda, tapering or cylindrical, flangeless, with a small aperture …..21
20 SIPH clavate, 0.9-1.4 × cauda and 1.6-2.8 × HT II…..Hyadaphis foeniculi
SIPH thick on basal half and slightly swollen proximal to apex, 0.6-0.8 × cauda and 0.9-1.3 × HT II…..Hyadaphis coriandri
21 SIPH 0.75-0.9 × cauda, tapering, with a narrow rounded apex and small subterminal aperture. ANT III with 0-6 rhinaria on distal part, and IV with 1-7 (1-11 on III + IV if fused)…..Defractosiphon franzi
SIPH 0.12-0.6 × cauda, either very short and conical, or cylindrical with a terminal aperture. ANT III-IV with or without rhinaria…..22
22 SIPH very short, 0.12-0.2 × cauda, mammariform or conical, shorter than basal width, with a small subapical aperture…..Defractosiphon brevisiphon
SIPH 0.4-0.6 × cauda, longer than their basal widths, with terminal aperture …..23
23 Posterior hair on hind trochanter less than 0.5 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture…..Semiaphis dauci (incl. ssp. seselii)
Posterior hair on hind trochanter more than 0.6 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture…..24
24 SIPH cylindrical or slightly swollen, more than 1.5 × their basal width. ABD TERG 2-4 often with small hemispherical MTu…..Semiaphis anthrisci
SIPH tapering, less than 1.5 × their basal width. MTu absent or rare…..Semiaphis heraclei
SesleriaPoaceae
Sesleria albicansSitobion avenae
S. coeruleaAnoecia corni; Paracletus cimiciformis; Tetraneura ulmi
S. varia = S. coerulea

Use key to apterae on grasses under Digitaria.

Setaria (including Chaetochloa)Poaceae
Setaria aurea = S. sphacelata
S. barbataGeoica lucifuga; Tetraneura fusiformis
S. chevalieri = S. megaphylla Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
S. chondrachneColopha setaricola
S. faberiRhopalosiphum maidis
S. geniculata = S. parviflora
S. glauca = Pennisetum glaucum
S. imberbis = S. parviflora
S. incrassataRhopalosiphum maidis
S. intermediaTetraneura fusiformis
S. italicaAnoecia corni; Melanaphis sacchari;
Paracletus cimiciformis;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi, rufiabdominale;
Schizaphis graminum; Sipha elegans, flava;
Sitobion avenae, miscanthi;
Tetraneura caerulescens, fusiformis, javensis,
nigriabdominalis, yezoensis
S. lutescens = S. pumila
S. macrostachyaPseudoregma panicola
S. megaphyllaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Geoica lucifuga;
[Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)]; Tetraneura fusiformis
S. pallide-fusca = S. pumila
S. palmifoliaCeratovacuna panici; Geoica lucifuga;
Hysteroneura setariae; Sitobion miscanthi;
Smynthurodes betae
S. paniculifera = S. palmifolia
S. parvifloraAphis fabae; Carolinaia howardii, setariae;
Hysteroneura setariae; Rhopalosiphum maidis;
Sipha flava; Sitobion avenae, miscanthi, pauliani;
Tetraneura fusiformis
S. phleoides = S. incrassata
S. plicataHysteroneura setariae; Rhopalosiphum maidis;
Sitobion lambersi
S. poiretianaSitobion africanum
S. pumilaAnoecia corni, fulviabdominalis, haupti, vagans;
Aphis gossypii; [Dysaphis microsiphon];
Geoica lucifuga, setulosa, utricularia; Myzus ornatus;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi, rufiabdominale;
Schizaphis graminum; Sipha elegans, flava, maydis;
Sitobion akebiae, avenae, miscanthi;
Tetraneura basui, caerulescens, fusiformis, radicicola,
ulmi
S. sphacelata (incl. vars aurea, splendida) Hysteroneura setariae; Rhopalosiphum maidis;
Sipha flava;
Sitobion africanum, graminis, pauliani,
[Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)];
Tetraneura fusiformis
S. tenuifolia (?)Sitobion africanum
S. trinervia = S. sphacelata
S. verticillataAnoecia corni, vagans; Aphis gossypii;
Geoica utricularia; Hysteroneura setariae;
Rhopalosiphum maidis; Sipha elegans, flava, maydis;
Sitobion africanum, avenae;
Tetraneura caerulescens, fusiformis, [longisetosa],
nigriabdominalis, ulmi
S. viridisAnoecia corni, cornicola, fulviabdominalis, vagans;
Aphis gossypii; Diuraphis noxia; Forda marginata;
Geoica utricularia; Hyalopterus pruni;
Hysteroneura setariae; [Kaltenbachiella nirecola];
Myzus persicae; Paracletus bykovi, cimiciformis;
Protaphis middletonii;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi, rufiabdominale;
Schizaphis graminum; Sipha elegans, flava, maydis;
Sitobion akebiae, avenae;
Tetraneura fusiformis, ulmi, yezoensis;
[Toxoptera setariae Rusanova 1942 (nomen nudum)]
Setaria spp.Anoecia setariae; Aploneura lentisci;
Ceratovacuna perglandulosa; Laingia psammae;
[Myzus maculocorpus]; Pseudaphis sijui;
[Pyrolachnus imbricatus]; Sitobion bamendae, fragariae
Use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria.
Setoreasea see TradescantiaCommelinaceae
Severinia see AtalantiaRutaceae
Severinia buxifolia = Atalantia buxifolia
Shepherdia (including Lepargyrea)Elaeagnaceae
Shepherdia argentea Capitophorus elaeagni, hippophaes, shepherdiae, similis
Sh. canadensisCapitophorus elaeagni, hudsonicus
Shepherdia sp. [Capitophorus essigi]

Key to apterae in spring populations on Shepherdia:-

[Note: All five species have thick hairs with expanded apices, arising from tuberculate bases. The key is not applicable to fundatrices. In western North America a sixth species (C. essigi) probably also has Shepherdia as primary host (A. Jensen, pers.comm. and see aphidtrek.org), but its spring generations have not been recorded.]

1 SIPH distinctly swollen subapically on inner side, to more than 1.2 × minimum width basad…..2
SIPH cylindrical or tapering, or only very slightly swollen subapically, to less than 1.1 × minimum width basad…..4
2 Cauda not longer than R IV+V, and bearing 5 hairs. Dorsal cuticle variolate. ANT PT/BASE 2.0-2.8…..Capitophorus shepherdiae
Cauda much longer than R IV+V, and bearing 6-9 hairs. Dorsal cuticle almost smooth between hair-bases. ANT PT/BASE 2.4-8.9…..3
3 ANT PT/BASE 5.5-8.9…..Capitophorus hippophaes
ANT PT/BASE 2.4-2.7…..Capitophorus hudsonicus
4 ABD TERG 1-4 each with 6-8 hairs (usually 1 pair each of spinal, pleural and marginal hairs per tergite). R IV+V 1.4-1.5 × HT II and shorter than cauda which bears 7-11 hairs…..Capitophorus elaeagni
ABD TERG 1-4 each with 2 pairs of spinal and pleural hairs, and usually with 3 marginal hairs on each side. R IV+V 1.9-2.3 × HT II and longer than cauda, which bears 5-6 hairs…..Capitophorus similis
SherardiaRubiaceae
Sherardia arvensis Aphis fabae, gossypii; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Myzus ascalonicus, cerasi (as veronicae), persicae

Key to apterae on Sherardia:-

Dorsal abdomen with an extensive black sclerotic shield. SIPH black, coarsely imbricated, 2.3-2.8 × cauda and 1.3-1.8 × ANT III …..Myzus cerasi
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
SherwoodiaDiapensiaceae
Sherwoodia galacifolia Amphorophora laingi (? – Leonard 1968)
ShibataeaPoaceae
Shibataea chinensis Glyphinaphis bambusae; Pseudoregma alexanderi
Sh.kumasacaGlyphinaphis bambusae; Melanaphis bambusae

(use key to aphids on Bambusa)

Shiiasee CastanopsisFagaceae
ShoreaDipterocarpaceae
Shorea robustaAphis gossypii, nasturtii
Sh. taluraAphis gossypii

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Shortia see SherwoodiaDiapensiaceae
SibbaldiaRosaceae
Sibbaldia tridentata Aphis gossypii
SibbaldiantheRosaceae
Sibbaldianthe bifurca Aphis comari, fabae, tianschanica;
(incl. ssp. orientalis) Macropodaphis rechingeri

(use key to apterae on Potentilla)

SibiraeaRosaceae
Sibiraea altaiensis = S. laevigata
S. laevigataAcyrthosiphon ignotum; Aphis pomi; Aulacorthum solani

Use key to apterae on Spiraea.

SicyosCucurbitaceae
Sicyos angulataMacrosiphum euphorbiae
S. edulis see Sechium edule
Sida Malvaceae
Sida abutilifolia Aphis gossypii
S. acuminata = Sidastrum multiflorum
S. acutaAphis aurantii, gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus persicae
S. alba = Sida spinosa
S. carpinifolia = Sida acuta
S. cordifoliaAphis fabae, gossypii
S. cunninghamii (?) Aphis gossypii
S. garckeana = Sida acuta
S. glomerataAphis gossypii
S. palmataAphis gossypii
S. procumbens = Sida abutilifolia
S. pyramidata = Allosidastrum pyramidatum
S. rhombifoliaAphis gossypii, spiraecola
S. schimperianaMyzus ornatus, persicae
S. spinosaAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
S. urensAphis gossypii
Sida spp.Aphis citricidus, coreopsidis, nasturtii;
Aulacorthum solani; [Macrosiphum salviae];
[Sumatraphis celti]

Key to apterae on Sida:-

SIPH 0.24-0.40 × BL, about twice as long as the much paler cauda. Head, ANT I, II and basal part of III very pale, contrasting with dark rest of ANT ..….Aphis coreopsidis
Without that combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
SidalceaMalvaceae
Sidalcea sp. [Acyrthosiphon pisum]; Uroleucon eoessigi
SidastrumMalvaceae
Sidastrum multiflorum Aphis gossypii
SideritisLamiaceae
Sideritis romanaAphis origani
Sideroxylon (including Mastichodendron, Dipholis) Sapotaceae
Sideroxylon foetidissimum Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
S. salicifoliumAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Sieversia see Geum Rosaceae
Sieversia ciliata = Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
SigesbeckiaAsteraceae
Sigesbeckia glabrescens Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus [siegesbeckiae], siegesbeckicola
S. jorullensisBrachycaudus helichrysi
S. orientalis (incl. ssp. pubescens) Aphis gossypii; Coloradoa rufomaculata;
Myzus siegesbeckicola; Rhopalosiphoninus tiliae
Sigesbeckia sp.Aphis odinae

