HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS

(in alphabetical order)

Epa-Exo

Epacris

Ephedra

Epidendrum

Epifagus

Epilobium

Epimedium

Epipactis

Epiphyllum

Equisetum

Eragrostis

Eranthemum

Eranthis

Erechtites

Eremocitrus

Eremodaucus

Eremogone

Eremophila

Eremopogon

Eremopyrum

Eremosparton

Eremostachys

Eremurus

Eria

Erianthemum

Erianthus

Erica

Ericameria

Erigeron

Eriobotrya

Eriocephalus

Eriochloa

Eriocoma

Eriodendron

Eriogonum

Eriophorum

Eriophyllum

Eriosema

Eriosolena

Eriosorus

Erithalis

Erlangea

Erodium

Erophila

Eruca

Erucago

Erucaria

Erucastrum

Ervatamia

Ervum

Erycibe

Eryngium

Erysimum

Erythraea

Erythranthe

Erythrina

Erythrococca

Erythrodes

Erythrodontium

Erythronium

Erythroxylum

Escallonia

Eschscholzia

Etlingera

Eubotryoides

Eucalyptus

Euchlaena

Euclea

Eucommia

Eucrypha

Eugenia

Eulalia

Eulophia

Eunomia

Euodia

Euonymus

Eupatorium

Euphorbia

Euphoria

Euphrasia

Euptelia

Eurynchium

Eurohypnum

Eurotia

Eurya

Euryale

Eurybia

Euryops

Euscaphis

Eustachys

Eustrephus

Euterpe

Euthamia

Eutrema

Eutrochium

Eversmannia

Evodia

Exochorda

Exostema

Exothea

Exotheca

EpacrisEricaceae
Epacris longifloraAphis gossypii, spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

EphedraEphedraceae
Ephedra alai (?alata) Ephedraphis ephedrae
E. alata ssp. alenda [Aphis craccivora]
E. arvense (?)Ephedraphis ephedrae
E. capitata (?)Ephedraphis ephedrae
E. ciliata = E. foliata
E. distachyaEphedraphis ephedrae, [ephedrae ssp. taurica]
E. equisetinaEphedraphis ephedrae, [ephedrae ssp. taurica]
E. fedtschenkoaeEphedraphis ephedrae
E. foliataEphedraphis ephedrae
E. fragilisEphedraphis ephedrae
E. gerardianaEphedraphis ephedrae
E. intermediaEphedraphis ephedrae, [ephedrae ssp. taurica]
E. lomatolepisEphedraphis ephedrae, [ephedrae ssp. taurica]
E. major (incl. sssp. procera) Ephedraphis ephedrae
E. monospermaEphedraphis gobica
E. nebrodensis = E. major
E. ramosissimum (?) Ephedraphis ephedrae
E. regelianaEphedraphis ephedrae
E. sinicaEphedraphis gobica
E. strobilaceaEphedraphis ephedrae, ephedrae ssp. taurica
Ephedra sp.[Brachyunguis tamaricis (Lichtenstein) (as tamaricifoliae)]; Ephedraphis gobica ssp. xinjiangica, mongolica

Couplet for separating apterae of Ephedraphis spp.:-

1Cauda rounded or helmet-shaped, as short as or shorter than its basal width. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-1.8…..2
Cauda long and finger-like, much longer than its basal width. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-c.2.5…..3
2SIPH 0.13-0.27 mm, 2.1-3.1 × CAUDA….. Ephedraphis ephedrae
SIPH 0.08-0.12 mm, 1.3-1.8 × CAUDA….. Ephedraphis mongolica
3ANT PT/BASE c.2.5…..Ephedraphis gobica s. str.*
ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.0……Ephedraphis gobica ssp. xinjiangica*
Epidendrum (including Anacheilium) Orchidaceae
Epidendrum atropurpureum = Psychilis atropurpurea
E. campylostalix = Prosthechea campylostalix
E. cochleatum = Prosthechea cochleata
E. crassifolium = E. ellipticum
E. crassilabium = Prosthechea vespa
E. difformeSitobion luteum
E. ellipticumAphis fabae; Sitobion luteum
E. fragrans = Prosthechea fragrans
E. ibaguenseMyzus persicae; Sitobion anselliae
E. phoeniceum = Encyclia phoenicea
E. ramosumCerataphis orchidearum
E. repensAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
E. secundumAphis gossypii; Cerataphis orchidearum
E. teretifolium = Jacquiniella teretifolia

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

EpifagusOrobanchaceae
Epifagus virginiana Prociphilus erigeronensis
EpilobiumOnagraceae
Epilobium adenocaulon = E.ciliatum
E. adnatum = E. tetragonum
E. alpestreAphis epilobii
E. alpinum = E. palustre
E. alsinifoliumAphis fabae
E. amurense ssp. cephalostigma Aphis onagraphaga (= pollinaria?)
E. angustifoliumAphis asclepiadis, epilobiaria, epilobii, fabae, frangulae, gossypii, grossulariae, mirifica, nasturtii, oenotherae, [onagraphaga], praeterita, salicariae, [triglochinis], varians, Aphis sp.(USA: Washington, BMNH colln, leg. D. Carroll);
[Cavariella aegopodii];
Macrosiphum [cholodkovskyi], [chukotense], euphorbiae, fuscicornis, lisae, rosae, tinctum, valerianae;
Myzus persicae;
Uroleucon epilobii, [Uroleucon sp.(USA; Leonard 1968]
E. billardierianum (incl. ssp. cinereum) Aphis carverae
E. brachycarpum Aphis sp. (western USA; BMNH collection, and see aphidtrek.org)
E. cephalostigma = E. amurense ssp. cephalostigma
E. ciliatum (incl. ssp. watsonii) Acyrthosiphon malvae;
Aphis epilobii, grossulariae, nasturtii, oenotherae, Aphis sp. (USA: California, Oregon and Washington, BMNH colln), Aphis sp. (New Zealand; BMNH colln);
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus lythri, ornatus, persicae
E. collinumAphis epilobii, grossulariae, pollinaria; Macrosiphum tinctum
E. coloratumAphis oenotherae, varians
E. densiflorum = Boisduvalia densiflora
E. denticulatum Casimira canberrae
E. dodonaeiAphis frangulae, oenotherae, [plantaginis of Passerini 1863], praeterita
E. fleischeriAphis sp. near mirifica (Italy; BMNH collection)
E. franciscanum = E. ciliatum ssp. watsonii
E. halleanum Aphis oenotherae
E. herbaceum (?)Aphis epilobiaria
E. hirsutumAphis epilobiaria, epilobii, fluvialis, grossulariae, nasturtii, [pollinosa (nomen dubium)], praeterita;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, tinctum;
Myzus ascalonicus, lythri, persicae
E. hirtigerumCasimira canberrae
E. junceum = E. denticulatum
E. lamyi = E. tetragonum ssp, lamyi
E. lanceolatumAphis epilobiaria, epilobii, fabae, praeterita, salicariae; Macrosiphum tinctum
E. latifoliumAphis nasturtii
E. lineare = E. palustre
E. minutiflorumAphis epilobii, grossulariae
E. molle = E. parviflorum
E. montanumAphis epilobiaria, epilobii, frangulae, grossulariae, oenotherae, pollinaria, praeterita, spiraephaga;
Brachycaudus cardui; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, tinctum; Myzus lythri, ornatus
E. nerterioidesMyzus ascalonicus
E. obscurumAphis epilobii, grossulariae, pollinaria, salicariae, spiraephaga
E. palustreAphis epilobiaria, epilobii, frangulae, grossulariae,
oenotherae, pollinaria, praeterita, varians;
Macrosiphum tinctum
E. paniculatum = E. brachycarpum
E. parviflorumAphis epilobiaria, epilobii, fabae, frangulae, grossulariae, holmani, pollinaria, praeterita; Brachycaudus cardui; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, tinctum;
Myzus ascalonicus
E. pubescens = E. parviflorum
E. roseumAphis epilobii, grossulariae, pollinaria, praeterita; Macrosiphum tinctum; Myzus lythri
E. rotundifoliumAphis sp. (New Zealand; BMNH collection)
E. tetragonum (incl. ssp. lamyi) Aphis epilobiaria, epilobii, grossulariae, pollinaria, praeterita, spiraephaga;
Myzus ascalonicus, lythri
E. tianshanicumAphis grossulariae
E. watsonii = E. ciliatum ssp. watsonii
E. velutinum = E. hirsutum
E. virgatum = E. obscurum
Epilobium spp.Aphis [despecta (nomen dubium)], [malvae Walker of Buckton], nelsonensis, nivalis, [Aphis sp. (French Alps; Stroyan, 1984: 89)];
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Eriosoma nigrum; [Macrosiphum pallidum]