Key to apterae on Sigesbeckia:-

1 SIPH black, markedly swollen into a spindle shape on distal two-thirds. Cauda triangular…..Rhopalosiphoninus tiliae
SIPH pale or dark, not markedly swollen. Cauda tongue-, helmet or finger-shaped …..2
2 Head with well-developed, steep-sided, scabrous ANT tubercles. SIPH pale, tapering from broad base, with very coarse imbrication, 3.5-4.0 × cauda. Subgenital plate strongly produced posteriorly, broadly conical…..Myzus siegesbeckicola
Without that combination of characters…..3
3 Triommatidium merged with compound eye, so that there is no distinct ocular tubercle. Dorsal hairs fan-shaped. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-2.0. SIPH cylindrical for most of length, slightly swollen subapically. R IV+V with slightly concave sides…..Coloradoa rufomaculata
Triommatidum forming a distinct ocular tubercle at posterior margin of eye, dorsal hairs with blunt or pointed apices, and other characters not in above combination…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Sieglingia see DanthoniaPoaceae
Sieglingia decumbens = Danthonia decumbens
Silaum (including Silaus)Apiaceae
Silaum alpestreAphis fabae, [franzi]
S. besseriAphis silaumi; Cavariella archangelicae
S. pratense = S. silaus
S. silausAphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani; Cavariella aegopodii;
Myzus ascalonicus

Key to apterae on Silaum:-

1 ABD TERG 8 with a backwardly directed process above the cauda, bearing 2 hairs. SIPH clavate…..2
No supracaudal process…..3
2ANT PT/BASE 0.6-1.3. R IV+V 0.7-0.9 × HT II, without any accessory hairs…..Cavariella aegopodii
ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.0. R IV+V 1.0-1.1 × HT II, with 2 accessory hairs…..Cavariella archangelicae
3 ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu). Cauda and SIPH both dark …..4
ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu. Cauda and SIPH pale…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
4 R IV+V 0.9-1.1 × HT II. ANT 6-segmented……Aphis fabae
R IV+V c.1.4-1.5. ANT often seeming 5-segmented due to fusion of III and IV…..Aphis silaumi*
Silene (including Oberna, Otites)Caryophyllaceae
Silene acaulisAulacorthum solani; Myzus icelandicus
S. alba = S. latifolia ssp. alba
S. alpina Volutaphis alpinae
S. angustifoliaAphis sambuci
S. atropurpureaVolutaphis centaureae
S. bacciferaAphis fabae; Brachycaudus lychnicola, lychnidis; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; [Nasonovia ribisnigri]
S. behenBrachycaudus lychnidis, populi; Brachycolus cucubali
S. bellidifoliaBrachycaudus klugkisti, lychnidis
S. borysthenicaAphidura pannonica, pujoli; Brachycaudus lychnidis
S. brahuicaAphidura massagetica
S. bupleuroidesAphis fabae, sambuci
S. chalcedonicaMyzus persicae
S. chloranthaBrachycolus cucubali
S. coeli-rosea[Macrosiphum centranthi]; Myzus persicae
S. colorataMyzus persicae
S. commutata = S. vulgaris ssp. commutata
S. compacta[Brachycaudus sp. (Switzerland: Lampel 1976)]
S. conicaAphis craccivora; Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum stellariae
S. conoideaAphidura picta; Aphis craccivora; Myzus certus, persicae; [Rhopalosiphum maidis]; Sitobion sp. (Dutta & Gautam 1993)
S. coronaria Aphis sambuci; Brachycaudus lychnidis
S. crassipesMyzus persicae
S. csereiiBracycaudus populi
S. cucubalus = S.vulgaris
S. dichotomaBrachycaudus lychnidis
S. dioicaAphis fabae, sambuci; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus klugkisti, lychnicola, lychnidis; Myzus ascalonicus, cymablariae, ornatus, persicae; [aphid gall: Wahlgren 1956]
S. dioica ssp. lapponica = Melandrium lapponicum
S. dubia = S. nutans ssp. dubia
S. firmaAphis silenicola
S. flos-cuculiAphis sambuci; Brachycaudus klugkisti, lychnicola, lychnidis; Myzus ascalonicus; Volutaphis centaureae, [Volutaphis sp. (Börner 1952: 116)]
S. fruticosaAphidura picta
S. fruticulosaAphidura nomadica
S. gallicaAphidura gallica; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi, lychnidis; Myzus persicae
S. glauca = S. secundiflora
S. glaucifolia[Myzus sp. (Spain: Mier Durante & Nieto Nafría 1978)]
S. inapertaAphidura ornata
S. inflata = S.vulgaris
S. italicaAphidura delmasi, ornata, picta; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus lychnidis; Myzus ascalonicus
S. italica ssp. nemoralis Brachycaudus klugkisti
S. jenisseiensisAphis silenicola
S. kuschakewicziiAphidura ornatella
S. latifolia (= Melandrium album) (incl. ssp. alba)Aphidura melandrii; Aphis austriaca, craccivora, fabae, nasturtii, sambuci; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus divaricatae, klugkisti, lychnidis, populi; Macrosiphum stellariae; Myzus ascalonicus, certus, persicae; Volutaphis schusteri
S. latifolia × dioica Brachycaudus klugkisti; Myzus persicae
S. lithophilaAphidura massagetica, ornatella; Aphis craccivora
S. littoralis (=S. vulgaris var. littoralis)
S. longiflora = S. bupleuroides
S. macrostylaAphis silenicola
S. maritima = S. uniflora
S. mediaAphidura pannonica; Aphis silenicola
S. moldavicaAphidura pannonica
S. multifidaAphis gossypii; Brachycaudus divaricatae, lychnidis
S. multifloraBrachycaudus lychnidis; Volutaphis schusteri
S. nemoralis = S. italica ssp. nemoralis
S. noctifloraAphis craccivora, sambuci; Brachycaudus klugkisti, lychnidis; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus certus; [Uroleucon rudbeckiae]
S. nutans Aphidura delmasi, ornata; Aphis austriaca, sambuci; Brachycaudus lychnidis, pallidus, populi; Brachycolus cucubali; Myzus certus; Volutaphis centaureae
S. nutans ssp. dubia Brachycaudus lychnidis
S. otitesAphidura ornata, pannonica, picta; Aphis austriaca; Volutaphis centaureae
S. oreganaMacrosiphum ginajo
S. paradoxaAphidura gallica, picta
S. parviflora = S. borystenica
S. pendulaVolutaphis centaureae
S. repensAphis silenephaga, silenicola; Brachycaudus lychnidis; Volutaphis centaureae
S. rosea see S. uniflora
S. salzmannii = S. tyrrhenia
S. saxifragaAphis ornata; Aphis sambuci
S. scabrifolia (?)[Uroleucon sileneobium]
S. schaftaBrachycaudus populi
S. secundifloraAphidura picta
S. sendtneriBrachycaudus lychnidis
S. suffrutescens = S. fruticulosa
S. swertiaefolia (?) Aphidura ornata
S. thymifoliaAphidura picta (as mingens)
S. tyrrhenia Brachycaudus lychnidis
S. uniflora (incl. maritima, rosea)Acyrthosiphon auctum; Brachycaudus klugkisti, lychnidis, populi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, penfroense, stellariae; Myzus icelandicus, ornatus, persicae
S. viridifloraMyzus certus, persicae
S. viscaria Aphis fabae, sambuci; Brachycaudus lychnidis;
Volutaphis centaureae
S. viscosa Aphidura delmasi; Aphis austriaca, fabae, sambuci; Brachycaudus klugkisti, lychnidis; Myzus certus; Volutaphis centaureae
S. vulgaris (incl. cucubalis, inflata, wallichiana) Aphidura ornata, ornatella; Aphis austriaca, craccivora, fabae, sambuci; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus lychnidis, populi; Brachycolus cucubali; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, hartigi, stellariae; Myzus ascalonicus, certus, persicae; [Pemphigus inflatae]
S. vulgaris ssp. commutataAphidura ornatella; Brachycaudus lychnidis, populi
S. vulgaris var. littoralisBrachycaudus populi
S. wallichiana = S. vulgaris
S. wolgensis Aphidura ornata, ornatella, pannonica ssp. cretacea
Silene spp.Aphidura amphorosiphon; Macrosiphum ginajo; [Roepkea marchali]; Volutaphis karatavica

Key to apterae on Silene (including Melandrium, Oberna):-

1 Cauda semicircular or helmet-shaped, shorter than its width at base in dorsal view. Marginal tubercles (MTu) small or absent, and never on ABD TERG 7. Spiracular apertures large and rounded. Dorsum usually with an extensive dark sclerotic shield…..2
Cauda tongue-shaped, finger-shaped, or if short and rounded then there are large MTu on ABD TERG 7. Spiracular apertures reniform. Dorsum with or without an extensive dark sclerotic shield…..7
2 R IV+V 0.8-1.0 (-1.09) × HT II…..Brachycaudus populi
R IV+V (1.0-) 1.1-1.6 × HT II…..3
3 ANT III with 7-15 hairs, the longest 17-29 μm long, 0.5-1.3 × BD III, and 0.29-0.56 × the longest spinal hair on ABD TERG 3-4. Cauda with 6-12 hairs …..Brachycaudus klugkisti
ANT III with 13-24 hairs, the longest 24-69 μm long, 0.9-2.8 × BD III, and 0.63-1.4 × the longest spinal hair on ABD TERG 3-4. Cauda with 11-18 hairs…..4
4 R IV+V 2.95-8.3 × longest spinal hair on ABD TERG 3-4, which is 17-57 μm long …..5
R IV+V 1.80-2.85 × longest spinal hair on ABD TERG 3-4, which is 54-85 μm long …..6
5 R IV+V 0.163-0.177 mm long, with 5-10 accessory hairs. ANT III 2.72-3.13 × SIPH…..Brachycaudus pallidus
R IV+V 0.183-0.218 mm long, with 8-14 accessory hairs. ANT III 2.05-2.42 × SIPH…..Brachycaudus lychnidis
6 Hairs on ANT III with blunt or acute apices, the longest 1.0-1.8 × BD III. R IV+V 1.0-1.42 × HT II…..Brachycaudus divaricatae
Hairs on ANT III with very finely pointed apices, the longest (1.8-) 2.0-3.0 × BD III. R IV+V 1.28-1.74 × HT II…..Brachycaudus lychnicola
7 Marginal tubercles (MTu) always present on prothorax and ABD TERG 1 and 7, and sometimes on other segments…..8
MTu absent or of irregular occurrence, sometimes present on prothorax and some of ABD TERG 1-5 (-6), but never on ABD TERG 7…..14
8 ABD TERG 2-4 (-6) as well as 1 and 7 with well-developed MTu…..9
ABD TERG 2-4 only irregularly with small MTu…..11
9 SIPH 0.55-0.95 × cauda, which is finger-like. MTu placed on dark marginal sclerites. R IV+V 0.95-1.15 × HT II…..Aphis silenicola
SIPH 1.7-3.5 × cauda, which is short and rounded. MTu not placed on dark marginal sclerites. R IV+V 1.1-1.7 × HT II…..10
10 Cauda with 7-12 hairs. (Al. with sec. rhin. III 17-20, IV c.4, V 0) …..Aphis austriaca
Cauda with 10-20 hairs. (Al. with sec. rhin. III 12-44, IV 10-27, V 3-15…..Aphis sambuci
11 SIPH 0.4-0.5 × cauda. R IV+V c.0.7 × HT II…..Aphis silenephaga*
SIPH 0.7-2.2 × cauda. R IV+V 0.9-1.2 × HT II…..12
12 Tergum with an almost solid black shield, occasionally fragmented …..Aphis craccivora
Tergum without extensive dark sclerotisation anterior to SIPH…..13
13 SIPH pale with dark apices. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.7 × BD III. Dorsal abdomen without any dark markings…..Aphis nasturtii
SIPH black. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.8-3.4 × BD III. Dorsal abdomen with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7-8, and usually some small dark markings anterior to SIPH……Aphis fabae
14 SIPH very short, barrel-shaped, 0.39-0.53 × cauda…..Brachycolus cucubali
SIPH at least 0.8 × cauda…..15
15 Head densely spiculose both dorsally and ventrally, with well-developed, steep-sided ANT tubercles…..16
Head smooth, or with a few spicules ventrally. ANT tubercles weakly developed or if well developed then with smooth, divergent inner faces…..20
16 SIPH slightly to moderately clavate…..17
SIPH tapering/cylindrical…..19
17 SIPH 0.54-0.81 × ANT III, almost smooth surfaced, with a narrow stem similar in thickness to middle part of hind tibia…..Myzus ascalonicus
SIPH 0.82-1.34 × ANT III, normally imbricated, with narrowest part of stem distinctly thicker than middle part of hind tibia…..18
18R IV+V in most specimens with only one pair of lateral accessory hairs (plus 0-3 ventral accessory hairs). Value of function CAUDA/(ANT III × PT) in range 0.80-1.52, but rarely more than 1.25 except in small specimens (those with ANT III less than 0.32 mm)…..Myzus persicae
R IV+V in most specimens with two pairs of lateral accessory hairs. Value of function CAUDA/(ANT III × PT) in range 1.2-2.7 (rarely less than 1.25) …..Myzus certus
19 BL 1-2 mm. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.8. ANT III without rhinaria. SIPH coarsely imbricated, with a slight “S”-curve. Dorsum with a pattern of intersegmental dark spots…..Myzus ornatus
BL 1.8-3 mm. ANT PT.BASE 4.0-5.5. ANT III with (0-)1-2(-4) rhinaria near base. SIPH normally imbricated, rather straight. Dorsum without dark intersegmental markings…..Aulacorthum solani
20 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation…..21
SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..26
21R IV+V 1.20–1.45 × HT II. At least one tarsal segment I with 4 or 5 setae (check more than one specimen)…..Macrosiphum ginajo
R IV+V less than 1.20 × HT II. Tarsal segments I with 3 setae…..22
22 ANT III with 10-33 rhinaria extending over most of length. R IV+V 0.60-0.84…..23
ANT III with 1-12 rhinaria concentrated near base or on basal half. R IV+V 0.83-1.02 …..24
23 SIPH 1.55-1.94 × cauda. (Al. with 36-43 secondary rhinaria on ANT III)…..Macrosiphum eastopi
SIPH 1.22-1.58 × cauda. (Al. with 18-35 secondary rhinaria on ANT III)…..Macrosiphum hartigi
24 ANT PT/BASE 3.1-4.8. SIPH 1.4-1.8 × cauda which bears 12-22 hairs…..Macrosiphum penfroense
ANT PT/BASE 4.2-6.4. SIPH 1.7-2.3 × cauda which bears 8-16 hairs …..25
25Femora usually with a dark spot or patch near apices. ABD TERG 2-3 with longest hair 26-56 μm, usually as long as or longer than ANT BD III. Subgenital plate with 2-13 hairs in addition to those on posterior margin…..Macrosiphum stellariae
Femora pale or only slightly dusky at apices. ABD TERG 2-3 with longest hair 21-37 μm, usually shorter than ANT BD III. Subgenital plate with 2(-4) hairs on anterior part…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
26 SIPH 0.85-1.4 × cauda…..27
SIPH 1.5-2.8 × cauda…..30
27 SIPH tapering/cylindrical. ANT III with 0-3 rhinaria near base …..Acyrthosiphon auctum
SIPH swollen on apical c.0.7. ANT III with or without rhinaria, if with rhinaria then these are on distal half……28
28 ANT IV with 7-11 secondary rhinaria…..Volutaphis karatavica
ANT IV without rhinaria……29
29 ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.0. SIPH 1.2-1.4 × cauda. R IV+V longer than HT II. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..Volutaphis centaureae
ANT PT/BASE 1.8-2.2. SIPH 0.95-1.1 × cauda. R IV+V shorter than HT II. First tarsal segments with 4 hairs…..Volutaphis alpinae
30 ANT III with 6-26 rhinaria (all or most being on distal half), and IV with 0-9. ANT PT/BASE 4.7-7.4. Mesosternum without mammariform processes. Tergum without dark sclerotisation…..Volutaphis schusteri
ANT III-IV without rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 2.4-4.5. Anterior part of mesosternum with a pair of mammariform processes. Tergum often with dark sclerotisation …..31
31 SIPH distinctly swollen on distal half (maximum width of swollen part at least 1.2 × minimum width basad) …..32
SIPH cylindrical, subcylindrical, tapering from base to apex (sometimes outwardly curved), or slightly swollen (maximum width at most 1.2 times minimum width basad) …..35
32 Tergum with an extensive almost solid black shield extending over metanotum and ABD TERG 1-6, usually incorporating marginal sclerites…..33
Tergum pale or with variable sclerotisation, sometimes extensive but with large windows spinally and marginally, not forming a solid black shield…..34
33 Hairs on median frontal tubercle 25-32 µm long, 1.1-1.5 × ANT BD III. Mesosternal processes well-developed, steep-sided, almost as high as their basal widths….. Aphidura ornatella
Hairs on median frontal tubercle 40-44 µm long, 1.8-2.0 × ANT BD III. Mesosternal processes low with gently sloping sides, much lower than their basal widths….. Aphidura melandrii*
34 ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.1. RIV+V 1.2-1.5 × HT II. Cauda 1.1-1.5 times its basal width, with 6-7 hairs. Abdomen variable sclerotised and pigmented ….. Aphidura amphorosiphon
ANT PT/BASE 3.2-4.5. RIV+V 1-1.2 × HT II. Cauda 1.1-1.2 times its basal width, with 7-11 hairs. ABD TERG 1–6 with a dark central patch and marginal sclerites….. Aphiduranomadica*
35 SIPH pale or dusky, slightly clavate, 1.5-1.8 × cauda, which is short and triangular. Tergum without sclerotisation, completely pale….. Aphidura pujoli
SIPH brown to black at least in part, sometimes slightly clavate, 1.9-2.8 × cauda. Tergum with variable sclerotisation and pigmentation, rarely complete pale…..36
36 ABD TERG 2-3 with longest hairs 35-55 μm long, 1.5-2.0 × ANT BD III. ANT I long, 1.3-1.5 × its maximal width. Dorsal abdomen with a large central oval sclerite extending over ABD TERG (1-)2-5…..Aphidura delmasi
ABD TERG 2-3 with longest hairs 4-25 μm long, 0.2-1.1 × ANT BD III. ANT I short, at most 1.1 × its maximal width. Dorsal abdomen with variable sclerotisation and pigmentation, but rarely with a central oval sclerite on ABD TERG 2-5…..37
37 Tergum with an extensive almost solid black shield extending over metanotum and ABD TERG 1-6, usually incorporating marginal sclerites. Cauda dark, c.2 × its basal width and with 10-16 hairs…..Aphidura ornata
Tergum pale or with variable sclerotisation, sometimes extensive but with large windows spinally and marginally, not forming a solid black shield. Cauda variable in shape, proportions and colour…..38
38 Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, 1.4-1.8 × its basal width…..39
Cauda triangular, although sometimes with a slight constriction, 1.05-1.4 × its basal width…..40
39 ANT PT/BASE 4.0–5.7. Hairs on ANT III and ABD TERG 2–3 minute, maximally 4–7 μm long, 0.15–0.3 × BD III. SIPH 2.2–2.8 × cauda….. Aphidura pannonica
ANT PT/BASE 2.5–4.0. Hairs on ANT III and ABD TERG 2–3 maximally 8–22μm, 0.4–1.0 × BD III. SIPH 1.9–2.5 × cauda….. Aphidura picta
40 RIV+V 0.9-1.0 × HT II, with 8-10 accessory hairs. Hairs on ABD TERG 2-3 are 8-11 μm long, 0.3-0.5 × BD III….. Aphidura massagetica*
RIV+V 1.05-1.45 × HT II, with 10-16 accessory hairs. Hairs on ABD TERG 2-3 are 13-23 μm long, 0.6-1.0 × BD III…..Aphidura gallica
SilphiumAsteraceae
Silphium compositum Uroleucon ambrosiae
S. integrifoliumMacrosiphum pallens; Uroleucon rudbeckiae
S. laciniatumIowana frisoni
S. perfoliatumUroleucon rudbeckiae
S. terebinthinaceum Iowana frisoni

Key to apterae on Silphium:-

1 ANT tubercles undeveloped, front of head broad and flat in dorsal view. ANT 5-segmented, with 0-21 rhinaria on distal half of ANT III. Large marginal tubercles (MTu) present on prothorax and ABD TERG 1-5 and 7. SIPH short, tapering, flangeless, without distal reticulation. Cauda broadly rounded, shorter than its basal width …..Iowana frisoni*
ANT tubercles well developed, ANT 6-segmented. MTu absent or only ever on ABD TERG 2-4. SIPH with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation, and cauda finger-shaped …..2
2 SIPH long, thin, pale, with a few rows of large polygonal cells on less than distal 0.2 of length. ANT III with longest hairs less than 0.5 × BD III, and with 2-4 rhinaria…..Macrosiphum pallens
SIPH thick, mainly or entirely dark, with numerous rows of small polygonal cells on distal 0.25-0.4 of length. ANT III with longest hairs as long as or longer than BD III, and with 8-31 rhinaria…..3
3 Femora pale/dusky, sometimes with darker patch on anterior side at apices. SIPH becoming gradually darker distally, paler at base than at apex. Postsiphuncular sclerites and scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs pale and inconspicuous…..Uroleucon rudbeckiae
Femora dark distally. SIPH entirely dark. Postsiphuncular sclerites and at least some of scleroites at base of dorsal hairs pigmented…..Uroleucon ambrosiae
SilybumAsteraceae
Silybum marianum Aphis fabae, solanella, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi;
Capitophorus elaeagni, horni;
Dysaphis lappae ssp. cynarae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Protaphis terricola; Protrama radicis;
[Rectinasus buxtoni]; Trama troglodytes;
Uroleucon aeneum

Use key to apterae on Cynara.