Key to apterae on Epilobium:-

1Eyes 3-faceted. SIPH consisting of shallow cones with sclerotic rims, their bases ringed by long hairs. Marginal wax glands on abdomen each consist of a ring of cells around a circular central area. Dorsum almost wholly sclerotic (on roots) …..Eriosoma nigrum
Eyes multi-faceted. SIPH tapering, cylindrical, or conical without a basal ring of hairs. No discrete wax glands. Dorsum membranous or with black sclerotic shield …..2
2Head spiculose or nodulose. ANT tubercles well developed, SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..3
Head without spicules or nodules. ANT tubercles variously developed or undeveloped, if well developed then SIPH have a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation …..4
3ANT 0.5-0.6 × BL, with PT/BASE 2.4-3.0, and ANT III without rhinaria. Dorsal cuticle wrinkled or warty, and SIPH coarsely imbricated…..Myzus lythri
ANT 1.1-1.3 × BL, with PT/BASE 4.0-5.5, and ANT III usually with 1-3 small rhinaria near base. Dorsal cuticle smooth, SIPH moderately imbricated …..Aulacorthum solani
4 ANT tubercles weakly developed or undeveloped. SIPH without polygonal reticulation …..5
ANT tubercles well developed, with inner faces divergent. SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation…..29
5Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures rounded. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..6
Cauda tongue-shaped or triangular, longer than its basal width. Spiracular apertures reniform. At least ABD TERG 1, and usually also 7, with MTu…..7
6Dorsum with an extensive solid black shield. SIPH dark, 2.1-3.4 × cauda …..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum without dark markings. SIPH pale, 1.1-1.3 × cauda …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
7ABD TERG 7 without MTu. First tarsal segments with 2-2-2 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 2.95-4.0, PT 1.2-1.8 × SIPH. (Al. with media of forewing once-branched) …..Casimira canberrae
ABD TERG 7 with MTu. First tarsal segments with 3-3-2 or 3-3-3 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.0-3.7, PT 0.6-1.4 × SIPH. (Al. with media of forewing twice-branched)…..8
8R IV+V with 6-12 accessory hairs…..9
R IV+V with only 2 accessory hairs…..16
9Hairs on ANT III very long, fine and wavy, the longest of them 1.8-4 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.0…..Aphis varians
Hairs on ANT III straight or curved, not fine and wavy, maximally 1-2 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE 1.8-3.4…..10
10ABD TERG 2-6 bearing in total 1-10 MTu (only less than 3 in some small specimens) …..Aphis grossulariae
– ABD TERG 2-6 without Mtu…..11
11R IV+V 0.17-0.20 mm long. Tarsi almost completely smooth. SIPH sometimes with a few fine hairs…..Aphis epilobiaria
R IV+V 0.10-0.17 mm long. Tarsi with some imbrication, or if smooth then R IV+V is 0.10-0.12 mm. SIPH always without hairs…..12
12SIPH only 1.05-1.35 × R IV+V, 0.11-0.13 × BL and 0.9-1.2 × cauda. R IV+V with 9-11 accessory hairs…..Aphis fluvialis
SIPH 1.4-2.55 × R IV+V, 0.11-0.21 × BL and 0.9-2.1 × cauda. R IV+V with 6-10 accessory hairs…..13
13SIPH 0.9-1.1 × cauda. R IV+V 1.05-1.30 × HT II. Cauda 1.5-2.0 × R IV+V. Tarsi almost completely smooth. Head, ANT and legs dusky …..Aphis sp.(USA: California, Oregon; BMNH collection)
SIPH 1.05-2.1 × cauda. R IV+V 1.27-1.80 × HT II. Cauda 1.05-1.75 × R IV+V. Tarsi with some imbrication…..14
14Cauda 1.35-1.75 × R IV+V and 0.95-1.30 × ANT BASE VI. RIV+V 0.105-0.142 mm long, 1.18-1.55 × HT II. Head, ANT and legs all rather dusky/dark …..Aphis epilobii
Cauda 1.05-1.35 × RIV+V and 1.25-1.95 × ANT BASE VI. R IV+V 0.125-0.17 mm long, 1.4-1.95 × HT II. Head, ANT and legs usually quite pale…..15
15ANT PT/BASE 2.55-3.70. ANT PT 1.8-2.6 × R IV+V and 0.85-1.45 × SIPH. R IV+V 0.125-0.145 mm long, 1.25-1.50 × HT II and 1.25-1.75 × ANT BASE VI …..Aphis sp. (New Zealand; BMNH collection)
ANT PT/BASE 1.90-2.55. ANT PT 1.1-1.6 × R IV+V and 0.60-0.95 × SIPH. R IV+V 0.145-0.175 mm long, 1.45-1.80 × HT II and 1.35-2.00 × ANT BASE VI …..Aphis oenotherae
16 ANT PT/BASE 3.3-4.7. SIPH 1.2-1.9 × cauda which bears 5-8 hairs …..Aphis praeterita
ANT PT/BASE 1.0-3.5, if more than 3.2 then cauda bears 11-24 hairs…..17
17Longest hairs on ANT III 0.3-0.9 × BD III. Posterior hair on hind trochanter usually shorter than width of trochantro-femoral suture…..18
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.9-3.6 × BD III. Posterior hair on hind trochanter usually longer than width of trochantro-femoral suture…..27
18SIPH only 0.4-0. 6 × cauda, which bears 8-15 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.32. Well-developed MTu usually present on all of ABD TERG 1-7 …..Aphis holmani
SIPH 0.7-2.5 × cauda which bears 3-17 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.3-3.2. MTu only always consistently present on ABD TERG 1 and 7…..19
19ANT 5-segmented, in both apt. and al. SIPH short and rather thin, 0.8-1.0 × cauda, which has a marked constriction and bears only 3-5 hairs…..Aphis nelsonensis
ANT usually 6-segmented (occasionally 5-segmented in small apt.). SIPH 0.7-2.5 × cauda which bears 4-17 hairs…..20
20R IV+V 0.65-092 × HT II. SIPH 0.7-1.1 × cauda which bears 7-17 hairs …..Aphis spiraephaga
R IV+V (0.82-)0.93-1.57 × HT II. SIPH 0.78-2.5 × cauda which bears 4-12 hairs …..21
21ANT PT/BASE 1.3-1.7. SIPH short and thick, less than 2 × their basal widths, 0.78-0.95 × cauda…..Aphis nivalis
ANT PT/BASE 1.5-3.2. SIPH more than 2 × their basal widths, 0.84-2.5 × cauda …..22
22SIPH less than 2 × ANT BASE VI (or BASE V when ANT 5-segmented). ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.2. SIPH 0.84-1.43 × cauda (Al. never with secondary rhinaria on ANT IV) …..23
SIPH more than 2 × ANT BASE VI (or BASE V). ANT PT/BASE 2.0-3.2. SIPH 0.85-2.5 × cauda (Al. with 0-7 secondary rhinaria on ANT IV)…..24
23SIPH pale. R IV+V 0.9-1.0 × HT II …..Aphis sp. (Washington, USA, BMNH collection)
SIPH dark. R IV+V 0.82-1.25 × HT II…..25
24SIPH 0.9-1.4 × cauda which bears 5-11 hairs…..Aphis mirifica
SIPH 0.8-1.0 × cauda which bears 3-6 hairs…..Aphis carverae
25ANT III 0.25-0.63 mm long, 2.5- 4.0 × R IV+V. HT I with 3 hairs (median sense peg present)…..Aphis asclepiadis
ANT III 0.15-0.32 mm long, 1.3-2.6 × R IV+V. HT I with 2 hairs (no sense peg) …..26
26SIPH 0.85-2.2 × cauda which bears 4-11 hairs. (Al. with (0-)1-7 secondary rhinaria on ANT IV)…..Aphis frangulae
SIPH 1.3-2.5 × cauda which bears 4-8 hairs. (Al. never with secondary rhinaria on ANT IV)…..Aphis gossypii
27 SIPH usually rather distinctly and evenly curved outwards from base to flange. ANT III 1.5-2.6 × SIPH, 1.9-3.1 × cauda. Longest hairs on ANT III 1.9-3.2 × BD III. ABD TERG 1-4 each with 6 spinopleural hairs, and ABD TERG 8 with 5-10 hairs. Cauda with 6-11 hairs. First tarsal segments with 3-3-3 hairs…..Aphis salicariae
SIPH not appreciably curved. ANT III 0.8-1.6 × SIPH, 0.8-1.8 × cauda. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.75-2.15 × BD III. ABD TERG 1-4 with 2-4 spinopleural hairs, and ABD TERG 8 with 2-5 hairs. Cauda with 7-24 hairs …..28
28SIPH 0.4-0.84 × cauda, which is 2.0-2.2 × R IV+V and has 7-15 hairs. ABD TERG 8 with only 2 hairs. First tarsal segments with 3-3-3 hairs…..Aphis pollinaria
SIPH 0.8-1.7 × cauda. Cauda 1.35-1.95 × RIV+V and bearing 6-24 hairs. ABD TERG 8 with 2-5 hairs. First tarsal segments with 3-3-2 hairs…..Aphis fabae group
29 ANT I and II dark…..30
ANT I and II pale…..31
30ANT III with 10-36 rhinaria, not in a row…..Macrosiphum rosae
ANT III with 4-9 rhinaria, in a row…..Macrosiphum valerianae
31 SIPH less than 1.5 × cauda; dark with about basal 0.25 pale, and with polygonal reticulation extending over distal 0.25-0.35…..Uroleucon epilobii*
SIPH more than 1.6 × cauda, mainly pale or dusky, with polygonal reticulation extending over distal 0.08-0.2 of length…..32
32SIPH more than 2.5 × cauda…..Macrosiphum fuscicornis*
SIPH 1.6-2.2 × cauda…..33
33Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.5 × BD III. R IV+V 0.4-0.5 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 3.8-4.4 …..Macrosiphum lisae
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.6-1.3 × BD III. R IV+V 0.8-1.1 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 4.6-6.5 …..34
34R IV+V 0.98-1.11 × HT II. Posterior part of head (between eyes) usually with 1-2 small spinal tubercles (STu), and similar STu often also ABD TERG 8, or 7 and 8 . Marginal tubercles (MTu) usually present on ABD TERG 2-4 …..Macrosiphum tinctum
R IV+V 0.8-1.02 × HT II. STu and MTu absent or only irregularly present, and rarely on head…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
EpimediumBerberidaceae
Epimedium koreanum Aulacorthum solani
EpipactisOrchidaceae
Epipactis atropurpurea = E. atrorubens
E. atrorubensAphis epipactis, fabae, [ilicis]; Dysaphis neostroyani
E. consimilis = E. helleborine
E. helleborine (incl. latifolia) Aphis epipactis, fabae, [ilicis]
E. latifolia = E. helleborine
E. palustrisAphis epipactis, fabae
E. persicaAphis fabae, gossypii; Myzus persicae
E. royleanaAulacorthum solani

Use key to aphids on orchids under Cymbidium.

EpiphyllumCactaceae
Epiphyllum ackermanii = Disocactus ackermanii
Epiphyllum sp.Aphis craccivora, fabae, spiraecola; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus; Neomyzus circumflexus

Use key to polyphagous aphids

EquisetumEquisetaceae
Equisetum arvense Aphis equiseticola; Macrosiphum equiseti; Neomyzus circumflexus; [Paracletus cimiciformis]; Sitobion avenae
E. fluviatileAulacorthum solani
E. laevigatumAnoecia equiseti
E. pratenseAphis equiseticola; Macrosiphum equiseti
E. sylvaticumAphis equiseticola, gossypii; Macrosiphum equiseti; Rhopalosiphum padi; Sitobion fragariae
E. telmateiaMacrosiphum equiseti
Equisetum sp.[Myzus cerasi]

Key to apterae on Equisetum:-

1SIPH poriform. Cauda broadly rounded. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. Hairs on body and appendages numerous, long and fine-pointed (on roots)…..Anoecia equiseti
SIPH tubular. Cauda tongue-or finger-like. ANT PT/BASE more than 1. Hairs shorter and sparser…..2
2SIPH without any subapical reticulation. Cauda with 4-8 hairs…..3
SIPH with subapical rows of polygonal reticulation, although these are sometimes rather ill-defined. Cauda with 7-11 hairs…..7
3Head spiculose, with well-developed, steep-sided ANT tubercles. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..4
Head smooth, with ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu …..5
4Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotisation, including a U-shaped dorsal abdominal patch…..Neomyzus circumflexus
Dorsum pale…..Aulacorthum solani
5SIPH shorter than cauda. ANT PT/BASE 1.3-1.5…..Aphis equiseticola
SIPH 1.3-2.5 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-5.2…..6
6SIPH cylindrical for most of length, slightly swollen distally and with a subapical constriction. ANT PT/BASE 3.1-5.2…..Rhopalosiphum padi
SIPH tapering from base to flange. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-3.2 …..Aphis gossypii
7Head spinulose ventrally. SIPH pale or dusky, like cauda. Cauda 1.05-1.55 × HT II. ABD TERG 8 with 5-10 hairs…..Macrosiphum equiseti
Head smooth. SIPH black. cauda pale, 0.75-1.05 × HT II. ABD TERG 8 with 4-6 hairs …..7
7SIPH 1.0-1.4 × cauda, which tapers to an almost pointed apex …..Sitobion avenae
SIPH 1.7-2.7 × cauda, which is rounded at apex…..Sitobion fragariae
EragrostisPoaceae
Eragrostis amabilis Tetraneura basui, fusiformis, radicicola, yezoensis
E. arenicolaAphis gossypii
E. asperaAphis gossypii; Tetraneura fusiformis
E. chariis = E. nutans
E. cilianensisAnoecia corni, vagans; Aphis gossypii;
Geoica utricularia; Hysteroneura setariae;
Schizaphis graminum; [Slavum lentiscoides];
Tetraneura caerulescens, ulmi
E. ciliarisAphis gossypii; Tetraneura fusiformis
E. curvulaHysteroneura setariae; Metopolophium dirhodum;
Rhopalosiphum maidis, padi;
Sitobion africanum, avenae, graminis,
[Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)]
E. echinochloideaHysteroneura setariae
E. elegans = E. japonica
E. ferrugineaTetraneura fusiformis
E. gangeticaAphis gossypii; Hysteroneura setariae;
Sitobion graminis, miscanthi;
Tetraneura fusiformis, radicicola, yezoensis
E. interruptaTetraneura fusiformis
E. japonicaAphis gossypii; Tetraneura ulmi
E. macilentaSitobion neusi
E. major = E. cilianensis
E. megastachya = E. cilianensis
E. minorAnoecia corni, haupti, vagans; Colopha ulmicola;
Geoica utricularia; Schizaphis graminum;
Sitobion avenae; [Slavum lentiscoides];
Smynthurodes betae; Tetraneura caerulescens, ulmi
E. multicaulisSitobion akebiae, avenae; Tetraneura fusiformis
E. namaquensis = E. japonica
E. nigraAnoecia furcata, radiciphaga; Forda marginata;
Geoica lucifuga; Tetraneura fusiformis, sikkimensis
E. niwahokori = E. multicaulis
E. nutansHysteroneura setariae
E. obtusaRhopalosiphum padi
E. olivaceaRhopalosiphum padi; Sitobion graminis;
Tetraneura fusiformis
E. patulaGeoica lucifuga; Hysteroneura setariae;
Sitobion africanum, graminis, neusi, yakini
E. pectinaceaAnoecia corni
E. pilosaAphis gossypii; Hysteroneura setariae;
Rhopalosiphum maidis; Schizaphis graminum;
Sitobion africanum; Tetraneura ulmi
E. planaHysteroneura setariae;
Sitobion graminis, [Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)]
E. poaeoides = E. minor
E. squamataHysteroneura setariae
E. superbaSitobion miscanthi
E. tefHysteroneura setariae; Schizaphis graminum;
Smynthurodes betae; Tetraneura ulmi
E. tenella = E. amabilis
E. tenuifolia = E. patula
E. tremulaAphis gossypii
E. unioloidesForda trivialis ssp. lambersi (= marginata?);
Hysteroneura setariae
E. virescensHysteroneura setariae; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Sitobion avenae
Eragrostis spp.Anoecia fulviabdominalis; Aploneura lentisci;
Pseudoregma panicola; Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale;
Sipha flava, maydis

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

EranthemumAcanthaceae
Eranthemum nervosum Aphis gossypii
EranthisRanunculaceae
Eranthis hyamelis Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Use key to key to polyphagous aphids

ErechtitesAsteraceae
Erechtites arguta = Senecio glomerata
E. hieraciifoliaAleurodaphis blumeae;
Aphis aurantii, fabae, gossypii, [impatientis], spiraecola;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, [parvotuberculatum],
pseudambrosiae
E. prenanthoidesAphis fabae, lugentis, Aphis sp. (California, BMNH
collection);
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi
E. quadridentata = Senecio quadridentatus
E. valerianifoliaAcyrthosiphon bidenticola; Aphis gossypii, spiraecola;
Hyperomyzus lactucae; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Uroleucon ambrosiae
E. verbenifolia (?)Aphis gossypii, spiraecola;
Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi

Key to aphids on Erechtites:-

1Body flattened and dorsum sclerotic, with fused head and pronotum, fused ABD TERG 1-7, and a crenulate rim due to a continuous marginal row of wax glands. Cauda knobbed, anal plate bilobed…..Aleurodaphis blumeae
Body not flattened, segments not fused, no crenulate margin of wax glands. Cauda not knobbed, anal plate entire…..2
2SIPH dark with extensive subapical polygonal reticulation. Cauda long and pale …..3
SIPH and cauda pale or dark, but if SIPH are dark then they lack polygonal reticulation …..4
3HT 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
4SIPH pale, smooth and markedly clavate. ANT III with 7-24 secondary rhinaria (88% with 11 or more). ANT PT/BASE 5.2-7.3…..Hyperomyzus lactucae
SIPH pale or dark, tapering/cylindrical or slightly clavate; if at all clavate then ANT PT/BASE less than 5.2. ANT III with 0-10 secondary rhinaria…..5
5ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu)…..6
ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu…..9
6Ventral hair on hind trochanter 12-19 μm, 0.2-0.4 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Large MTu regularly present on ABD TERG 1-4(-5) and 7. R IV+V 0.18-0.19 mm, with (3-)-4 accessory hairs; 1.11-1.43 × cauda, and 4.0-6.5 × distance between the 2 hairs on anterior half of subgenital plate…..Aphis sp. ex E. prenanthoides, USA, BMNH collection
Ventral hair on hind trochanter more than 0.55 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. MTu only sporadically present on ABD TERG 2-5. R IV+V 0.07-0.17 mm, with 2 accessory hairs; 0.6-1.1 × cauda, and less than 3 × distance between the 2 hairs on anterior half of subgenital plate (unless many hairs are present)…..7
7ANT III, IV and often V with secondary rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 1.3-2.4. Tibiae black. HT I with 3 hairs (sense peg present)…..Aphis lugentis
ANT without secondary. rhinaria (except in alatiforms). ANT PT/BASE 2.1-5.3. Tibiae pale at least on basal half. HT I with only 2 hairs (no sense peg)…..8
8SIPH 0.8-0.9 × cauda (both being black). ABD TERG 2-4 with 1-3 MTu in total…..Aphis sp. ex E. arguti, USA, BMNH collection
SIPH (0.8-) 0.9-2.8 × cauda, which is pale or dark. ABD TERG 2-4 only sporadically with MTu, often without any …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
9Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures large and rounded…..10
Cauda tongue or finger-like, longer than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures reniform…..11
10Dorsum with an extensive dark shield. BL 1.5-2.5 mm. SIPH dark, 0.19-0.32 mm, 2.3-3.0 × their basal diameters…..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum without any dark markings. BL 0.9-1.5 mm. SIPH pale, 0.065-0.165 mm, 0.9-2.0 × their basal diameters…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
11 ANT PT/BASE 5.9-7.5. ANT dark except at base, and SIPH dark except for basal 0.2-0.3 of length..…Acyrthosiphon bidenticola
ANT PT/BASE less than 5.9. ANT mainly pale, SIPH uniformly dark or pale……go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 4
EremocitrusRutaceae
Eremocitrus glauca (= Citrus glauca) Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

EremodaucusApiaceae
Eremodaucus lehmannii [Brachycaudus helichrysi]
EremogoneCaryophyllaceae
Eremogone blepharophylla Myzus ascalonicus
E. rigidaAphidura amphorosiphon
E. saxatilis[Macrosiphum chukotense]

Use key to apterae on Silene.

EremophilaScrophulariaceae
Eremophila alternifolia Myzus persicae
E. bignonifloraAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
E. gilesiiAphis gossypii
E. maculata[Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a, 100)]
E. serrulataMyzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Eremopogon see DichanthiumPoaceae
Eremopyrum (or Eremopyron)Poaceae
Eremopyrum buonaepartis Forda marginata; Geoica lucifuga, utricularia;
Paracletus bykovi
E. orientaleForda hirsuta; Geoice [anchusae], setulosa, utricularia;
[Slavum lentiscoides]
E. triticeumDiuraphis noxia

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

EremospartonLeguminosae
Eremosparton aphyllum Acyrthosiphon gossypii; Aphis craccivor, gossypii

See key to apterae on Ammodendron.

EremostachysLamiaceae
Eremostachys labiosa Brachycaudus cerasicola
E. loasifoliaAphis sp. (frangulae group; BMNH collection,
Afghanistan)
E. vacillans = E. loasifolia

Couplet for separating these two species:-

Dorsum with an extensive black sclerotic shield. Cauda semicircular to helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. SIPH shorter than R IV+V ….. Brachycaudus cerasicola
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
EremurusAsphodelaceae
Eremurus comosus Dysaphis eremuri
E. cristatusDysaphis eremuri
E. lactiflorusDysaphis eremuri
E. olgaeDysaphis eremuri, eremuri ssp. baisunensis
E. regeliiDysaphis eremuri
E. robustusAphis craccivora; Dysaphis eremuri
E. stenophyllusMacrosiphum euphorbiae; [Metopolophium dirhodum]
E. tianschanicusDysaphis eremuri
E. turkestanicusAphis craccivora
Eremurus sp.Aphis fabae

Key to apterae on Eremurus:-

Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width and much shorter than R IV+V …..Dysaphis eremuri
Cauda tongue-shaped, longer than its basal width and longer than R IV+V …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
EriaOrchidaceae
Eria bambusifoliaSitobion indicum, luteum

Use key to apterae on orchids under Cymbidium.

ErianthemumLoranthaceae
Erianthemum dregei Sitobion sp. nr loranthi
Erianthemum sp.Aphis gossypii

See key to apterae under Loranthus.

Erianthus see SaccharumPoaceae
Erianthus see SaccharumPoaceae
EricaEricaceae
Erica arboreaAphis arbuti, aurantii, gossypii, spiraecola,
[Aphis sp. (Ilharco 1984)];
Neomyzus circumflexus
E. australisAphis gossypii; Ericaphis ericae; Myzus ornatus
E. azoricaAphis aurantii, gossypii
E. baueraAphis gossypii
E. caffraAulacorthum solani; Ericaphis ericae
E. carnea = E. herbacea
E. cinereaAphis multiflorae; Ericaphis latifrons
E. glandulosaAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
E. gracilisAphis fabae, spiraephaga; Ericaphis ericae
E. herbaceaEricaphis latifrons
E. lusitanicaMyzus ornatus
E. multifloraAphis aurantii, multiflorae
E. regiaAphis spiraecola
E. scopariaAphis fabae, multiflorae, spiraecola, spiraephaga
E. stricta = E. terminalis
E. terminalisMyzus ornatus
E. tetralixEricaphis ericae
E. umbellataEricaphis latifrons
E. urceolataMyzus ornatus
E. verticillataAphis multiflorae

Key to apterae on Erica:-

1SIPH uniformly dark. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu) …..2
SIPH pale or dusky, sometimes dark-tipped. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..7
2ANT PT/BASE 3.5-5.0. Stridulatory apparatus present …..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
ANT PT/BASE 1.4-3.6 No stridulatory apparatus…..3
3Black cauda, usually with an evident constriction at midlength, 0.9-1.2 × ANT III and bearing 7-15 hairs. Hind femur with long fine hairs similar in length to trochantro-femoral suture…..Aphis spiraecola
Cauda pale or dark with no evident constriction, 1-2 × ANT III (if less than 1.2 × ANT III then cauda pale with 4-7 hairs and/or hind femur with only short hairs…..4
4Longest hairs on ANT III 0.8-3.4 × BD III, and longest hairs on hind femur longer than trochantro-femoral suture. Cauda with 11-27 hairs …..Aphis fabae (or arbuti)
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.9 × BD III, and longest hairs on hind femur shorter than trochantro-femoral suture. Cauda with 4-17 hairs…..5
5SIPH 1.3-2.5 × cauda, which is paler than SIPH and bears 4-8 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-3.2…..Aphis gossypii
SIPH 0.7-1.1 × cauda, which is as dark as SIPH and bears 4-17 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-2.3…..6
6R IV+V 1.09-1.24 × HT II. Cauda with 4-7 hairs…..Aphis multiflorae
R IV+V 0.65-0.92 × HT II. Cauda with 7-17 hairs…..Aphis spiraephaga
7ANT 1.1-1.3 × BL. ANT III usually bearing 1-2 small rhinaria near base …..Aulacorthum solani
ANT 0.5-1.0 × BL. ANT III without rhinaria…..8
8ANT PT/BASE 2.8-4.5. SIPH slightly clavate …..Myzus persicae
ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.8. SIPH tapering or cylindrical, often with an outward curve towards apex, and the aperture may be oblique…..9
9ANT tubercles well-developed, nodulose, with their inner faces very steep-sided, parallel or apically convergent. Dorsal abdomen with a pattern of dark intersegmental spots …..Myzus ornatus
ANT tubercles rather low, spiculose or almost smooth, with inner faces divergent. Dorsal abdomen without any intersegmental spots…..10
10R IV+V 0.8-1.2 × HT II. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs …..Ericaphis latifrons
R IV+V 1.3-1.7 × HT II. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs …..Ericaphis ericae
EricameriaAsteraceae
Ericameria bloomeri Pleotrichophorus lagacei
E. nauseosa (incl. graveolens, latisquamea)Aphis chrysothamni, chrysothamnicola, crypta, gregalis,
[hermistonii], ornata;
Pleotrichophorus elongatus, gregarius, neosporadicus,
oestlundii, packi, packi ssp. brevis, palmerae,
sporadicus, stroudi, utensis, wasatchii, xerozoous;
Protaphis middletonii;
Uroleucon aaroni, [ambrosiae], erigeronense, escalantii
Ericameria sp.[Pseudoepameibaphis sp. (Nevada, USA; A. Jensen,
aphidtrek.org)]

Use key to apterae on Chrysothamnus.

Erigeron (including Leptilon, Phalacroloma, Stenactis)Asteraceae
Erigeron acris (= acer) (incl. ssp. podolicus) Acuticauda erigerontis; Acyrthosiphon malvae group;
Aphis erigerontis, gossypii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphoniella [aktaschica], erigeronis;
Myzus ornatus; Pleotrichophorus remaudierei;
Uroleucon erigeronense, monticola, simile
E. alpinusUroleucon simile
E. annuusAphis craccivora, fabae, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphoniella yomenae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Uroleucon chrysopsidicola, erigeronense, gravicorne,
luteolum, monticola, olivei, paucosensoriatum
E. armerifoliusMyzus persicae
E. asteroides (?)Aphis craccivora
E. aurantiacusUroleucon calendulae, simile
E. bonariensis = Conyza bonariensis
E. canadensis = Conyza canadensis
E. chinensis = Conyza laevigata
E. crispus = Conyza bonariensis
E. eximius Uroleucon erigeronense
E. flahaultianus = Conyza bonariensis var. leiotheca
E. floribundusBrachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
E. grandiflorus Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
E. jamaicensisUroleucon erigeronense, gravicorne
E. karvinskianusMyzus ornatus; Uroleucon gravicorne
E. khorassanicusMacrosiphoniella erigeronis; Uroleucon simile
E. lachnocephalus Uroleucon simile
E. linifolius = Conyza bonariensis
E. oligocephalus = Chamaegeron oligocephalus
E. peregrinusBrachycaudus helichrysi
E. philadelphicus[Anoecia cornicola]; Aulacorthum solani;
[Geoica utricularia]; Illinoia goldamaryae;
Pemphigus sp.;
Pleotrichophorus ?patonkus (BMNH collection);
[Macrosiphum erigeron-philadelphicum (Rafinesque) –
invalid name];
Protaphis middletonii; Uroleucon canadense, gravicorne
E. podolicus = E. acris ssp. podolicus
E. politus[Macrosiphoniella aktaschica];
Uroleucon erigeronense, simile
E. pulchellusUroleucon erigeronense, gravicorne, simile
E. ramosus = E. strigosus
E. seravschanicusUroleucon simile
E. simplex = E. grandiflorus
E. speciosusBrachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus ascalonicus;
Uroleucon simile
E. strigosus (incl. var. septentrionalis) [Aphis erigeron-strigosum Rafinesque – invalid name];
Brachycaudus helichrysi;
[Macrosiphum gibbosa (Rafinesque) – invalid name];
Protaphis middletonii;
Uroleucon erigeronense, gravicorne
E. subtrinervisUroleucon erigeronense
E. sumatrensis = Conyzus bonariensis var. leiotheca
E. superbus = E. eximius
Erigeron spp.Aphis lugentis; [Capitophorus formosartemisiae];
[Cedoaphis maxsoni]; [Eutrichosiphum pseudopasaniae];
[Impatientinum asiaticum ssp. dalhousiensis];
[Uroleucon asterophagum]; Pemphigus brevicornis;
[Sitobion miscanthi, sikkimenses, smilacicola];
Uroleucon ambrosiae, astronomus, bereticum,
brevitarsus, [cichorii], penae, simlaense, stoetzelae,
[zymozionense], Uroleucon sp. (BMNH collection,
California)

Key to apterae on Erigeron:-

1SIPH with subapical reticulation (at least 2-3 rows of closed polygonal cells) …..2
SIPH without any distinct subapical zone of reticulation (or SIPH absent) …..24
2SIPH with zone of polygonal reticulation extending over distal 0.15-0.5 of length, and comprising many small cells of maximum diameter less than 0.25 of diameter of SIPH at that point. Flange weakly developed…..3
SIPH with zone of polygonal reticulation extending over 0.03-0.2 of length, often somewhat constricted, and comprising large cells of diameter more than 0.3 of diameter of SIPH at that point. Flange well developed…..23
3SIPH uniformly pigmented, dusky or dark…..4
SIPH mainly dark but with a pale basal section…..18
4SIPH less than 0.4 mm long, about as long as or a little shorter than cauda, with reticulation over about distal 0.5 of length. ANT III with only 1-4 rhinaria near base…..Macrosiphoniella erigeronis*
SIPH more than 0.4 mm long, longer than cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.15-0.45 of length. ANT III usually with more than 5 rhinaria…..5
5Conspicuous dark, crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present…..6
No crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites…..7
6No large post-siphuncular sclerites. ANT III with 20-40 rhinaria. Cauda black. SIPH reticulated on distal c.0.4 of length…..Macrosiphoniella yomenae
Large postsiphuncular sclerites present. ANT III with 10-23 rhinaria. Cauda pale/dusky. SIPH reticulated over distal c.0.3 of length..…Uroleucon calendulae*
7Dorsal hairs arising from pigmented tubercles. R IV+V with more than 30 accessory hairs …..Uroleucon sp. (California, BMNH collection)
Dorsal hairs without raised bases. R IV+V with less than 20 accessory hairs …..8
8Coxae with dark pigmentation. Cauda dusky or dark…..9
Coxae and cauda both pale, or only slightly dusky…..11
9Cauda paler than SIPH. First tarsal segments with 3-5 hairs…..10
Cauda dark like SIPH. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs…..12
10ANT III with more than 30 rhinaria. R IV+V with 4-5 accessory hairs. SIPH with reticulation over c.0.25 of length…..Uroleucon simlaense
ANT III with less than 15 rhinaria. R IV+V with 6-10 accessory hairs. SIPH with reticulation over 0.37-0.43 of length…..Uroleucon penae*
11R IV+V c.0.23 mm long, with 17-24 accessory hairs …..Uroleucon astronomus
R IV+V less than 0.20 mm long, with fewer than 15 accessory hairs…..13
12 SIPH 1.70-1.83 × cauda. ANT III with 38-44 rhinaria extending over 0.60-0.65 of length. …..Uroleucon tschuense*
SIPH 1.3-1.6 × cauda. ANT III with 38-62 rhinaria extending over 0.67-0.95 of length. …..Uroleucon simile
13 R IV+V 1.5-1.8 × HT II, which is only 0.10-0.12 mm long …..Uroleucon chrysopsidicola
R IV+V 0.9-1.3 × HT II, which is 0.13-0.18 mm long…..14
14SIPH 1.7-2.2 × cauda. Dorsal abdominal hairs long, pointed and rather numerous; ABD TERG 8 with 6-8 hairs.….Uroleucon monticola
SIPH 1.1-1.8 × cauda. Dorsal abdominal hairs pointed or blunt; ABD TERG 8 with 2-5 hairs.….15
15 Hind tibiae wholly dark. ANT I and II dark. ANT III with 4-16 rhinaria …..Uroleucon paucosensoriata
Hind tibiae with paler basal section. ANT I and II pale. ANT III with 7-50 rhinaria …..16
16 Cauda pale, contrasting with dark brown to black SIPH and distal 0-25-0.5 of hind femur. ANT III with rhinaria often restricted to more swollen basal half of segment …..17
Cauda dusky, not contrasting with dark SIPH and distal part of hind femur. ANT III with 15-35 rhinaria distributed over almost entire length of segment …..Uroleucon bereticum
17 SIPH usually longer than (0.95-1.25 ×) ANT III, and 0.29-0.35 × BL. Cauda with 21-36 hairs. ANT III with 7-17 rhinaria..…Uroleucon olivei
SIPH usually shorter than (0.7-1.05 ×) ANT III, and 0.21-0.29 × BL. Cauda with 12-27 hairs. ANT III with 8-35 rhinaria.….Uroleucon ambrosiae
18 Marginal abdominal tubercles (MTu) absent…..19
MTu usually present on some abdominal segments…..20
19 SIPH 1.8-2.4 × cauda, which has 6-10 hairs, the most distal of which are shorter than the more proximal (lateral) hairs, and often blunt. HT II at least 0.11 mm long…..Uroleucon erigeronense
SIPH 1.6-1.7 × cauda, which has 13-17 hairs, all long. HT II 0.11 mm or less…..Uroleucon brevitarsus
20 Second tarsal segments with proximal ventral hairs normally developed …..21
Second tarsal segments with proximal ventral hairs absent, atrophied or minute …..22
21R IV+V 0.8-1.0 × HT II…..Uroleucon macgillivrayae
R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II…..Uroleucon luteolum
22ANT III with 11-32 rhinaria distributed over almost the whole length of segment…..Uroleucon gravicorne
ANT III with 5-21 rhinaria restricted to 0.8 of length of segment …..Uroleucon stoetzelae
23 Hairs on ANT III very short and inconspicuous, the longest about 0.33 × BD III. SIPH clearly somewhat swollen proximal to reticulated subapical zone, which is only 0.03-0.05 of total length of SIPH…..Illinoia goldamaryae
Hairs on ANT III conspicuous, the longest 0.5 × BD III or longer. SIPH cylindrical or very slightly swollen proximal to reticulated subapical zone, which is 0.13-0.2 of its total length …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
24Dorsal hairs with expanded or fan-shaped apices, and arising from tuberculate bases …..25
Dorsal hairs with blunt or pointed apices, and without tuberculate bases …..26
25 SIPH shorter than cauda, which is about twice as long as its basal width …..Pleotrochophorus ?patonkus
SIPH about 2 or more × cauda, which is 1.2-1.4 × longer than its basal width…..Pleotrichophorus remaudierei
26ANT shorter than BL, and with secondary rhinaria at least on ANT III and/or IV …..27
ANT longer or shorter than BL, but if shorter then without any rhinaria on ANT III-IV (except in alatiform specimens)…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
27 ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH smooth, with a very marked subapical annular incision…..Acuticauda erigerontis
ABD TERG 1 and 7 with large MTu. SIPH with faint to moderate imbrication and without any subapical annular incision…..28
28Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III (5-)13-30, IV 7-21, V 3-18, VI 0-7. SIPH 0.12-0.16 mm long…..Aphis erigerontis
Sec. rhin. distributed ANT III 1-12, IV 0-11, V 0-5, VI 0. SIPH 0.13-0.28 mm long …..29
29ANT with more rhinaria on III than on IV. Tibiae with pale middle section. Cauda shorter than R IV+V…..Protaphis middletonii
ANT generally with more rhinaria on IV than on III. Tibiae entirely dark. Cauda longer than R IV+V…..Aphis lugentis
Eriobotrya Rosaceae
Eriobotrya deflexaAphis gossypii
E. dubiaNippolachnus bengalensis;
Tuberolachnus sclerata
E. japonicaJapanese Medlar, Loquat
Aphis aurantii, citricidus, craccivora, [eugeniae],
gossypii, pomi, spiraecola, [verbasci];
Brachycaudus persicae; [Hyalomyzus eriobotryae];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, [rosae]; Myzus persicae;
Nippolachnus himalayensis, piri, [xitianmushanus];
Pyrolachnus [macroconus], pyri;
[Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae]; [Smynthurodes betae];
Tuberolachnus macrotuberculatus, sp. nr sclerata
E. pactata (?)Tuberolachnus sclerata
E. petiolataNippolachnus himalayensis;
Prociphilus sp. nr himalayensis; Tuberolachnus sclerata

Key to aphids on Eriobotrya:-

1 ANT PT/BASE less than 1…..2
ANT PT/BASE more than 1…..8
2 Body densely hairy. SIPH as large pores on hairy cones…..3
Body sparsely hairy. SIPH not on hairy cones …..Prociphilus sp. nr himalayensis
3 Legs pale. Body elongate oval, at least 2× its maximum width…..4
Legs mainly dark. Body broadly oval, less than 2× its maximum width…..5
4 ANT PT/BASE 0.25-0.35, without any fine hairs distal to primary rhinarium. R IV+V 0.14-0.18 mm long, 0.62-0.75 × HT II, and bearing 9-16 accessory hairs
ANT PT/BASE 0.41-0.75, with some long fine hairs distal to primary rhinarium. R IV+V 0.17-0.22 mm long, 0.7-1.0 × HT II, and bearing more than 20 accessory hairs …..Nippolachnus piri
5 Hairs on antennae and frons very long and fine, maximally 3 or more × basal diameter of ANT III…..Nippolachnus himalayensis
Hairs on antennae and frons maximally 2.5 × basal diameter of ANT III or shorter …..6
6 ABD TERG 4 with a large spinal tubercle…..7
ABD TERG 4 without a large spinal tubercle…..Pyrolachnus pyri
7 Spinal tubercle low and broad-based, less than 0.2 × higher than its basal width. SIPH cone with basal width 4.5-5.0 × diameter of pore…..Tuberolachnus sclerata
Spinal tubercle tongue-shaped, as long as or longer than its basal width. SIPH cone small, its basal width 2-3 × diameter of pore…..Tuberolachnus macrotuberculatus*
8 Dorsal abdomen with an extensive black shield. Cauda shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures large and rounded…..Brachycaudus persicae
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
EriocephalusAsteraceae
Eriocephalus africanus Brachycaudus helichrysi
EriochloaPoaceae
Eriochloa polystachya Rhopalosiphum maidis
E. punctataRhopalosiphum maidis; Sipha flava
E. subglabra = E. polystachya

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

Eriocoma see Oryzopsis Poaceae
Eriodendron see CeibaMalvaceae
EriogonumPolygonaceae
Eriogonum alatum Braggia eriogoni
E. arborescensBraggia eriogoni ssp.californica; Myzus persicae
E. arcuatum Braggia eriogoni
E. bakeri = E. arcuatum
E. compositumBraggia columbiana, longicauda;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
E. corymbosumBraggia agathona, uncompahgrensis, urovaneta
E. effusumBraggia eriogoni
E. elatumBraggia columbiana, longicauda
E. fasciculatum (incl. var. polifolium)Braggia deserticola; eriogoni ssp. californica
E. flavumUroleucon coloradense
E. heracleoidesBraggia eriogoni
E. inflatumBraggia eriogoni
E. latifolium (incl. ssp. nudum) Braggia urovaneta ssp. pachysiphon
E. pyrolifoliumBraggia columbiana, eriogoni
E. racemosumBraggia urovaneta
E. strictumBraggia columbiana
E. umbellatumBraggia agathona, columbiana, echinata, eriogoni
Eriogonum spp.Aphis craccivora;
Braggia deserticola ssp. thanatophila, eriogoni ssp. atra;
Cedoaphis maxsoni; [Uroleucon martini];
[Pleotrichophorus amsinckii]

Key to apterae on Eriogonum:-

1Cauda broadly conical, triangular or helmet-shaped, shorter than, or not more than 1.25 × its basal width (e.g. Fig.27a, c)…..2
Cauda tongue- or finger-like, much longer than its basal width…..10
2Cuticle of head densely spiculose. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH more than 4 × their basal widths. ANT PT/BASE 4-5 …..Cedoaphis maxsoni
Cuticle of head without spicules, often reticulate. ABD TERG 1, and usually also 7, with MTu. SIPH less than 3 × their basal widths. ANT PT/BASE 1-2…..3
3Dorsal hairs very thick, with basal diameters often exceeding 6 mm, and arising from tuberculate bases more than 12 mm high (Fig.27e, f)…..4
Dorsal hairs thinner and without, or with only small low, tuberculate bases (Fig.27g) …..5
4Dorsal hairs rod-like, almost cylindrical, up to 50 mm long, with broad rounded apices (Fig. 27e)…..Braggia echinata
Dorsal hairs tapering, 50-100 mm long, with thin blunt or rounded apices (Fig.27f) …..Braggia uncompahgrensis
5Dorsal hairs maximally about as long as ANT BD III. SIPH very short, at most about as long as their basal widths. MTu usually absent from ABD TERG 7…..Braggia deserticola s.lat.
Dorsal hairs mostly longer than BD III or, if shorter, then SIPH much longer than their basal widths. MTu present on ABD TERG 7…..6
6 ANT III and IV, or III-V, usually with secondary rhinaria. Cauda less than 0.75 × its basal width (e.g. Fig.27a)…..7
ANT usually without secondary rhinaria; if 1 or 2 secondary rhinaria are present, then cauda is more than 0.75 × its basal width (Fig.27c) …..9
7R IV+V 0.19-0.24 mm long. First tarsal segments all with 2 hairs (no medial sense pegs) …..Braggia columbiana
R IV +V usually less than 0.19 mm long, but if borderline then at least the first tarsal segments of the fore tarsi have 3 hairs (2 subapical hairs and a medial sense peg) …..8
8First tarsal segments all with 2 hairs. Hairs on ANT III sparse, short and thin, maximally about 20 mm and shorter than BD III…..Braggia agathona
First tarsal segments all with 3 hairs, or with 3 hairs at least on fore tarsi. Hairs on ANT III maximally 25-35 mm, about as long as BD III…..Braggia eriogoni s.lat.
9 Cauda 0.13-0.23 mm long. HT II 6-9 × longer than its midpoint width …..Braggia longicauda
Cauda 0.08-0.12 mm long. HT II 3-6 × longer than its midpoint width …..Braggia urovaneta s. lat.
10 ANT tubercles weakly developed. Dorsum with an extensive black shield. SIPH and cauda both black…..Aphis craccivora
ANT tubercles well developed. Dorsum without a black shield. SIPH pale or dark, cauda pale…..11
11Head spiculose, with inner faces of ANT tubercles scabrous and apically convergent. SIPH pale, and slightly clavate, without subapical reticulation. ANT III without rhinaria …..Myzus persicae
Head smooth, with inner faces of ANT tubercles divergent. SIPH cylindrical over most of length, with polygonal reticulation over distal 0.3-0.4. ANT III with 1-40 rhinaria …..12
12SIPH mainly pale with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.13-0.21. ANT III with 1-7(-10) rhinaria on basal part…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH mainly dark with paler basal part, and with polygonal reticulation over distal 0.3-0.4. ANT III with 18-40 rhinaria extending over most of segment …..Uroleucon coloradense*
EriophorumCyperaceae
Eriophorum angustifolium Ceruraphis eriophori; Cavariella aquatica;
Colopha compressa; Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, padi;
Schizaphis [scirpi], scirpi ssp. eriophori
E. vaginatumCeruraphis eriophori; Colopha compressa;
Schizaphis scirpi ssp. eriophori; Vesiculaphis theobaldi
Eriophorum spp.Anoecia pskovica; Metopolophium dirhodum

Use key to apterae on Carex; apterae running to Schizaphis scirpi are probably ssp. eriophori.