SimmondsiaSimmondsiaceae
Simmondsia chinensis Aphis craccivora, fabae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

SimsiaAsteraceae
Simsia amplexicaulis Hyperomyzus pullatus; Uroleucon ambrosiae

Couplet for separating these two species:-

SIPH tapering/cylindrical, black, with distal zone of polygonal reticulation…..Uroleucon ambrosiae
SIPH swollen in middle, pale to dusky, without polygonal reticulation…..Hyperomyzus pullatus
SinapidendronBrassicaceae
Sinapidendron rupestre Brevicoryne brassicae
SinapisBrassicaceae
Sinapis albaAphis craccivora, gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Brevicoryne brassicae;
Lipaphis erysimi, pseudobrassicae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Smynthurodes betae
S. arvensisAcyrthosiphon gossypii; Aphis nasturtii, triglochinis;
Brachunguis harmalae; Brevicoryne brassicae;
Lipaphis erysimi, pseudobrassicae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus [cerasi], persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Smynthurodes betae
S. flexuosaBrevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi;
Smynthurodes betae

See key to apterae on Brassica and Sinapis under Brassica

SinarundinariaPoaceae
Sinarundinaria niitakayamensis = Yushania niitakayamensis
S. reticulata = Phyllostachys bambusoides
Sindora Fabaceae
Sindora sp.Anomalosiphum murphyi
Sinningia (including Corytholoma, Rechsteineria) Gesneriaceae
S. eumorpha × leucotrichia Aulacorthum solani
S. ×hybridaMyzus ornatus
S. speciosaAulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
S. verticillataAulacorthum solani
Sinningia × Gloxinia Aulacorthum solani (Leonard 1972a)

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Sinojackia Styracaceae
Sinojackia xylocarpa Aleurodaphis sinojackiae
SiphocampylusCampanulaceae
Siphocampylus cernuus Aphis spiraecola
SisonApiaceae
Sison amomumAphis fabae
SisymbriumBrassicaceae
Sisymbrium alliaria = Alliaria petiolata
S. altissimumBrevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi, pseudobrassicae;
Myzus persicae; [Protaphis middletonii]
S. arnottianum = Polypsecadium arnottianum
S. aromaticum (?)Lipaphis erysimi
S. austriacumBrevicoryne brassicae; Myzus persicae
S. bermudiana (?)[Dysaphis foeniculus]
S. canescens = Descurainia pinnata
S. capenseMyzus persicae
S. incisum = Descurainia incisa
S. irioAphis gossypii; Brevicoryne brassicae;
Lipaphis erysimi, fritzmuelleri;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
[Sitobion rosaeiformis]
S. loeseliiBrevicoryne brassicae;
Lipaphis erysimi, fritzmuelleri, sisymbrii;
Myzus persicae; Neosappaphis paradoxa;
Smynthurodes betae
S. officinaleAphis craccivora, fabae, nasturtii; Aulacorthum solani;
Brevicoryne brassicae; [Cavariella aegopodii];
Lipaphis erysimi, lepidii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ascalonicus, persicae; Nasonovia ribisnigri;
[Sitobion fragariae]; [Uroleucon cichorii]
S. orientaleBrevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi; Myzus persicae
S. polymorphumBrevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi, sisymbrii;
Neosappaphis paradoxa; Smynthurodes betae
S. sofia = Descurainia sophia
S. strictissimumMyzus persicae
S. thellungii = Erucastrum austroafricanum
Sisymbrium spp.Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key to apterae on Sisymbrium:-

1 ANT 4-segmented (in al. as well as apt.). ANT III with c.7-9 contiguous sec. rhinaria on distal 0.7. Rather large, flat marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 1-7. SIPH cylindrical, flangeless, pale with dark tips, c.3.5 × cauda which is helmet-shaped and bears c.20 hairs…..Neosappaphis paradoxa*
ANT 5- or 6-segmented, and other characters not as above…..2
2 SIPH slightly swollen on distal half, with a constriction just proximal to the flange. ANT tubercles absent, or if developed then not projecting forward beyond middle part of head, so that front of head is convex, straight or sinuate in dorsal view. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..3
Without this combination of characters; i.e. if SIPH are present then they are tapering, cylindrical or clavate (with narrow section on basal half), and either ANT tubercles are very well-developed or ABD TERG 1 and 7 have MTu..…8
3 SIPH 0.8-1.05 × cauda, and more-or-less barrel-shaped…..4
SIPH 1.1-c.1.7 × cauda…..5
4 Cauda broad-based, triangular, about as long as basal width, with 7-8 hairs. Dorsal abdomen usually with paired dark markings on most tergites …..Brevicoryne brassicae
Cauda tongue-shaped, longer than its basal width, with 4 hairs. Dorsal abdomen without dark markings anterior to SIPH…..Lipaphis fritzmuelleri
5 ANT tubercles undeveloped, front of head convex in dorsal view. ANT less than 0.5 × BL. ABD TERG 8 with a rugose medial swelling (Fig.37b).….Lipaphis lepidii
ANT tubercles developed, projecting about as far as median tubercle, so that front of head is sinuate in outline in dorsal view. ANT more than 0.5 × BL. ABD TERG 8 without a rugose swelling.….6
6 SIPH c.1.7 × cauda, which is c. 2.5 × R IV+V…..Lipaphis sisymbrii*
SIPH 1.1-1.6 × cauda, which is 1.2-2.0 × R IV+V…..7
7ANT III + PT together 1.95-2.5 × SIPH (90% of specimens less than 2.4 ×)…..Lipaphis erysimi
ANT III + PT together 2.1-3.2 × SIPH (90% of specimens more than 2.4 ×)…..Lipaphis pseudobrassicae
8 Thoracic spiracles enlarged, much larger than abdominal spiracles. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4, usually more than 8.0. Hairs on ANT III 0.7-1.1 × BD III. Dorsum usually with paired dark intersegmental markings…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
Without that combination of characters..…go to key to polyphagous aphids
SisyrinchiumIridaceae
Sisyrinchium graminifolium Metopolophium dirhodum; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Schizaphis graminum
S. idahoenseMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Sisyrinchium sp.Dysaphis tulipae; Sitobion avenae

Use key to apterae on Iris.

SitanionPoaceae
Sitanion hystrixSitobion fragariae

(or use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria)

SiumApiaceae
Sium cicutifolium = S. suave
S. latifoliumAphis fabae; Cavariella aegopodii, angelicae, cicutae,
konoi, salicicola;
Dysaphis foeniculus; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Pemphigus protospirae
S. mediumDysaphis foeniculus
S. nipponicum = S. suave
S. reflexum (?)Aphis asclepiadis, fabae; Cavariella aegopodii, salicicola;
Hyadaphis foeniculi; Paramyzus sii
S. sisaroideum = S. sisarum
S. sisarumAphis fabae, solanella; Cavariella cicutae
S. suave (incl. nipponicum) Aphis gossypii, nasturtii, [sedi]; Aulacorthum solani;
Cavariella angelicae, [hendersoni], konoi, salicicola;
Paramyzus sii
S. tenueCavariella salicicola
Sium sp.Cavariella salicis

Key to apterae on Sium:-

1 ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH absent.….Pemphigus protospirae
ANT PT/BASE more than 0.6. SIPH present…..2
2 ABD TERG 8 with a posteriorly projecting process above cauda, bearing 2 apical hairs. Tergum variolate…..3
No supracaudal process. Tergum smooth or wrinkled…..7
3 SIPH tapering/cylindrical, without any swelling. ANT 5-segmented…..Cavariella angelicae
SIPH clavate; swollen on distal half to at least 1.2 × narrowest part of basal half …..4
4 Supracaudal process conical or finger-like, not projecting to tip of cauda …..5
Supracaudal process large, conical, extending beyond and usually covering cauda …..6
5 ANT PT/BASE 0.6-1.3. R IV+V 0.7-0.95 × HT II, and without accessory hairs.….Cavariella aegopodii
ANT PT/BASE 1.35-2.0. R IV+V 1.0-1.2 × HT II, with 2 accessory hairs…..Cavariella konoi
6 R IV+V 1.05-1.2 × HT II. SIPH short and stout, narrowing only at base…..Cavariella salicicola
R IV+V 0.85-1.04 × HT II. SIPH with narrower basal stem extending over about 0.3 of length…..Cavariella salicis
7 SIPH pale, coarsely imbricated, markedly clavate, with maximum width of swollen part 1.7-2.2 × more than minimum width of stem, with constricted subapical region and very well-developed (swollen) flange. Head densely nodulose and spiculose, with ANT tubercles well developed, the inner faces slightly convergent. ANT III with 1-3 rhinaria in a row near base…..Paramyzus sii
Without that combination of characters…..8
8 Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width. ABD TERG 6-8 all with dark cross-bands. Head and ABD TERG 8 often with spinal tubercles (STu) ……Dysaphis foeniculus
Cauda tongue- or finger-like, longer than its basal width, and other characters not as above…..9
9 SIPH clavate and 0.9-1.4 × cauda……Hyadaphis foeniculi
SIPH tapering or cylindrical (or if clavate then more than 1.5 × cauda)…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Skimmia Rutaceae
Skimmia sp. Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Sloanea Elaeocarpaceae
Sloanea dasycarpa Greenidea sp.
Smilacina see MaianthemumAsparagaceae
SmilaxSmilacaceae
Smilax asperaAphis gossypii
S. australis[Sitobion sp. (Australia; Hales et al. 2010)]
S. bracteata Sitobion smilacicola
S. campestrisMyzus persicae
S. chinaAleurosiphon smilacifoliae; Aphis gossypii, smilacisina;
Impatientinum impatiens; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
[Rhopalomyzus smilacis];
Sitobion dismilaceti, smilacicola, smilacifoliae
S. domingensisAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
S. elegans Impatientinum asiaticum ssp. dalhousiensis;
Sitobion miscanthi
S. excelsaAphis fabae
S. feroxSitobion sikkimense, smilacifoliae
S. glabraSitobion smilacifoliae
S. glauca[Neoprociphilus aceris]
S. glycophylla [Sitobion sp. (Australia; Hales et al. 2010)]
S. herbaceaNeoprociphilus aceris
S. hispida = S. tamnoides
S. lasioneuraNeoprociphilus aceris
S. macrophylla Roxb. = S. ovalifolia
S. nipponica Aulacorthum smilacis
S. oldhami = S. sieboldii
S. ovalifoliaImpatientinum smilaceti
S. parvifolia = S. elegans
S. ripariaImpatientinum impatiens
S. rotundifoliaNeoprociphilus aceris
S. sieboldiiAulacorthum smilacis; Sitobion smilacifoliae
S. stellata = Maianthemum stellatum
S. stenopetala = S. bracteata
S. tamnoides Neoprociphilus aceris
Smilax spp.Aphis spiraecola; [Myzus cerasi], ornatus;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
[Rhopalosiphoninus smilacifoliae];
Sinomegoura citricola, [rhododendri]

Key to apterae on Smilax:-

1 ANT PT/BASE less than 0.2. Eyes 3-faceted (triommatidia). Large dorsal wax gland plates present on thorax and abdomen. SIPH as slightly raised pores. Cauda very broadly rounded…..Neoprociphilus aceris
ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5. Eyes multifaceted. No discrete wax gland plates. SIPH tubular. Cauda tongue- or finger-like…..2
2 ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 always with marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH without a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation…..3
ANT tubercles well developed, so that there is a frontal sinus. ABD TERG 1 rarely and ABD TERG 7 never with MTu. SIPH with or without subapical polygonal reticulation …..8
3 ANT PT/BASE 3.8-5.0. Stridulatory apparatus present ….. Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
ANT PT/BASE 1.9-3.5. No stridulatory apparatus…..4
4 R IV+V with 4-9 accessory hairs. ANT III with long fine hairs, 2-3 × longer than BD III. ABD TERG 1-6 each with a pair of (long, fine) pleural hairs in addition to the spinal and marginal pairs …..Aleurosiphon smilacifoliae
R IV+V with 2 accessory hairs. ANT III with longest hairs 0.4-2.2 × BD III. ABD TERG 1-6 without pleural hairs…..5
5 Cauda pale, dusky or dark, and bearing 4-8 hairs. Longest hair on hind femur 12-35μm…..6
Cauda black and bearing 7-24 hairs. Longest hair on hind femur 24-90 μm …..7
6 Cauda 0.9-1.2 × SIPH, with 6-8 hairs…..Aphis smilacisina
Cauda 1.3-2.5 × SIPH, with 4-8 hairs…..Aphis gossypii
7 Dorsal abdomen with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8, and usually with some small dark sclerites anterior to SIPH. Cauda without a constriction, and bearing 11-24 hairs…..Aphis fabae
Dorsal abdomen without dark dorsal markings, except rarely a narrow cross-band on ABD TERG 8. Cauda usually with a constriction, and bearing 7-15 hairs …..Aphis spiraecola
8 Head spiculose, at least on ventral side…..9
Head not spiculose…..13
9 Dorsal abdomen without any dark markings. SIPH slightly clavate…..10
Dorsal abdomen with often extensive dusky or dark sclerotic markings. SIPH tapering/ cylindrical…..11
10 ANT III without rhinaria. Femora pale. Head pale and densely spiculose dorsally as well as ventrally, with apically convergent scabrous ANT tubercles …..Myzus persicae
ANT III with a small rhinarium near base. Femora dark distally. Head dark and spiculose only on ventral side, with inner faces of ANT tubercles almost parallel…..Pseudomegoura magnoliae
11 Dorsal abdomen with sclerotisation confined to a pattern of dark intersegmental flecks. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.8…..Myzus ornatus
Dorsal abdomen with more extensive sclerotisation. ANT PT/BASE more than 3 …..12
12 Dorsal abdomen with a U-shaped black sclerite centred on ABD TERG 2-4, not extending to marginal areas. Femora pale distally…..Neomyzus circumflexus
Dorsal abdomen with variably-developed dusky or dark sclerotisation, extending into marginal areas when well developed. Femora dark distally …..Aulacorthum smilacis
13 SIPH pale on about basal 0.3, and 0.8-1.1 × cauda, which is black…..Sinomegoura citricola
SIPH wholly dark, at least 1.2 × cauda, which is pale…..14
14 SIPH 0.15-0.19 × BL, calf-shaped, usually somewhat constricted at base, without subapical reticulation or with a few rows of strongly transverse cells on distal 0.15 or less …..15
SIPH 0.20-0.40 × BL, tapering from a broad base, with reticulation on distal 0.2-0.3 of its length…..17
15 Dorsal abdomen with marginal areas of ABD TERG 1-6 dark, but with a pale central area. First tarsal segments with 4 hairs…..Impatientinum smilaceti*
Dorsal abdomen with a solid black sclerotic shield covering ABD TERG 1-6. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..16
16 Basal part of SIPH and ABD TERG 6 quite smooth. Spiracular sclerites on ABD TERG 1 and 2 small and distinctly separated…..Impatientinum impatiens
Basal part of SIPH and ABD TERG 6 spiculose. Spiracular sclerites on ABD TERG 1 and 2 very close, almost contiguous …..Impatientinum asiaticum ssp. dalhousiensis
17 SIPH 0.20-0.28 × BL…..Sitobion sikkimense* (or dismilaceti*?)
SIPH 0.3-0.4 × BL…..18
18 Dorsal abdomen with dusky or dark sclerotisation, varying from dusky fragmented sclerites to a complete dorsal shield. SIPH 1.4-1.9 × cauda, which is distally thin and tapering, nearly 3 × longer than its basal width, and bears 6-8 hairs. Femora and tibiae without glandular pores …..Sitobion smilacifoliae
Dorsal abdomen without dusky/dark markings. SIPH c.2.7 × cauda, which is stout, about 2 × its basal width and bears c.16 hairs. Femora and tibiae with numerous small glandular(?) pores…..Sitobion smilacicola*
SmithiaFabaceae
Smithia sensitivaAphis craccivora
Smodingium Anacardiaceae
Smodingium argutum Aphis odinae
SmyrniumApiaceae
Smyrnium olusatrum Aphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani; Cavariella aegopodii;
Dysaphis apiifolia, crataegi, lauberti;
Hyadaphis foeniculi; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Semiaphis dauci
S. orphanidisDysaphis apiifolia
S. perfoliatumAphis fabae
S. rotundifolium[Brachycaudus helichrysi]; Dysaphis crataegi

Use key to apterae on Conium.

SobraliaOrchidaceae
Sobralia leucoxantha Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Sobralia sp.Cerataphis orchidearum

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

SolandraSolanaceae
Solandra grandiflora Myzus persicae
SolanecioAsteraceae
Solanecio biafraeAphis gossypii
S. manniiAphis fabae, gossypii, spiraecola;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus; Uroleucon compositae

Use key to polyphagous aphids (or try key to apterae on Senecio).

SolanumSolanaceae
Solanum acanthoideum Aphis gossypii
S. aculeatissimum = S. capsicoides
S. aethiopicumAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
S. americanumAphis fabae, solanella; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus
S. anguivi Aphis gossypii
S. antillarum = S. aphyodendron
S. aphyodendronAphis aurantii, gossypii, spiraecola
S. aurantiacumMyzus ornatus
S. auriculatum = S. mauritianum
S. aviculareMyzus persicae
S. bahamenseAphis gossypii
S. berthaultiiMacrosiphum euphorbiae
S. betaceumAphis fabae, nerii
S. brachyantherum Brachycaudus helichrysi
S. campechiense Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
S. capsicastrum = S. pseudocapsicum
S. capsicoides Aphis gossypii; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale
S. caribaeum = S. americanum
S. carolinenseMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
S. catombelenseMyzus persicae
S. chacoenseAphis gossypii
S. chenopodioides Aphis fabae; Myzus persicae
S. ciliatum = S. capsicoides
S. clavatum = Cyphomandra clavata
S. depilatum = S. americanum
S. dilleniAphis fabae
S. donianum Aphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus persicae
S. douglasii = S. nigrescens
S. dulcamara[Acyrthosiphon pisum];
Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii, solanella,
[solani Kittel (invalid name)];
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
S. eardleyae (?)Aphis gossypii
S. elaeagnifoliumAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
S. eremophilum (?) Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
S. esculentum = S. melongena
S. flagellareMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
S. giganteumAphis fabae, [scabiosae of Theobald (1927) and Wilson (1918)];
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
S. gilo = S. aethiopicum
S. guanicense = S. campechiense
S. guianense = Lycianthes pauciflora
S. hendersoniiMacrosiphum euphorbiae
S. hirsutumAphis gossypii
S. incanumMacrosiphum euphorbiae
S. indicumAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
S. integrifolium = S. aethiopicum
S. intrusumAphis solanella
S. jasminoides = S. laxum
S. khasianum = S. capsicoides
S. laciniatumAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae; Smynthurodes betae
S. laxumAphis fabae, gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
S. luteumAphis fabae, frangulae, gossypii, solanella;
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
S. lycopersicon = Lycopersicon esculentum
S. lyratumNeomyzus circumflexus
S. macranthumAphis gossypii
S. marginatumAphis fabae (?solanella); Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
S. mauritianumAphis gossypii, spiraecola
S. melongenaAphis citricidus, craccivora, fabae, gossypii, nasturtii,
nerii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus antirrhinii, ornatus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; [Pentalonia nigronervosa];
Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon;
Rhopalosiphum padi, rufiabdominale;
Smynthurodes betae
S. montanumAphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
S. muricatumMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
S. nigrescens Smynthurodes betae
S. nigrum (incl. schultesii) Aphis craccivora, [euonymi], fabae, gossypii, nasturtii,
[neoreticulata of Ossiannilsson1964a (fabae group)],
nerii, [rumicis], solanella, [solani Kittel (invalid name)],
spiraecola, [umbrella];
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Protaphis middletonii; Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon;
Smynthurodes betae
S. nodiflorum = S. americanum
S. panduriformeAphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
S. persicumAphis fabae; Myzus persicae
S. pinnatifidum (?) Brachycaudus helichrysi
S. pseudocapsicum Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
[Metopolophium dirhodum]; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
S. quineenseAphis fabae, solanella
S. quitoenseAphis gossypii
S. racemiflorumAphis gossypii
S. rantonnetii = Lycianthes rantonnei
S. rostratumAphis spiraecola; [Rhopalosiphum maidis]
S. rudepannum see S. torvum
S. sarrachoides[Brevicoryne brassicae]
S. saeforthianumAphis fabae, gossypii;
Myzus persicae, [Myzus sp. (imm.)]
S. sepiculaAphis gossypii
S. sisymbriifoliumAphis gossypii, solanella, spiraecola; Myzus persicae
S. sodomeum = S. anguivi
S. stramoniifolium Aphis gossypii
S. sublobatum = S. chenopodioides
S. texanumAphis gossypii, solanella
S. torvum (= S. rudepannum) Aphis aurantii, fabae, gossypii, solanella, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum [dasi], solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
[Dysaphis emicis]; Myzus persicae;
[Uroleucon reynoldense]
S. tuberosumAcyrthosiphon malvae;
Aphis craccivora, fabae, frangulae, frangulae ssp.
beccabungae, gossypii, nasturtii, solanella, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
[Jacksonia papillata]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus antirrhinii, ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Pemphigus sp.;
Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon;
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale; Smynthurodes betae;
[Tuberocephalus misakurae]; Uroleucon compositae
S. variabileMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
S. verbascifolium = S. donianum
S. villosumAphis solanella, [solani Kittel (invalid name)]
S. wendlandiiAphis fabae, frangulae, gossypii; Myzus persicae
S. xanthocarpumAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
Solanum spp.[Hyperomyzus lactucae]; Myzus cymbalariae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

SolenaCucurbitaceae
Solena amplexicaulis Aphis gossypii
SolenanthusBoraginaceae
Solenanthus biebersteinii Brachycaudus mordvilkoi
S. hirsutusBrachycaudus bicolor

Use key to apterae on Echium.