EriophyllumAsteraceae
Eriophyllum lanatum Macrosiphoniella sunshine; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Pleotrichophorus [amsinckii], longirostris;
[Uroleucon erigeronense]
E. stoechadifolium Pleotrichophorus longirostris
Eriophyllum sp.Brachycaudus helichrysi

Key to apterae on Eriophyllum:-

1Dorsum with fan-shaped hairs. R IV+V stiletto-shaped and similar in length to the short, thin SIPH…..Pleotrichophorus longirostris
Without that combination of characters…..2
2Cauda helmet-shaped. Siphunculi short, without polygonal reticulation…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
Cauda finger-like. Siphunculi long with distal zone of polygonal reticulation …..3
3R IV+V stiletto-shaped, 1.3-1.6 × HT II. Siphunculi with distal reticulation over more than one third of length….. Macrosiphoniella sunshine
R IV+V wedge-shaped, 0.8-1.0 × HT II. Siphunculi with distal reticulation over less than one quarter of length…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
EriosemaLeguminosae
Eriosema affine Aphis craccivora, gossypii
E. glomeratum Aphis craccivora
E. griseumAphis gossypii
E. psoraloidesAphis craccivora, gossypii; Uroleucon compositae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Eriosolena see DaphneThymeliaeaceae
EriosorusAdiantaceae
Eriosorus aurita (?) Macromyzus maculatus
E. peruvianaMicromyzodium filicium
Eriosorus spp.Amphorophora ampullata ssp. bengalensis;
Micromyzus niger; Shinjia orientalis

Use key to apterae on ferns under Polypodium.

ErithalisRubiaceae
Erithalis fruticosa Aphis spiraecola
EritrichiumBoraginaceae
Eritrichium villosum [Metopolophium festucae]
ErlangeaAsteraceae
Erlangea cordifolia = Gutenbergia cordifolia
E. longipes = Bothriocline longipes
E. rogersii = Bothriocline inyangana
E. ugandensis = Bothriocline ugandensis
ErodiumGeraniaceae
Erodium aethiopicum Acyrthosiphon malvae; Aphis gossypii
E. bipinnatum = E. aethiopicum
E. botrysMyzus persicae
E. bryoniifolium = E. oxyrhinchum ssp. bryoniifolium
E. cheilanthifolium Acyrthosiphon malvae
E. chiumAcyrthosiphon malvae
E. ciconiumAulacorthum solani
E. cicutarium (incl. ssp. dunense)Acyrthosiphon [kondoi], malvae, malvae ssp. geranii;
Aphis fabae, [urticaria Kaltenbach of Rusanova 1942];
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, pallidum;
Myzus ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri
E. crispumAcyrthosiphon malvae
E. cygnorum[Acyrthosiphon kondoi]
E. gruinumMyzus persicae
E. littoreumAcyrthosiphon malvae
E. malacoidesAcyrthosiphon malvae; Aphis craccivora
E. moschatumAcyrthosiphon malvae ssp. geranii;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
E. oxyrhinchum ssp. bryoniifoliumAphis craccivora
E. trichomanefolium Acyrthosiphon malvae ssp. geranii
Erodium sp. Myzus ascalonicus

Key to apterae on Erodium:-

1Thoracic spiracles much larger than abdominal spiracles. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4. ANT III with 3-36 rhinaria. Dorsum usually with a pattern of dark intersegmental pleural markings…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
Thoracic spiracles similar in size to abdominal ones. ANT PT/BASE 1.3-7.5. ANT III with 0-24 rhinaria. Dorsum with or without any dark pigmentation…..2
2SIPH dark except at bases, with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. ANT III, and usually also tibiae, entirely dark. ABD TERG 7 and 8 each usually with a pair of spinal tubercles (STu)…..Macrosiphum pallidum
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
ErophilaBrassicaceae
Erophila verna Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus; Neomyzus circumflexus;
[Utamphorophora humboldti]

Use key to polyphagous aphids

ErucaBrassicaceae
Eruca japonica (?) Aphis spiraecola
E. vesicaria (incl. ssp. sativa) Aphis gossypii; Brevicoryne brassicae;
Lipaphis erysimi; Pemphigus populitransversus;
Myzus persicae

Use key to apterae on Brassica.

Erucago see BuniasBrassicaceae
ErucariaBrassicaceae
Erucaria boveana = E. rostrata
E. hispanicaBrevicoryne brassicae; Myzus persicae
E. pinnataMyzus persicae
E. rostrataAcyrthosiphon gossypii; Lipaphis erysimi;
Myzus persicae

Key to apterae on Erucaria:-

1ANT III with 1-3 rhinaria near base. SIPH 2.5-3.5 × cauda, with distal part thin and cylindrical. ANT VI BASE 2.0-2.6 × R IV+V…..Acyrthosiphon gossypii
ANT III without rhinaria. SIPH 0.65-2.5 × cauda, if much longer than cauda then with distal part somewhat swollen. ANT VI BASE less than 1.5 × R IV+V…..2
2Head spiculose, with inner faces of ANT tubercles apically convergent. SIPH 1.9-2.5 × cauda…..Myzus persicae
Head smooth, with ANT tubercles little developed. SIPH 0.65-1.5 × cauda …..3
3ANT III 2.2-3.7 × SIPH. SIPH 0.8-1.0 × cauda, which is broadly triangular and bears 6-9 hairs. ABD TERG 8 with 8-18 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. ABD TERG 8 with 2-7 hairs. Dorsal abdomen with or without dark markings…..Lipaphis erysimi
ErucastrumBrassicaceae
Erucastrum abyssinicum Brevicoryne brassicae
E. austroafricanum Lipaphis erysimi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
E. gallicumBrevicoryne brassicae; Myzus persicae
E. nasturtiifoliumBreviucoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi
E. polichii = E. gallicum

Use key to apterae on Erysimum.

Ervatamia see TabernaemontanaApocynaceae
Ervum see Vicia (but Ervum lens = Lens esculenta)Leguminosae
ErycibeConvolvulaceae
Erycibe grandiflora [Cervaphis rappardi, schouteniae]
EryngiumApiaceae
Eryngium alpinum Aphis eryngiiglomerata, fabae; Brachycaudus helichrysi
E. bourgatii (incl. ssp. heldreichii) Aphis fabae, solanella; Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ornatus, persicae
E. campestreAphis craccivora, eryngiiglomerata, fabae, solanella;
Dysaphis apiifolia, foeniculus, Dysaphis sp. (Stroyan 1985);
Helosiphon eryngii; Hyadaphis coriandri;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; [Myzus cymbalariae];
Protaphis kvavadzei
E. creticumAphis spiraecola
E. foetidumAphis craccivora
E. giganteumAulacorthum solani
E. heldreichii see E. bourgatii
E. incognitum = E. macrocalyx
E. macrocalyxDysaphis foeniculus
E. maritimumAphis eryngiiglomerata; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Cavariella aegopodii;
Dysaphis apiifolia, foeniculus, Dysaphis sp. (Stroyan 1985);
Hyadaphis coriandri; Myzus ascalonicus
E. nasturtiifolium Aphis craccivora
E. paniculatum Aphis asclepiadis, fabae (as eryngii Blanchard)
E. planumAphis eryngiiglomerata, fabae,
[Aphis spp. (Bozhko 1976a, 71; Leonard 1973, 15)];
Macrosiphum gei
E. serbicumAphis eryngiiglomerata
E. tricuspidatum Macrosiphum euphorbiae
E. ×zabelii (?)Aphis fabae
Eryngium sp.[Aphis dispar Walker, diversa Walker – nomina dubia]

Key to apterae on Eryngium:-

1ABD TERG 8 with a backward-pointing process above cauda. ANT PT/BASE 0.6-1.25. SIPH clavate…..Cavariella aegopodii
No supracaudal process. ANT PT/BASE more than 1.3. SIPH tapering, cylindrical or clavate…..2
2ANT PT/BASE 0.7-1.0. SIPH 0.025-0.031 × BL…..Protaphiskvavadzei
ANT PT/BASE 1.7-7.1. SIPH 0.045-0.45 × BL…..3
3Cauda as short as or shorter than its basal width…..4
Cauda much longer than its basal width…..8
4Cauda with 30-40 hairs. SIPH constricted apically, with a swollen hemispherical “collar” and a small aperture. Very large, flat marginal tubercles (MTu) are present on ABD TERG 1-4 and 7. Spinal tubercles (STu) absent…..Helosiphon eryngii
Cauda with 4-6 hairs. SIPH without a swollen “collar” and with aperture of normal size. MTu and STu present or absent…..5
5SIPH smooth, pale, with subapical annular incision. No dark dorsal cross-bands. MTu and STu rarely present…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
SIPH imbricated, dark, without a subapical incision. Dark cross-bands usually present on ABD TERG 7 and 8. MTu regularly on ABD TERG 1-5, and STu usually on head and ABD TERG 8, or 7 and 8…..6
6SIPH 2.5-3.5 times longer than their basal width, 1.2-1.5 × R IV+V and 15-25 times as long as the very short, blunt and inconspicuous hairs on front of head …..Dysaphis apiifolia
SIPH short and broad-based, rarely more than twice as long as their basal widths, 0.75-1.05 × R IV+V and 2.5-5.0 times as long as the long and fine hairs on front of head …..7
7ABD TERG 8 usually (mean 1.6) and 7 often (mean 0.5) with STu. (Al. with 18-39 rhinaria on ANT III at a density of 44-90 per mm, and with Stu on ABD TERG 7 and 8 occurring as in aptera)…..Dysaphis foeniculus
STu absent always from ABD TERG 7 and usually (mean 0.25) from 8. (Al. with 34-50 rhinaria at a density of 92-136 per mm, and STu usually absent from ABD TERG 7 and 8) …..Dysaphis sp. (Stroyan 1985)
8 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Head smooth, with well-developed ANT tubercles, their inner faces divergent…..9
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. If head is smooth then ANT tubercles are absent or weakly developed…..10
9Longest hair on ABD TERG 8 is 38-63 µm, 0.6-1.4 × ANT BD III. Anterior half of subgenital plate usually (77%) with only 2 hairs (18% with 3, 5% with 4-6 hairs) …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Longest hair on ABD TERG 8 is 66-106 µm, 1.4-2.0 × ANT BD III. Anterior half of subgenital plate with 2-11 hairs, usually (77%) with 4-8 hairs…..Macrosiphum gei
10Well-developed marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 2-4 as well as 1 and 7. Hairs on legs all short; e.g. those on hind femur maximally 15 μm, those on hind tibia maximally 25 μm…..Aphis eryngiiglomerata
MTu absent from ABD TERG 2-4, or irregularly present and small. If there are MTu on 1 and 7 then hairs on legs are much longer…..11
11 SIPH short and thick, 1.6-2.7 × their minimum diameter on basal half and 0.9-1.3 × HT II. Small MTu often present on ABD TERG 5 (sometimes also on 4) …..Hyadaphis coriandri
SIPH more slender, 1.5-7.5 × HT II. MTu irregularly present on ABD TERG 2-4, but very rarely on 5…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
ErysimumBrassicaceae
Erysimum alliaria = Allliaria petiolate
E. altaicumPseudobrevicoryne erysimi
E. annus (?)Anoecia corni; Brevicoryne brassicae
E. aurantiacum (?) [Eumyzus impatiensae]
E. canescensBrevicoryne brassicae; Pseudobrevicoryne erysimi;
Smiela syreniae
E. cheiranthoidesLipaphis turritella; Myzus cerasi, persicae;
Pseudobrevicoryne erysimi
E. ×cheiriAphis sp. (fabae group; England, BMNH collection);
[Brachycaudus cardui]; Brevicoryne brassicae;
Lipaphis erysimi; Myzus ornatus, persicae
E. collinumLipaphis erysimi
E. crepidifoliumLipaphis erysimi; Pseudobrevicoryne erysimi
E. diffusumBrevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi, fritzmuelleri;
Myzus persicae
E. glabrum = Turritis glabra
E. graecumLipaphis erysimi
E. humillimum = E. altaicum
E. hungaricumMyzus persicae
E. marschallianum Pseudobrevicoryne erysimi
E. odoratumLipaphis erysimi; Myzus persicae;
Pseudobrevicoryne erysimi
E. officinale see Sisymbrium officinale
E. pannonicum = E. odoratum
E. perowskianumLipaphis erysimi
E. pieninicum = E. hungaricum
E. popoviiPseudobrevicoryne erysimi
E. pulchellumLipaphis erysimi; Myzus ornatus
E. quadrangulumSmiela syreniae
E. repandumMyzus persicae
E. rupestre = E. pulchellum
E. scopariumMyzus persicae
E. sessiliflorum = E. quadrangulum
E. siliculosumLipaphis jungarica; Smiela syreniae
E. vulgare = Sisymbrium officinale
E. wahlenbergii = E. hungaricum
E. wilczekianumRhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
E. witmanniiiMyzus persicae
Erysimum sp.Acyrthosiphon ilka