Solenostemon see PlectranthusLamiaceae
Solenostemon monostachyus = Plectranthus monostachyus
S. scutellarioides = Plectranthus scutellarioides
SolidagoAsteraceae
Solidago altissima [Aphis gibbosa Rafinesque (invalid name)];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Uroleucon [ambrosiae], caligatum, luteolum,
nigrotuberculatum, pieloui
S. arguta (incl. var. bootii) Uroleucon gravicorne, nigrotuberculatum
S. aspera = S. rugosa ssp. aspera
S. bicolorCachryphora serotinae; Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum
S. bonariensisIllinoia goldamaryae
S. boottii = S. arguta var. bootii
S. caesiaAphis coreopsidis, fabae; Pemphigus bursarius;
Uroleucon caligatum, luteolum
S. canadensisAcuticauda solidaginifoliae; Aphis solanella, spiraecola;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Cachryphora canadensis;
Illinoia goldamaryae; Pemphigus bursarius;
Prociphilus erigeronensis; Protaphis middletonii;
Smynthurodes betae;
Uroleucon caligatum, erigeronense, gravicorne,
nigrotuberculatum, pieloui, solidaginis, vancouverense
S. decurrensAphis fabae, solidagophila;
Uroleucon lactucicola, solidaginis
S. elongataUroleucon [ambrosiae], nigrotuberculatum
S. erectaPemphigus bursarius
S. fistulosaUroleucon sp. (as rudbeckiae)
S. flexicaulisUroleucon solirostratum
S. giganteaUroleucon caligatum, gigantiphagum, luteolum,
nigrotuberculatum, pieloui, [rudbeckiae]
S. graminifolia = Euthamia graminifolia
S. hispidaUroleucon gravicorne (? – as canadense)
S. junceaUroleucon caligatum, gigantiphagum, gravicorne,
luteolum, nigrotuberculatum
S. kurilensisUroleucon lactucicola
S. lanceolata = Euthamia graminifolia
S. macrophyllaUroleucon sijpkensi
S. microglossaUroleucon nigrotibium (? – Brazil)
S. missouriensisBrachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus ascalonicus;
Neomyzus circumflexus;
Uroleucon atripes, luteolum, vancouverense
S. nemoralis[Aphis jacobea-balsamita Rafinesque (invalid name)];
Uroleucon cadens, gravicorne, luteolum, nigrotibium,
nigrotuberculatum
S. occidentalis = Euthamia occidentalis
S. odora[Aphis gibbosa Rafinesque (invalid name)];
Cachryphora serotinae;
Uroleucon caligatum, luteolum, nigrotibium,
nigrotuberculatum
S. patulaUroleucon pieloui
S. rigidaBrachycaudus helichrysi; Cachryphora serotinae;
Illinoia goldamaryae; [Uroleucon sp. (as rudbeckiae)]
S. rugosaCachryphora serotinae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Uroleucon [ambrosiae], caligatum, lanceolatum, luteolum,
pieloui, nigrotuberculatum
S. sempervirensAphis gossypii, spiraecola;
Uroleucon [ambrosiae], erigeronense, luteolum,
nigrotuberculatum, zayasi
S. serotinaAphis fabae, middeltonii, tsujii;
Cachryphora canadensis, serotinae;
[Uroleucon sp. (as rudbeckiae)],
[U. (Uromelan) sp. (as solidaginis)]
S. speciosaUroleucon [ambrosiae], gravicorne
S. spiraeifoliaUroleucon lactucicola
S. uliginosa[Uroleucon pseudambrosiae]
S. ulmifoliaUroleucon luteolum, nigrotuberculatum
S. virgaureaAphis fabae, gossypii, solidaginis;
Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ascalonicus;
[Nasonovia ribisnigri]; [Pemphigus trehernei];
Uroleucon amamianum, [kashmiricum], lactucicola,
[simile], solidaginis
S. virgaurea var. asiatica Aphis tsujii; Uroleucon amamianum, lactucicola
S. virgaurea var. gigantea Uroleucon amamianum, lactucicola
S. virgaurea var. lapponica Uroleucon solidaginis
Solidago spp.Acuticauda asterensis; Aphis craccivora;
Aulacorthum solani; Cachryphora imbricaria;
Hyperomyzus inflatus;
Uroleucon arnesense, astronomus, bereticum, boreale,
brevitarsus, [chrysopsidicola]