Key to apterae on Erysimum:-

1ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH as rather large pores on shallow hairy cones. Cauda very broadly rounded. Large flat rounded marginal tubercles (MTu) present on most segments…..Anoecia corni
ANT PT/BASE more than 0.8. SIPH barrel-shaped, tubular, or conical. Cauda tongue-shaped, helmet-shaped or triangular. MTu small or absent from most segments…..2
2Cauda helmet-shaped or triangular, not or hardly longer than its basal width in dorsal view. ANT tubercles undeveloped, so that front of head is straight or convex in dorsal view. ANT III more than 2.4 × SIPH…..3
Cauda tongue-shaped, distinctly longer than its basal width. ANT tubercles at least somewhat developed; if low then the medial tubercle is also developed, so that front of head U- or W-shaped in dorsal view. ANT III 0.8-2.3 × SIPH…..5
3 SIPH tapering or barrel-shaped, longer than their basal widths. ANT without secondary rhinaria. Dorsum with paired dark markings…..Brevicoryne brassicae
SIPH conical, shorter than their basal widths. ANT with secondary rhinaria on III, or III and IV. Dorsum without paired dark markings, either wholly dark or pale…..4
4Hairs on ABD TERG 1-5 long, 2-3 × ANT BD III, and slightly capitate. ANT PT/BASE 0.9-1.5. SIPH cones large, dark and broad-based…..Smiela syreniae
Hairs on ABD TERG 1-5 shorter than ANT BD III, with blunt or pointed apices. ANT PT/BASE 2.3-3.5. SIPH cones small and rounded apically …..Pseudobrevicoryne erysimi
5ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH and cauda black, SIPH tapering and similar in length to cauda which bears c.15 hairs …..Aphis sp. (fabae group, England: BMNH collection)
ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu. SIPH and cauda pale or dark, cauda with 4-9 hairs …..6
6 ANT 1.05-1.4 × BL. ANT tubercles well-developed, with inner faces smooth, broadly divergent. SIPH tapering/cylindrical for most of length, broad-based, 1.0-1.25 × ANT III …..Acyrthosiphon ilka
Without that combination of characters…..7
7 Cuticle of head often rather rough, but without spicules. Front of head with median and ANT tubercles developed to a similar extent, with inner faces of ANT tubercles divergent …..8
Cuticle of head spiculose. ANT tubercles well developed, with inner faces steep-sided and apically convergent; median tubercle undeveloped…..11
8ANT tubercles and median frontal tubercle weakly developed. Dorsum with broad dark bands on all tergites. SIPH and cauda very dark.….Lipaphis turritella
ANT tubercles and median frontal tubercle moderately to well developed. Dorsum without dark bands or with dark bars only on ABD TERG VII and VIII. SIPH pale or dusky with dark apices, cauda pale or dark…..9
9 ABD TERG 8 with median process or tubercle. ANT III (of aptera) with 3-5 secondary rhinaria…..Lipaphis jungarica
ABD TERG 8 without median process. ANT III without rhinaria…..10
10SIPH 0.15-0.17 mm, 1.0-1.3 × cauda…..Lipaphis fritzmulleri
SIPH 0.18-0.29 mm, 1.3-1.6 × cauda…..Lipaphis erysimi
11SIPH strongly clavate, with greatest diameter of swelling 1.7-2.8 × minimum diameter of stem. ANT III usually with 1-7 rhinaria on basal half …..Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
SIPH tapering, cylindrical or only moderately clavate, with greatest diameter of swollen part 1.1-1.45 × minimum diameter of stem…..12
12 SIPH slightly to moderately clavate (with a narrower basal part). Dorsum without any dark markings. ANT 0.7-1.0 × BL, PT/BASE 2.8-4.5…..Myzus persicae
SIPH tapering from base to flange. Dorsum with extensive pigmentation, or at least with dark pleural or marginal spots. ANT 0.5-0.7 × BL, PT/BASE 1.7-3.2…..13
13Dorsum with extensive dusky/dark sclerotisation, and large dark marginal spots. SIPH dark, 0.22-0.27 × BL…..Myzus cerasi
Dorsum without extensive dusky/dark sclerotisation, but with a pattern of dark intersegmental pleural spots. SIPH pale or dusky, 0.17-0.22 × BL …..Myzus ornatus
Erythraea see CentauriumGentianaceae
Erythranthe see MimulusPhrymaceae
Erythrina Leguminosae
Erythrina coralloides Aphis gossypii
E. falcataAphis gossypii
E. fuscaAphis (Toxoptera) citricidus, [Aphis sp.]
E. indica = E. variegata
E. lysistemonAphis gossypii
E. ovalifolia = E. fusca
E. variegata Aphis odinae
E. vespertilioAphis gossypii
Erythrina spp.Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

ErythrococcaEuphorbiaceae
Erythrococca bongensis Aphis gossypii
E. microcarpa (?)Aphis gossypii
ErythrodesOrchidaceae
Erythrodes sp. (?)Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Erythrodontium see Eurohypnum Hypnaceae
ErythroniumLiliaceae
Erythronium dens-canis Myzus persicae
ErythroxylumErythroxylaceae
Erythroxylum havanense Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
EscalloniaEscalloniaceae
Escallonia ×langleyensis = E. ×rigida
E. pulverulenta Myzus persicae
E. ×rigidaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Escallonia sp(p).Aphis fabae, gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

EschscholziaPapaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica Aphis fabae; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Etlingera (including Nicolaia, Phaeomeria) Zingiberaceae
Etlingera coccinea Astegopteryx styracophila
E. elatiorPseudoregma [elatior?], nicolaiae
E. hemisphaericaPseudoregma sundanica
E. speciosa = E. elatior
Etlingera sp.Pentalonia nigronervosa

Use key to apterae on Hedychium.

Eubotryoides see LeucothoeEricaceae
Eucalyptus Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus caesia Aphis gossypii
Eu. camaldulensisAphis aurantii, fabae, gossypii; Myzus persicae;
[Pterochloroides persicae]; Toxoptera aurantii
Eu. cladocalyxAphis gossypii
Eu. globulusAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Eu. gomphocephala Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Eu. grandisAphis fabae, gossypii
Eu. macarthuriiMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Eu. macrandra[Macrosiphum sp. (Leonard, 1972a: 113)]
Eu. marginataAphis gossypii
Eu. melliodoraAphis craccivora, gossypii
Eu. pulverulentaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Eu. robustaAphis aurantii, gossypii, odinae; Myzus persicae;
[Neophyllaphis brimblecombei]
Eu. tereticornisAphis gossypii
Eucalyptus sp.[Eutrichosiphum pseudopasaniae]

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Euchlaena =ZeaPoaceae
EucleaEbenaceae
Euclea crispaAphis gossypii
EucommiaEucommiaceae
Eucommia ulmoides [Aphis sp. – Leonard 1972a: 101];
Myzus [cerasi], persicae
EucryphiaCunoniaceae
Eucryphia lucida Aulacorthum solani
Eugenia Myrtaceae

A small but diverse aphid fauna occurs on Eugenia, including polyphagous species and others specific to Myrtaceae. Most records do not identify the host to species, and as many Eugenia species have been transferred to Syzygium, it is impossible to assign such aphids to one or other genus. A combined key to the aphids of both plant genera is therefore provided under Syzygium.

Eugenia aquea see Syzygium aqueum
Eu. axillarisAphis spiraecola
Eu. caryophyllata = Syzygium aromaticum
Eu. chequenAphis gossypii
Eu. densifloraAphis gossypii; Sinomegoura citricola
Eu. heyneana = Syzygium salicifolium
Eu. jambolana = Syzygium cumini
Eu. japonicaSinomegoura citricola
Eu. micheliaeAphis gossypii
Eu. minutiflora = Syzygium hancei
Eu. mooneaca (mooniana?) Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Eu. operculataGreenidea (Trichosiphum) psidii
Eu. perox (?ferox)Greenidea (Trichosiphum) heeri
Eu. praecoxGreenidea (Trichosiphum) heeri
Eu. spicata = Syzygium zeylanicum
Eu. tetragonaGreenidea (Trichosiphum) bucktonis, eugeniae, heeri,
psidii
Eugenia (or Syzygium?)spp. Aphis aurantii, eugeniae, fabae; Aulacorthum solani;
[Chaitophorus pakistanicus];
[Eutrichosiphum raychaudhuri, tapatii];
Greenidea (Trichosiphum) [anonae], bucktonis;
[Lizerius tuberculatus]; Tuberaphis breviseta

See key under Syzygium.

EulaliaPoaceae
Eulalia amaura = Polytrias indica
E. japonica = Miscanthus sinensis
E. villosaSitobion graminis
E. viminea =Microstegium vimineum
Eulalia sp.Sipha flava

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

EulophiaOrchidaceae
Eulophia altaAphis spiraecola; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Sitobion luteum
E. horsfallii = E. rosea
E. rosea Sitobion eulophiae
E. streptopetala Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ornatus; Sitobion anselliae

Use key to aphids on orchids under Cymbidium.

Eunomia see AethionemaBrassicaceae
EuodiaRutaceae
Euodia triphylla = Melicope triphylla
Euodia sp.Aulacorthum solani
Euonymus Celastraceae

Several subspecies or sibling species of the Aphis fabae group use Euonymus europaeus as their primary host in Europe (Müller & Steiner 1986). These are suspected to hybridize in nature to some extent, and the morphological separations attempted in couplets 5 and 6 of the key below may not be very reliable. For biological differences between members of this group consult the text under A. fabae.

Euonymus alatusAphis fabae; [Indomegoura indica];
Pseudomegoura magnoliae
Eu. alatus var. ciliatodentatus [Myzus komaumii Shinji 1943]
Eu. atropurpureus Aphis fabae
Eu. europaeusAphis [acetosae], aurantii, fabae group (cirsiiacanthoidis,
evonymi, fabae, solanella);
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
Eu. fortunei Aphis fabae
Eu. grandiflorusAphis fabae
Eu. hamiltonianus Aphis fabae; [Dysaphis microsiphon]
Eu. hederaceusAphis spiraecola
Eu. japonicusAphis aurantii, craccivora, fabae, gossypii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Pseudomegoura magnoliae
Eu. latifoliusAphis fabae
Eu. maackiiAphis fabae
Eu. maximowiczianus Aphis evonymi, fabae
Eu. nanusAphis fabae
Eu. obovatusAphis fabae; Myzus persicae
Eu. oxyphyllusAphis fabae
Eu. planipesAphis fabae
Eu. radicansAphis fabae
Eu. sachalinensisAphis odinae
Eu. salicifoliusAphis fabae
Eu. sieboldianusPseudomegoura magnoliae
Eu. velutinusAphis fabae
Eu. verrucosusAphis fabae
Eu. yakushimensis Aphis fabae