Key to apterae on Solidago:-

1 ANT PT/BASE less than 1. Eyes with 3 facets. SIPH absent. Dorsal wax glands present…..2
ANT PT/BASE more than 1. Eyes multifaceted. SIPH present, tubular. No discrete wax glands…..3
2R IV+V shorter than last antennal segment (BASE + PT), and without any accessory hairs. Hairs at apices of tibiae and first tarsal segments short and thick. Abdomen without posterior projection…..Pemphigus sp(p).
R IV+V longer than last antennal segment (BASE + PT), and bearing 4-8 accessory hairs. Hairs at apices of tibiae and first tarsal segments long and fine. Anus borne on posterior projection of the abdomen….. Prociphilus erigeronensis
3 SIPH with distal reticulation (at least 2-3 rows of closed polygonal cells) …..4
SIPH without polygonal reticulation (sometimes with subapical transverse striae) …..29
4 SIPH pale or only dusky towards apices, with polygonal reticulation on subapical 0.04-0.2 of total length. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria…..5
SIPH dark at least on distal part (although overcleared specimens may be wholly pale), with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.2-0.5 of length. ANT III with 4-47 rhinaria …..6
5 SIPH slightly swollen on distal half, with reticulated subapical zone only 0.04-0.08 of total length (Fig.49a). Hairs on ANT III and dorsal body less than 0.2-0.4 × BD III. Cauda with 7 hairs…..Illinoia goldamaryae
SIPH cylindrical on distal half, with reticulated subapical zone 0.13-0.2 of total length. Hairs on ANT III and body 0.6-1.1 × BD III. Cauda with 8-12 hairs…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
6 SIPH with at least a pale section at base…..7
SIPH entirely dark…..14
7 SIPH 1.8-2.3 × cauda, which usually has 1-3 subapical hairs that are shorter than those more basad and have blunt or sharply curved apices…..Uroleucon erigeronense
SIPH 1.1-1.7 × cauda, which has subapical hairs similar in length to those more basad, and usually with pointed apices…..8
8 R IV+V 0.8-1.0 (-1.05) × HT II. SIPH with reticulation only on distal 0.2-0.25 of length…..Uroleucon bereticum
R IV+V 1.1-1.5 × HT II. SIPH with reticulation on distal 0.25-0.5 of length …..9
9 SIPH longer than ANT III, pale on basal 0.5 or more of length, and with reticulation on distal 0.25-0.33…..Uroleucon zayasi
SIPH not longer than ANT III, and pale only on basal 0.3 or less, with reticulation extending over 0.33-0.5…..10
10 Second tarsal segments usually without ventral hairs on proximal 0.6 (hair bases may be present, but hairs undeveloped). Cauda with 6-12 hairs…..11
Second tarsal segments with ventral hairs on proximal 0.6. Cauda with 9-18 hairs …..12
11 ANT III with strongly protruberant rhinaria maximally 16-20 μm in diameter, and almost rimless, so that edge of dome of rhinarium forms a smooth continuum with raised cuticle surrounding it (Fig. 49b)…..Uroleucon gravicorne
ANT III with rhinaria maximally 8-15 μm in diameter, each surrounded by a shelf-like ridge, from which the dome of the rhinarium arises almost perpendicularly (the more normal condition of the genus; Fig. 49c)…..Uroleucon cadens
12 HT II 0.09-0.105 mm, shorter than maximum width of hind femur. ABD TERG 8 with 5-9 hairs. SIPH 1.6-1.7 × cauda, which is not attenuated distally …..Uroleucon brevitarsus
HT II 0.125-0.17 mm, longer than maximum width of hind femur. ABD TERG 8 with 4 hairs. SIPH 1.1-1.3 × cauda, which is attenuated distally…..13
13 Paired spinal tubercles (STu) usually present on most or all of ABD TERG 2-7 (occasionally absent from some specimens) …..Uroleucon caligatum
STu absent…..Uroleucon luteolum
14 Cauda black like SIPH. Tibiae with pale section in middle…..15
Cauda pale or dusky, distinctly paler than SIPH (or if rather dark then tibiae are entirely black) …..17
15 SIPH less than 1.3 × cauda , with reticulation on distal 0.33-0.4 of length…..Uroleucon amamianum
SIPH more than 1.3 × cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.2-0.33 of length …..16
16 Primary rhinarium on ANT V 25-40 μm long (Fig.49d). ANT III either wholly dark, or infuscated in rhinariated section, which is swollen, usually to 1.25-1.6 × BD III…..Uroleucon solidaginis
Primary rhinarium on ANT V 16-27 μm long. ANT III pale or dusky with rhinariated part only slightly swollen, to less than 1.25 × BD III…..Uroleucon lactucicola
17 R IV+V more than 1.65 × HT II, with at least 17 accessory hairs …..Uroleucon astronomus
R IV+V 0.86-1.55 × HT II…..18
18 SIPH 0.82-1.11 × cauda. R IV+V 0.86-1.12 × HT II. Dorsal hairs all arise from conspicuous blackish scleroites…..Uroleucon lanceolatum
SIPH 1.15-1.8 × cauda. R IV+V 0.95-1.55 × HT II. Scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs are pale, dusky or dark…..19
19 Tibiae entirely dark…..20
Tibiae pale, or with distinctly paler proximal section …..23
20 Cauda with 13-20 hairs…..21
Cauda with 22-32 hairs…..22
21 ANT III with 13-47 rhinaria (rarely less than 20). ABD TERG 8 with (3-) 4 hairs. First tarsal segments with (4-) 5 hairs…..Uroleucon atripes
ANT III with 7-16 rhinaria. ABD TERG 8 with 2 (-4) hairs. First tarsal segments with 3 (-4) hairs…..Uroleucon nigrotibium
22 Coxae and cauda both dusky/dark compared with bases of femora. ANT III with 9-24 rhinaria, usually confined to basal 0.33-0.5…..Uroleucon vancouverense
Coxae and cauda similar in pigmentation to bases of femora. ANT III with 15-38 rhinaria, usually extending onto distal half…..Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum
23 R IV+V 1.30-1.55 × HT II. Cauda with 10-18 hairs…..24
R IV+V 0.95-1.25 × HT II. Cauda with 10-42 hairs…..26
24 ANT III with 5-9 rhinaria clustered on basal half. SIPH only a little longer than cauda, which bears 10-13 hairs. BL not more than 2 mm …..Uroleucon solirostratum*
ANT III with 12-36 rhinaria usually extending onto distal half. SIPH at least 1.33 × cauda, which bears 12-18 hairs. BL at least 2 mm…..25
25 ABD TERG 2-4 usually with small marginal tubercles (MTu). Hind femur with a rather abrupt transition from pale to black on distal 0.20-0.25 of length. BL 2.8-3.4 mm…..Uroleucon sijpkensi
MTu absent. Hind femur shading gradually from pale to dusky brown at apex. BL 2.0-2.6 mm…..Uroleucon arnesense
26 Cauda with 10-17 hairs…..Uroleucon boreale
Cauda with (15-)20-42 hairs…..27
27 ANT III with 7-17 rhinaria restricted to basal 0.4…..Uroleucon olivei
ANT III usually with 20-46 rhinaria extending onto distal half (midsummer dwarf individuals may have fewer)…..28
28 R IV+V 1.05-1.25 × HT II. Small marginal tubercles (MTu) sometimes present on some of ABD TERG 2-4…..Uroleucon pieloui
R IV+V 0.95-1.10 × HT II. MTu absent…..Uroleucon gigantiphagum
29 SIPH black and very markedly swollen, with maximum width of swollen part 2.2-3.2 × minimum width near base. ANT with numerous sec. rhinaria; III 37-40, IV 1-7, V 0-1…..Hyperomyzus inflatus
SIPH pale or dark, tapering, cylindrical, or swollen to a lesser extent. ANT with sec. rhinaria III 0-12, IV 0-6, V 0-5…..30
30 Head spiculose, with well-developed, steep-sided ANT tubercles…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
Head smooth with ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed…..31
31 Spiracular apertures rounded. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu). Cauda short, helmet-shaped or triangular, less than 1.4 × its basal width in dorsal view, with 4-6(-8) hairs…..32
Spiracular apertures small and reniform. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu. Cauda tongue- or finger-like or, if less than 1.4 × its basal width then with more than 10 hairs …..38
32 SIPH swollen or cylindrical, smooth and slightly constricted subapically, and with a smooth rounded swollen flange, giving it a knob-like apex. ANT III with 0-7 rhinaria, 0 on IV…..33
SIPH conical or tapering with a sharply defined subapical annular incision, and flange not swollen. ANT III with or without rhinaria, but if with then there are also some on IV …..35
33 Metanotum and ABD TERG 1-6 completely covered by a solid dark shield. SIPH dusky/dark, only slightly swollen, with maximal width of swelling on basal half (Fig.49f). ANT PT/BASE 3.4-5.2…..Cachryphora canadensis
No solid dark dorsal shield. SIPH distinctly swollen, with maximal width of swelling at midlength or on distal half (e.g. Fig.49e). ANT PT/BASE 2.2-3.9…..34
34 R IV+V 1.05-1.25 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 2.2-3.2. Prosternum with spinulose imbrication…..Cachryphora imbricaria
R IV+V 1.25-1.45 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 2.9-3.9. Prosternum not spinulose…..Cachryphora serotinae
35 ANT with 1-15 rhinaria on III and 4-11 on IV…..36
ANT III and IV without rhinaria…..37
36 Cauda shorter than its basal width. Longest hairs on ANT III 27-50 μm, c. 2 × BD III. Dorsum usually with a solid black shield…..Acuticauda solidaginifoliae
Cauda longer than its basal width. Longest hairs on ANT III 8-16 μm, shorter than BD III. Dorsum without a solid black shield…..Acuticauda asterensis
37 Dorsal abdomen with an extensive solid black shield. ANT III 0.31-0.47 mm, 2.4-3.4 × HT II. R IV+V 0.17-0.24 mm. SIPH dark, imbricated, 1.7-3.4 × cauda ……Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsal abdomen without a black shield. ANT III 0.07-0.25 mm, 0.9-2.2 × HT II. R IV+V 0.10-0.15 mm. SIPH pale, smooth, 0.8-2.0 × cauda ……Brachycaudus helichrysi
38 Dorsum with an extensive black sclerotic shield…..39
Dorsum without an extensive black shield…..40
39 ANT hairs very long and fine, those on III more than 2 × BD III. Cauda with c.15-17 hairs…..Aphis tsujii
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.3-0.8 × BD III. Cauda with 4-9 hairs …..Aphis craccivora
40 Well-developed MTu consistently present on ABD TERG 2-5 as well as 1 and 7 …..41
MTu only consistently present on ABD TERG 1 and 7…..42
41 ANT 5-segmented. Dorsal abdomen without any dark markings. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.9 × BD III…..Aphis solidagophila*
ANT 6-segmented. ABD TERG 7 and 8 (at least) with black cross-bands. Longest hairs on ANT III (presumably) more than 0.8 × BD III…..Aphis solidaginis*
42 SIPH black, 0.24-0.40 × BL, c.2 × the much paler cauda. Head, ANT I, II and basal part of III very pale, contrasting with dark rest of ANT. Hairs on ANT III minute, the longest less than 0.4 × BD III…..Aphis coreopsidis
Without that combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 25
Solidaster (Solidago × Aster hybrid) Asteraceae
Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum
SolivaAsteraceae
Soliva anthemifolia Pemphigus sp. (as betae); Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Sollya see BillardieraPittosporacaeae
Sollya fusiformis = Billardiera fusiformis
SonchusAsteraceae
Sonchus acaulisMacrosiphum euphorbiae
S. arvensis (incl. ssp. uliginosus) Acyrthosiphon [malvae], scariolae;
Aphis craccivora, [elongata], fabae, gossypii, [jacobaeae],
spiraecola;
Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi; [Capitophorus elaeagni];
Dysaphis radicivorans;
Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae, pallidus;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Pemphigus [borealis], bursarius, [ fuscicornis],
[matsumurai];
Protaphis [anuraphoides], scorzonerae; Protrama radicis;
Trama caudata, [mordvilkoi], [muchinae], [nigrarta],
troglodytes;
Uroleucon [aeneum], [carthami], cichorii, formosanum,
[mulgedii], [murale], picridis, sonchi, Uroleucon
(Uromelan) sp. (as solidaginis – perhaps compositae)
S. asper (incl. ssp. glaucescens) [Acyrthosiphon gossypii, vasiljevi];
Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii, [sonchi];
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus cardui;
Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae, pallidus;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Pemphigus bursarius;
[Protaphis sonchi], [Protaphis sp. (Bozhko 1976a, 80)];
Protrama flavescens, [longitarsus ssp. sclerodensis],
radicis;
Trama caudata, maritima, [mordvilkoi], troglodytes;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, [bicolor], cichorii, compositae,
formosanum, [fotedari (Bhagat 1981b; nomen nudum)],
sonchellum, sonchi, [tussilaginis]
S. brachyotusBrachycaudus cardui;
Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae;
Myzus ornatus; Uroleucon sonchi
S. caudatus (?)Uroleucon sonchi
S. congestusHyperomyzus lactucae; Uroleucon sonchi
S. cornutusAphis gossypii; Protaphis kenanae
S. exauriculatus = S. cornutus
S. fruticosus Aphis gossypii; Hyperomyzus lactucae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus;
Uroleucon picridis
S. glaucescens = S. asper ssp. glaucescens
S. hydrophilusHyperomyzus lactucae
S. lachnocephalus Aphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
S. lactucoidesUroleucon formosanum
S. leptocephalusAphis gossypii
S. luxuriansAulacorthum solani; Hyperomyzus carduellinus;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Uroleucon compositae, sonchi
S. macrophyllus see Lactuca macrophylla
S. maritimusAphis fabae; Hyperomyzus lactucae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Protaphis terricola;
Uroleucon sonchi
S. megalocarpus Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae
S. nanus = Launaea nana
S. oleraceusAcyrthosiphon ghanii, [gossypii], ilka, lactucae, [pisum],
rubi;
Anaulacorthum zhangjiajiense;
Aphis aurantii, coreopsidis, craccivora, fabae, gossypii,
[molluginis], nerii, [sambuci], solanella,
spiraecola, [Aphis sp. (Millar 1994)];
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
[Brevicoryne brassicae];
Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae, pallidus;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Pemphigus bursarius;
Protaphis kenanae, pseudocardui, [sonchi], terricola;
Protrama flavescens;
Trama caudata, maritima, [mordvilkoi], troglodytes;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, [carthami], cichorii, compositae,
formosanum, pseudambrosiae, sonchellum, sonchi
[Utamphorophora commelinensis]
S. palmensisUroleucon sonchi
S. palustrisAphis craccivora; Hyperomyzus lactucae, pallidus;
Uroleucon sonchi
S. radicatusHyperomyzus lactucae; Uroleucon sonchi
S. squarrosus = S. fruticosus
S. tenerrimusAphis fabae; Hyperomyzus lactucae; Protaphis terricola;
Uroleucon compositae, sonchi
S. tuberiferHyperomyzus lactucae; Uroleucon sonchi
S. uliginosus = S. arvensis ssp. uliginosus
S. wilmsiiUroleucon sonchi
Sonchus spp.Acyrthosiphon [pisum], rubi; [Aphis exsors];
[Capitophorus carduinus]; [Chaitomyzus rhododendri];
[Cryptosiphum artemisiae]; [Forda formicaria];
[Hayhurstia atriplicis]; Myzus ascalonicus;
[Nasonovia compositellae]; Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
[Sitobion rosaeiformis]; Smynthurodes betae;
Uroleucon aeneum, [eupatoricolens], gravicorne, [jaceae]

Key to apterae on Sonchus:-

1Hind tarsus II elongate, more than 0.5 × hind tibia…..2
Hind tarsus II of normal length, similar to fore and mid tarsi…..6
2SIPH completely absent. Eyes of 3 facets…..Trama troglodytes
SIPH present as slightly raised pores. Eyes usually with more than 12 facets …..3
3ANT VI similar in length to ANT V or a little longer, with PT at least one third as long as BASE VI. Many apterae alatiform with dark tranverse bands on dorsal abdomen …..4
ANT VI a little shorter than ANT V, with PT very short. No dorsal abdominal pigmentation…..5
4HT II 0.72-0.87 × length of hind tibia. Hind tibia 5.0-6.4 × ANT IV. R IV with 8-12 accessory (dorsal) hairs….. Protrama radicis
HT II 0.59-0.70 × length of hind tibia. Hind tibia 6.5-9.2 × ANT IV. R IV with 6-8 accessory (dorsal) hairs…..Protrama flavescens
5ANT III 2.3-2.9 × ANT IV. HT II 3.3-4.2 × ANT VI (incl. PT) …..Trama maritima
ANT III 1.6-2.25 × ANT IV. HT II 2.6-3.5 × ANT VI incl. PT …..Trama caudata
6SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation occupying 0.12-0.43 of total length…..7
SIPH (if present) without any subapical polygonal reticulation, or with striae containing a few closed cells but occupying less than 0.1 of total length…..17
7SIPH pale, sometimes dusky towards apices, with reticulation of large polygonal cells on distal 0.12-0.20 of length…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH black, with reticulation of numerous rather small polygonal cells on distal 0.16-0.43 of length…..8
8 SIPH pale on basal 0.2-0.3 of length. Second tarsal segments with proximal ventral hairs atrophied…..Uroleucon gravicorne
SIPH entirely dark. Second tarsal segments with proximal ventral hairs normally developed…..9
9 Cauda almost as dark as SIPH…..10
Cauda much paler than SIPH…..11
10ANT III with 48-86 rhinaria extending over 0.85-0.92 of length of segment. ANT III 1.8-2.5 × ANT V. Cauda with 10-22 hairs. ABD TERG 2-4 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..Uroleucon compositae
ANT III with 20-45 rhinaria on basal 0.35-0.52 of length. ANT III 1.4-1.9 × ANT V. Cauda with 20-34 hairs. ABD TERG 2-4 regularly with MTu (90% with 5 or more), often larger than hair bases…..Uroleucon aeneum
11 ANT III 1.5-2.0 × longer than ANT IV+V together…..12
ANT III less than 1.2 × ANT IV+V together…..13
12 ANT III with 96-135 strongly protruberant rhinaria. Cauda 1.3-1.9 × ANT V. ANT PT/BASE 4.8-6.3…..Uroleucon formosanum
ANT III with 49-93 rhinaria, which do not protrude strongly. Cauda 0.85-1.3 × ANT V. ANT PT/BASE 6.0-8.4…..Uroleucon sonchellum
13 R IV+V 0.73-0.88 × HT II. Dorsal hairs on ABD TERG 1-5 usually not on dark scleroites, or on very small scleroites. Coxae dark…..Uroleucon sonchi
R IV+V 0.9-1.84 × HT II. Dorsal hairs on ABD TERG 1-5 all or mostly placed on dark scleroites. Coxae pale or dark…..14
14 Crescent-shaped black antesiphuncular sclerites present. ANT III with 25-97 secondary rhinaria occupying at least 0.8 of segment…..15
Antesiphuncular sclerites absent or indistinct. ANT III with 8-46 secondary rhinaria on basal 0.5-0.7 of segment…..16
15 R IV+V 1.45-1.84 × HT II…..Uroleucon picridis
R IV+V 1.17-1.33 × HT II…..Uroleucon cichorii
16 HT II rather long and thin, about 6 × its maximum thickness, and 0.9-1.1 × R IV+V…..Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
HT II shorter, less than 5 × its maximum thickness and 0.7-0.85 × R IV+V…..Uroleucon ambrosiae
17 SIPH markedly clavate. ANT III with 4-40 rhinaria…..18
SIPH (if present) cylindrical, tapering, or if clavate then ANT III with 0-3 (-9) rhinaria…..20
18 Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are 8-19 μm long, and on ANT tubercles 6-11 μm. Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 11-29, IV (0)-1-16, V 0 (-9). ANT PT/BASE 4.3-5.6. ANT PT 1.6-2.3 × cauda…..Hyperomyzus carduellinus
Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are 30-50 μm long, and on ANT tubercles 18-30 μm. Secondary rhinaria distributed III 4-40, IV 0-2, V 0. ANT PT/BASE 4.8-7.9. ANT PT 2.0-3.0 × cauda…..19
19 SIPH 3-5 × longer than maximum width of swollen part, which is 1.6-2.4 × minimum width on basal part. R IV+V 0.9-1.12 × HT II (mostly 0.95-1.1 ×). (Al. with a compact black solid trapezoid dorsal abdominal patch, with hardly any perforations) …..Hyperomyzus pallidus
SIPH 4-7 × longer than maximum width of swollen part, which is 1.3-2.0 × minimum width on basal part. R IV+V 0.8-1.07 × HT II (mostly 0.9-1.0 ×). (Al. with a very irregular and variably shaped dorsal abdominal patch, interrupted by extensive perforations)…..Hyperomyzus lactucae
20 Head spiculose with well-developed ANT tubercles, with inner faces scabrous and parallel or apically convergent …..21
Head without spicules, and ANT tubercles if well developed then with inner faces divergent…..23
21 Abdomen with a dark dorsal abdominal patch. SIPH tapering/cylindrical …..22
Without that combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
22 ANT III with 6-9 rhinaria (al. with 22-23 on III and 7-9 on IV)…..Anaulacorthum zhangjiajiense
ANT III with 0-3 rhinaria (al. with 14-28 on III and 2-8 on IV) …..Neomyzus circumflexus
23 Head with well-developed ANT tubercles, their inner faces smooth and divergent. SIPH long, tubular and pale, or only dark towards apices…..24
Head with ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed. If long SIPH are present then they are entirely dark…..28
24 Thoracic spiracles enlarged, much larger than abdominal spiracles. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4, usually more than 8.0. Hairs on ANT III 0.7-1.1 × BD III. Dorsum usually with paired dark intersegmental markings…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
Thoracic spiracles similar in size to abdominal ones. ANT PT/BASE less than 7.5. Hairs on ANT III less than 0.7 × BD III. Dorsum without any dark markings…..25
25 R IV+V with 16-25 accessory hairs …..Acyrthosiphon lactucae/scariolae group
R IV+V with 6-11 accessory hairs…..26
26 ANT III with 4-11 rhinaria in a row extending over 0.33-0.9 of its length. ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.5…..Acyrthosiphon ghanii
ANT III with 1-5 rhinaria clustered near base. ANT PT/BASE 3.0-6.0 …..27
27 Dorsal cuticle papillated or wrinkled. Cauda dusky, with 7-10 hairs…..Acyrthosiphon rubi
Dorsal cuticle smooth. Cauda pale, with 5-8 hairs…..Acyrthosiphon ilka
28 ANT PT/BASE 0.7-1.4. R IV+V longer than the very short dark tubular SIPH …..29
ANT PT/BASE either less than 0.5 or more than 1.5. R IV+V shorter than SIPH (or SIPH absent)…..31
29 Cauda with 7-10 hairs…..Protaphis scorzonerae
Cauda with 12-25 hairs…..30
30 ANT PT 0.75-1.05 × SIPH. ANT PT/BASE 0.8-1.0…..Protaphis terricola group (incl. kenanae)
– ANT PT 1.06-1.4 × SIPH. ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.4 …..Protaphis pseudocardui
31 Cauda helmet-shaped, about as long as its basal width, with 4-8 hairs…..32
Cauda either not developed at all or much longer than its basal width, tongue- or finger-shaped, with 4-26 hairs…..34
32 Head and ABD TERG 8 or 7-8 with spinal tubercles (STu), and large MTu also present on most segments. SIPH without a subapical annular incision. Spiracular apertures reniform…..Dysaphis radicivorans*
STu absent, and MTu of only sporadic occurrence. SIPH with a subapical annular incision. Spiracular apertures large and rounded…..33
33 Dorsal abdomen with an extensive solid black shield. ANT III 0.31-0.47 mm, 2.4-3.4 × HT II. R IV+V 0.17-0.24 mm. SIPH dark, imbricated, 1.7-3.4 × cauda ……Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsal abdomen without a black shield. ANT III 0.07-0.25 mm, 0.9-2.2 × HT II. R IV+V 0.10-0.15 mm. SIPH pale, smooth, 0.8-2.0 × cauda ……Brachycaudus helichrysi
34 ANT III-VI dark, contrasting with pale ANT I-II and head. SIPH long, thin and black, 0.24-0.4 × BL, contrasting with pale cauda…..Aphis coreopsidis
Without that combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
Sophia Adams nec L. see Descurainia Brassicaceae
Sophia L. see PachiraMalvaceae
SophoraFabaceae
Sophora alopecuroides Acyrthosiphon gossypii, pisum, sophorae;
Aphis craccivora, solanella
S. japonicaPagoda Tree
Acyrthosiphon gossypii, sophorae;
Aphis craccivora, cytisorum, fabae, gossypii, odinae;
Appendiseta robiniae; Tinocallis sophorae;
S. mollisAcyrthosiphon sophorae
S. moorcroftiana Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
S. pachycarpaAcyrthosiphon gossypii; Aphis craccivora
S. secundifloraAphis gossypii
S. tomentosaAcyrthosiphon gossypii

Key to species on Sophora (tentative, as host-specific species have not been seen by authors):-

1 All viviparae alate. Cauda knobbed, anal plate bilobed. Secondary rhinaria on ANT III transversely elongate. ANT PT/BASE about 0.5. SIPH as short, truncated cones …..2
Viviparae apterous or alate. Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, anal plate entire. ANT PT/BASE more than 2. SIPH tubular…..3
2SIPH with a single hair appended at base. ABD TERG 1 and 2 without conical tubercles. Head and prothorax without a dark median longitudinal stripe …..Appendiseta robiniae
SIPH without an appended hair. ABD TERG 1 and 2 with paired conical tubercles. Head and prothorax with a thin dark median longitudinal stripe …..Tinocallis sophorae*
3 SIPH and cauda pale, antennal tubercles well developed, smooth and divergent. SIPH without subapical polygonal reticulation…..4
If SIPH and cauda are both pale then either antennal tubercles are steep-sided or convergent and scabrous/spiculose, or SIPH have subapical polygonal reticulation…..6
4SIPH 0.4-0.5 × BL…..Acyrthosiphon gossypii
SIPH 0.26-0.35 × BL…..5
5SIPH about 2.5 × longer than cauda. ANT PT about 5 × longer than R IV+V…..Acyrthosiphon sophorae*
SIPH 1.2-1.7 × longer than cauda. ANT PT 7.5-10 × longer than R IV+V…..Acyrthosiphon pisum
6SIPH pale or dark, cauda pale or dusky. Dorsal abdomen without extensive black sclerotisation…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
SIPH and cauda both black. Dorsal abdomen usually with extensive black, reticulate sclerotisation…..7
7 BL divided by R IV+V less than 3.2 + (6 × BL)…..Aphis cytisorum
BL divided by R IV+V more than 3.2 + (6 × BL)…..Aphis craccivora