Key to aphids on Euonymus:-

1 Antennal tubercles well developed…..2
Antennal tubercles weakly developed…..5
2 Antennal tubercles with inner faces convergent in dorsal view. Aptera without any secondary rhinaria on ANT III. Alata with a dark dorsal abdominal patch…..Myzus persicae
Antennal tubercles with inner faces parallel or divergent in dorsal view. Aptera with one or more secondary rhinaria near base of ANT III. Alata either without dorsal abdominal markings or with transverse segmentally divided bars…..3
3 Antennal tubercles smooth with inner faces divergent in dorsal view. SIPH tapering, with a longer-than-wide subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. (Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 of basal diameter of segment.) Alata without dorsal abdominal markings …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Antennal tubercles with inner faces scabrous, parallel in dorsal view, SIPH without a zone of polygonal reticulation. Alata with brown transverse bars on dorsal abdomen …..4
4 Femora and cauda mainly dark. SIPH swollen on distal half …..Pseudomegoura magnoliae
Femora and cauda mainly pale. SIPH tapering…..Aulacorthum solani
5 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…..6
Stridulatory ridges and pegs absent…..7
6 SIPH much shorter than (0.4-0.6×) cauda. ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.0 …..Aphis odinae
SIPH usually longer than (0.9-1.5×) cauda. ANT PT/BASE 3.5-5.0…..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
7 Dorsum with variable dark markings, usually consisting of at least dark sclerotic bands on pronotum, mesonotum and ABD TERG 7 and 8, and small dark marginal sclerites; often also with small dark sclerites scattered over other abdominal tergites. Cauda with 12-19 hairs…..8
Pronotum, mesonotum and ABD TERG 7 and 8 without dark sclerotic bands and marginal sclerites not deeply pigmented. Cauda with 4-12 hairs…..10
8 ANT III 3-5× longer than the longest hair borne upon it, which is 2-3× basal diameter of the segment. Marginal tubercles completely absent from ABD TERG 2-6. Males apterous, oviparae with hind tibiae only slightly swollen…..Aphis evonymi
ANT III 4-20× longer than the longest hair borne upon it, which is 0.6-2.5 (but rarely more than 2.0)× basal diameter of the segment. ABD TERG 2-6 with a total of 0-7 (usually 1-6) marginal tubercles. Males alate, oviparae with strongly swollen hind tibiae…..9
9 ANT III of apt. 11-20× longer than the longest hair borne upon it. Hairs on marginal sclerites of ABD TERG 3 of apt. 12-49 µm long, of al. 18-51 µm long, usually less than 2× max. diameter of the spiracular pore on that segment …..Aphis solanella
ANT III of apt. 4-9× longer than the longest hair borne upon it. Hairs on marginal sclerites of ABD TERG 3 of apt. 40-85 µm long, of al. 31-83 µm long, more than 2× max. diameter of spiracular pore on that segment…..Aphis fabae/fabae ssp. cirsiiacanthoidis
10 Femoral hairs long and fine, the longest of them being longer than the diameter of the femur at its base. Cauda black, usually with a distinct constriction about one third from base, and bearing 6-12 hairs…..Aphis spiraecola
Femoral hairs all rather short, not exceeding the diameter of the femur at its base. Cauda pale or dark, but usually clearly paler than siphunculi, tongue-shaped without a constriction, and bearing 4-7 hairs…..Aphis gossypii
Eupatorium (including Osmia)Asteraceae
Eupatorium adenophorum = Ageratina adenophora
E. africanum = Stomatanthes africanus
E. ageratifolium = Ageratina havanensis
E. ageratoides = Ageratina altissima
E. aschenbornianum = Ageratina pichinchensis
E. ayapanoides = Koanophyllon ayapanoides
E. basifolium = Praxelis basifolia
E. buniifoliumUroleucon garnicai
E. candolleanumUroleucon chilense
E. cannabinumAphis bozkhoae, eupatorii, frangulae, gossypii, spiraecola,
Aphis spp. (BMNH collection, France and former
Yugoslavia);
Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; [Ovatomyzus boraginacearum]
E. capillifoliumAphis spiraecola; Uroleucon ambrosiae, ciefi, erigeronense
E. chinense (incl. vars sacchalinense, simplicifolium) Aphis tsujii; Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi
E. clementis = Koanophyllon clementis
E. coelestinumAphis gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus persicae;
Uroleucon ambrosiae
E. fistulosum (?)Uroleucon ambrosiae
E. foeniculaceum = Eupatorium capillifolium
E. formosanumBrachycaudus helichrysi
E. fortuneiBrachycaudus helichrysi
E. glabratum = Ageratina glabrata
E. glandulosum = Ageratina adenophora
E. glehniBrachycaudus helichrysi
E. grandiceps = Koanophyllon grandiceps
E. heteroclinium = Chromolaena heteroclinia
E. hydrodes (?)Aphis gossypii, spiraecola; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Neomyzus circumflexus
E. hyssopifolinum Uroleucon ciefi, pseudambrosiae
E. incarnatum = Fleischmannia incarnata
E. inulifolium = Austroeupatorium inulifolium
E. inuloides (?)Uroleucon obscuricaudatum
E. japonicumAphis fabae, gossypii, spiraecola; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus
E. laevigatum = Chromolaena laevigata
E. latanifolium (?) Aphis spiraecola
E. libanoticum = Grisebachianthus libanotica
E. lindleyanumAphis gossypii
E. macrophyllum = Hebeclinium macrophyllum
E. maculatum = Eutrochium maculatum
E. mohriiUroleucon ciefi
E. odoratum = Chromolaena odorata
E. pallescens = Austroeupatorium inulifolium
E. patensNietonafriella enclypteata; Uroleucon garnicai
E. paucibracteatum = Ageratina paucibracteata
E. pauciflorum = Praxelis pauciflora
E. perfoliatumAphis fabae, spiraecola; Uroleucon ambrosiae
E. pilosum[Uroleucon sp. (Leonard 1968)]
E. polyodon = Koanophyllon polyodon
E. polystictum= Koanophyllon polystictum
E. purpureum = Eutrochium purpureum
E. recurvans = Eupatorium mohrii
E. rhexioides = Koanophyllon rhexioides
E. rotundifolium[Uroleucon sp. (Leonard 1968)]
E. rugosum = Ageratina altissima
E. sachalinens = Eupatorium glehni
E. stoechadosmum = Eupatorium japonicum
E. urticifolium Reich. = Ageratina alitissima
E. villosum = Koanophyllon villosum
E. wallichii = Eupatorium japonicum
Eupatorium spp.?Alphitoaphis sp., BMNH colection (Washington DC,
leg. A. Jensen);
Aphis [kurosawai], odinae, solitaria;
Hyperomyzus pullatus;
Macrosiphum [gaurae], pallidum;
Uroleucon eupatoricolens, mexicanum,
nigrotuberculatum

Key to apterae on Eupatorium and related genera (Ageratina, Chromolaena, Eutrochium, Koanophyllon, Praxelis):-

1SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation (at least 3-4 rows of closed polygonal cells)…..2
SIPH without polygonal reticulation (sometimes with tranverse interconnected striae) …..15
2 SIPH either entirely dark, or pale on less than basal 0.2 of length…..3
SIPH pale or dusky, or with at least basal 0.25 pale…..12
3Cauda dark. Many of hairs on ANT III exceeding BD III …..Uroleucon eupatorifoliae
Cauda pale or slightly dusky, paler than SIPH. Hairs on ANT III usually not exceeding BD III…..4
4First tarsal segments with 4-5 hairs…..5
First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..11
5ABD II-V bearing dusky to black conical marginal tubercles (MTu). SIPH mostly smooth basad of reticulated zoneUroelucon nigrotuberculatum
ABD II-V with or without MTu, but if present these are not conical and unpigmented …..6
6R IV+V 0.8-1.1 × HT II…..7
R IV+V 1.14-2.14 × HT II…..8
7ANT III with 16-39 rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 5.18-6.67. Cauda with 15-29 hairs. SIPH rather thick with reticulation on distal 0.31-0.36 of length …..Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
ANT III with 6-13 rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 4.28-5.31. Cauda with 9-12 hairs. SIPH rather thin with reticulation on distal 0.21-0.29 of length…..Uroleucon garnicai
8 SIPH longer than ANT III…..Uroleucon eupatoricolens
SIPH shorter than ANT III…..9
9 Cauda elongate triangular without constriction, pale, and with 7-14 hairs. R IV+V 1.14-2.14 × HT II…..Uroleucon mexicanum
Cauda with a constriction, pale or pigmented, and bearing 12-32 hairs. R IV+V 1.15-1.60 × HT II…..10
10 Cauda pale contrasting with dark SIPH, and bearing 12-20 hairs …..Uroelucon ambrosiae
Cauda dusky to brown with a basal pale area, and bearing 22-32 hairs…..Uroelucon obscuricaudatum
11 Dorsal hairs all arising from dark scleroites. SIPH 0.45-0.68 mm long, with distal 0.28-0.30 reticulated. Spinal and marginal tubercles (STu and MTu) absent. SIPH uniformly dark…..Uroleucon ciefi
Dorsal hairs not arising from dark scleroites. SIPH 0.56-1.20 mm long, with distal 0.14-0.20 reticulated. STu present on head and ABD TERG 7 and 8; MTu on prothorax, ABD TERG 2-5, and often on ABD TERG 1 and 7. SIPH dark over most of their length, but pale on basal 0.06…..Macrosiphum pallidum
12 ANT III with 7-20 rhinaria often extending over more than basal half…..13
ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria, always restricted to basal half…..14
13 SIPH with reticulation on distal 0.25-0.35. Cauda usually with one or more of subapical hairs blunt or with slightly expanded apices…..Uroleucon erigeronense
SIPH with reticulation on distal 0.13-0.24 of length. Cauda with all hairs pointed…..Uroleucon chilense
14Clypeus much enlarged, almost globular. Front of head with ANT tubercles rather low and median tubercle developed. SIPH 2.0-2.9 × cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.17-0.24. ANT PT/BASE 4.4-5.3…..Nietonafriella euclypteata
Clypeus of normal size. Front of head with ANT tubercles well developed, median tubercle undeveloped. SIPH 1.7-2.2 × cauda, with reticulation on distal 0.13-0.20. ANT PT/BASE 5.3-6.2.….Macrosiphum euphorbiae
15 Head with well-developed ANT tubercles, their inner faces spiculose or scabrous …..16
Head with ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed, if moderately developed then with smooth inner faces…..18
16Longest hairs on ANT III and ABD TERG 3 longer than BD III. SIPH entirely dark …..Micromyzodium levipes*
Hairs on ANT III and ABD TERG 3 short and blunt, less than 0.5 × BD III. SIPH pale or only dark towards apices…..17
17Head not densely spiculose. SIPH tapering from broad base, with very coarse imbrication (Fig.15e), 3.5-4.0 × cauda. Subgenital plate strongly produced posteriorly, broadly conical (Fig.15d)…..Myzus siegesbeckicola
Head densely spiculose and other characters not in that combination …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
18SIPH distinctly swollen. Tergum with extensive sclerotisation. ANT III dark except at base, with 2-29 secondary rhinaria…..Hyperomyzus pullatus
SIPH tapering/cylindrical. Tergum with or without extensive sclerotisation. ANT III with 0-10 secondary rhinaria (usually 0, except in alatiform specimens)…..19
19SIPH slender, pale, and almost flangeless; 2.5-3.7 × pale cauda which has a swollen basal half and slender distal half. MTu on ABD TERG 1-5, but absent from 7. ANT 5-segmented…..?Alphitoaphis sp., BMNH collection (Washington DC, leg. A. Jensen)
SIPH and cauda dark or pale, SIPH relatively shorter, with a distinct flange. MTu either absent, or present on both ABD TERG 1 and 7. ANT usually 6-segmented …..20
20 Cauda helmet-shaped, as short as or shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures large and rounded. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu…..21
Cauda tongue-shaped, longer than its basal width. Spiracular apertures reniform. MTu present on ABD TERG 1 and 7…..22
21Dorsum with an extensive black shield. SIPH dark, 0.19-0.32 mm, 2.3-3.0 × their basal diameters. BL 1.5-2.5 mm…..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum without dark markings. SIPH pale, 0.65-0.165 mm, 0.9-2.0 × their basal diameters. BL 0.9-1.5 mm…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
22 Cauda dark like SIPH…..23
Cauda pale or if dusky, then paler than SIPH, which may be pale, dark or dark-tipped …..30
23 Stridulatory apparatus present, consisting of sclerotic ridges on ABD sternites 5 and 6, and a row of blunt, peg-like hairs on each hind tibia. ANT PT/BASE 2.4-5.1 …..24
Stridulatory apparatus absent. ANT PT/BASE 1.8-3.7…..25
24 SIPH 0.35-0.7 × cauda…..Aphis odinae
SIPH 0.9-1.5 × cauda…..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
25 Secondary rhinaria present (in apt.) on ANT III (5-10), IV (8-9) and V (1-2) …..Aphis bozhkoae*
Secondary rhinaria absent (in apt., except in alatiform specimens) …..26
26 Dorsal abdomen with extensive dark sclerotisation…..27
Dorsal abdomen mainly membranous, with or without dark segmental markings…..28
27 Hairs on ANT III shorter than BD III. Cauda with 4-9 hairs …..Aphis craccivora
Hairs on ANT III long and fine, mostly more than 2 × BD III. Cauda with 11-25 hairs …..Aphis tsujii
28 Dorsal abdomen with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8 and usually with dark markings anterior to SIPH. Cauda with 11-25 hairs, without a midway constriction …..Aphis fabae
Dorsal abdomen without dark markings. Cauda with 7-16 hairs, and usually with a distinct midway constriction. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-3.5…..29
29 HT I usually with 3 hairs (i.e. median sense peg usually present, as on fore and mid-tarsi). ANT PT/BASE 2.5-3.5. Hind tibia with a row of short, spine-like hairs …..Aphis eugeniae
HT I with 2 hairs (no median sense peg). ANT PT/BASE 1.9-2.8. Hind tibia with all hairs mong and fine-pointed…..Aphis spiraecola
30SIPH 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. ANT PT/BASE 3.7-4.9 ..….Aphis coreopsidis
SIPH only up to 0.2 × BL. Cauda pale or dark. Head and ANT segments differently pigmented. ANT PT/BASE 1.3-3.0…..31
31 SIPH uniformly dark (sometimes dusky or paler basally in midsummer dwarfs)…..Aphis eupatorii/frangulae/gossypii group
SIPH pale, or pale with dark apices…..32
32 ANT III with (0-)1-15 rhinaria on distal half, and ANT IV with (0-)1-4; these are often bursiform (sunk in pits). RIV+V bearing 3-6 accessory hairs …..Aphis solitaria
ANT III without rhinaria (except in alatiform specimens). R IV+V bearing 2 accessory hairs…..33
33 SIPH 6.5-11.2 × their width at midlength, constricted at base and cylindrical on distal half. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-1.9…..Aphis vernoniae
SIPH 3.1-6.2 × their width at midlength; tapering from a broad base, and usually with dark apices. ANT PT/BASE 1.8-3.0…..34
34 R IV+V 0.95-1.3 × HT II, and 0.9-1.3 × ANT BASE (V) VI. ANT PT 1.9-2.8 × HT II …..Aphis nasturtii
R IV+V 1.25-1.55 × HT II, and 1.3-1.6 × ANT BASE (V) VI. ANT PT 2.6-3.4 × HT II …..35
35 Cauda with only 6 hairs. R IV+V 1.25-1.45 × HT II. ANT PT 2.6-2.9 × HT II. ABD TERG 2-4 without marginal tubercles (MTu) …..Aphis sp. (S France; BMNH colln)
Cauda with 9-13 hairs. R IV+V 1.4-1.55 × HT II. ANT PT 2.8-3.4 × HT II. ABD TERG 2-4 sporadically with MTu…..Aphis sp.(former Yugoslavia; BMNH colln)
Euphorbia (including Chamaesyce) Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia agraria Aphis agrariae
Eu. albomarginata Aphis ?esulae (USA; BMNH collection)
Eu. aleppicaAphis hillerislambersi
Eu. ×ambohipotsiensis Eonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. amygdaloidesAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae;
Aphis vallei, [Aphis sp. (Holman & Pintera 1981);
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, euphorbiellum
Eu. ×andrefandrova Eonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. antiquorumAulacorthum solani
Eu. aphyllaAcyrthosiphon ilka; Myzus persicae
Eu. arborescens = Eu. antiquorum
E. argutaMyzus persicae
Eu. austriacaAphis euphorbiae; Macrosiphum meixneri
Eu. berteroanaAphis craccivora
Eu. berthelotiiAphis hillerislambersi, tirucallis
Eu. biglandulosa (?) Aphis euphorbiae
Eu. biumbellataAphis brotericola, hillerislambersi
Eu. boisserianaAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae
Eu. bourgaeanaAphis hillerislambersi, tirucallis; Myzus persicae
Eu. breoni = Eu. milii
Eu. brittingeri = Eu. verrucosa
Eu. broteroi = Eu. oxyphylla
Eu. candelabrumAulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
Eu. capuroniiEonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. ceratocarpaAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae
Eu. chamaepeplus Myzus persicae
Eu. chamaesyceAphis gossypii
Eu. characiasAphis euphorbiae, hillerislambersi, tirucallis, vallei;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, euphorbiellum;
[Therioaphis langloisi]
Eu. characias ssp. wulfenii Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Eu. cheiradeniaAphiseuphorbicola
Eu. clarkeanaAphis nasturtii
Eu. collina = Eu. portulacoides ssp. collina
Eu. corollataAphis euphorbiae, pulchella
Eu. cyparissiasAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae, cyparissiae ssp. propinquum,
euphorbiae;
Aphis esulae, [sp. near esulae (Remaudière 1964)],
euphorbiae, hillerislambersi, pseudopaludicola,
tirucallis;
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbia, [rosae]
Eu. delphinensisEonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. dendroidesAphis euphorbiae, tirucallis; Myzus persicae
Eu. denticulataAphis euphorbicola
Eu. didiereoidesEonaphis pauliani
Eu. discolor = E. esula
Eu. dorsiventralis = E. mendezii
Eu. dulcisAcyrthosiphon corsicae
Eu. epithymoidesAcyrthosiphum euphorbiae, thracicum; Myzus persicae
Eu. esulaAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae, cyparissiae ssp. propinquum,
euphorbiae, euphorbiae ssp. tadzhikistanicum;
Aphis brotericola, esulae, euphorbiae, glareosae;
Aulacorthum solani;[Macrosiphoniella huochengensis];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, euphorbiellum;
Myzus ascalonicus, persicae; Pemphigus immunis
Eu. esula ssp. tommasiniana Acyrthosiphon cyparissiae, cyparissiae ssp. turkestanicum;
Aphis esulae, euphorbiae, gerardianae
Eu. exiguaAphis hillerislambersi; Aulacorthum solani
Eu. falcataAphis hillerislambersi, tirucallis, [Aphis sp., Spain; Nieto
Nafría 1985b)];
Pemphigus immunis
Eu. ferganensisAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae ssp. turkestanicum
Eu. flavicoma Aphis tirucallis
Eu. flavicoma ssp. occidentalis Acyrthosiphon matilei
Eu. forsskaliiAphis gossypii
Eu. genoudianaEonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. gerardiana = Eu. seguieriana
Eu. glareosaAphis euphorbiae, fabae, glareosae
Eu. glomerulans = Eu. esula
Eu. granulataAphis hillerislambersi
Eu. helioscopiaAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae, euphorbiae, [moltshanovi],
[pisum];
Aphis euphorbiae, hillerislambersi, [paralios (nomen
nudum)], , solanella, tirucallis;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Pemphigus immunis
Eu. heterophyllaAphis craccivora, gossypii
Eu. hirsutaAphis tirucallis
Eu. hirtaAphis craccivora, gossypii, euphorbiae, spiraecola,
tirucallis;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus persicae
Eu. horombensisEonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. hybernaAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae; Macrosiphum meixneri
Eu. iberica Acyrthosiphon cyparissiae ssp. propinquum
Eu. illirica Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Eu. inaequilateraAphis craccivora; Sitobion phyllanthi
Eu. ×ingezalahiana Eonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. insularisMacrosiphum inexpectatum
Eu. jaxarticaAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae; Aphis euphorbiae;
Smynthurodes betae
Eu. kerneriAphis esulae
Eu. lagascaeAphis tirucallis
Eu. lamprocarpaAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae ssp. turkestanicum, euphorbiae,
[euphorbiae ssp. brevisiphon];
Aphis euphorbiae, gerardianae; Pemphigus immunis;
Trama euphorbiae
Eu. lanata = Eu. petiolata
Eu. laro = Eu. tirucalli
Eu. lathyrisAphis sensoriataeuphorbii,
[Aphis sp. (Holman & Pintera 1981)];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Smynthurodes betae
Eu. lucidaAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae
Eu. lunulata = Eu. esula
Eu. macrocerasMacrosiphum dzhibladzeae
Eu. macrocladaAphis brotericola, myrsinitidis, pseudeuphorbiae
Eu. maculataAphis craccivora; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Eu. marginataMacrosiphum euphorbiae
Eu. mauritanicaMyzus persicae
Eu. medicagineaAphis hillerislambersi
Eu. mendeziiAphis gossypii
Eu. microcarpaAphis gerardianae
Eu. microsciadiaAphis euphorbicola
Eu. miliiAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae;
Aphis craccivora, euphorbiae, fabae, gossypii;
Eonaphis euphorbiae; Myzus persicae; Sitobion milii
Eu. milii var. splendens Aphis tirucallis; Eonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. missouriensis = Eu. spathulata
Eu. missuricaAphis euphorbiae
Eu. myrsinitesAphis brotericola, myrsini, myrsinitidis
Eu. neriifoliaAphis spiraecola
Eu. nicaensisAphis brotericola, gossypii, hillerislambersi, tirucallis,
vallei, [Aphis sp. (Spain; Nieto Nafría 1985b)]
Eu. obtusifolia ssp. regis-jubae = Eu. regis-jubae
Eu. oxyphyllaAphis brotericola
Eu. pachyrrhizaAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae
Eu. palustrisAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae; Aphis paludicola
Eu. pannonicaAphis glareosae
Eu. paraliasAphis hillerislambersi, tirucallis, vallei
Eu. paulianiiEonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. pekinensisAulacorthum euphorbophagum;
Macrosiphum sp. (Japan, BMNH collection, leg. M.
Miyazaki)
Eu. peplusAcyrthosiphon cyparissiae, euphorbiae;
Aphis craccivora, euphorbiae, solanella, tirucallis;
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus antirrhinii, cymbalariae, ornatus, persicae;
Pemphigus immunis; Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon
Eu. petiolataAphis pseudeuphorbiae
Eu. pilulifera (?)Aphis craccivora, gossypii
Eu. pinea = Eu. segetalis var. pinea
Eu. piscatoriaAphis euphorbiae, hillerislambersi,
[paralios (nomen nudum)]
Eu. pithyusa (incl. var. ovalifolia) Acyrthosiphon euphorbiae; Aphis euphorbiae, hillerislambersi, hispanica,
[paralios (nomen nudum)]
Eu. platyphyllosAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae, thracicum;
Aphis euphorbiae; Neomyzus circumflexus
Eu. polychroma = Eu. epithymoides
Eu. portlandicaAphis hillerislambersi
Eu. portulacoidesAphis pseudopulchella
Eu. portulacoides ssp. collina Aphis eucollinae
Eu. prostrataAphis craccivora, euphorbiae, tirucallis
Eu. pubescensAcyrthospiphon euphorbiae;
Aphis euphorbiae, gossypii, tirucallis
Eu. pulcherrimaAphis aurantii, craccivora; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus persicae
Eu. rapulumSmynthurodes betae
Eu. razafinjohanyi Eonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. regis-jubae Aphis hillerislambersi, tirucallis;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
Eu. salicifoliaAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae; Aphis euphorbiae
Eu. schimperianaAphis hillerislambersi
Eu. sclerocyathium Aphis gerardianae
Eu. segetalis (incl. var. pinea) Aphis brotericola, euphorbiae, hillerislambersi,
[paralios (nomen nudum)], tirucallis;
Myzus persicae
Eu. seguieriana (incl. var. gerardiana)Acyrthosiphon cyparissiae ssp. propinquum;
Aphis euphorbiae, gerardianae, glareosae
Aphis sp. (Hungary and Switzerland; BMNH collection)
Eu. seguieriana ssp. niciciana Aphis esulae
Eu. semiperfoliata Aphis vallei; Macrosiphum euphorbiellum
Eu. sequieriana see Eu. seguieriana
Eu. serrataAphis hillerislambersi, [paralios (nomen nudum)],
tirucallis
Eu. serrulata = Eu. stricta
Eu. ×soanieranensis Eonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. soongaricaAphis euphorbiae;
Acyrthosiphon euphorbiae, [euphorbiae ssp. brevisiphon]
Eu. spathulataAphis euphorbiae
Eu. spinosaAcyrthosiphon corsicae, euphorbiae,
[euphorbinum (nomen nudum)], matilei;
Aphis brotericola
Eu. splendens = Eu. milii var. splendens
Eu. stenocladaEonaphis euphorbiae; [Paulianaphis madagascariensis]
E. stepposaAphis glareosae
Eu. striatella = Eu. microsciadia
Eu. strictaAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus persicae; Pemphigus immunis
Eu. supina = Eu. maculata
Eu. sylibum (?)Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Eu. sylvaticum = Eu. amygdaloides
Eu. terracinaAphis euphorbiae, gossypii, tirucallis; [Pemphigus sp.]
Eu. tithymaloidesAphis gossypii
Eu. thymifoliaAphis gossypii
Eu. tirucalliAphis tirucallis; Eonaphis pauliani
Eu. verrucosaAcyrthosiphon euphorbiae
Eu. viguieriEonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. villosa = Eu. illirica
Eu. virgata = Eu. esula ssp. tommasiniana
Eu. wulfenii = Eu. characias ssp. wulfenii
Eu. ×zanaharensis Eonaphis euphorbiae
Eu. zeravschanica (?) Acyrthosiphon euphorbiae ssp. tadzhikistanicum
Euphorbia spp.Acyrthosiphon [boreale], pareuphorbiae;
Aphis dlabolai, maulensis, nerii, nevskyi, propinqua,
tehuelchis, Aphis sp. near hillerislambersi (Canary
Isles, Spain, BMNH colln);
[Pemphigus brevicornis, fuscicornis]; Trama afghanica

Key to apterae on Euphorbia:-

[There are numerous morphologically similar Aphis spp. on Euphorbia in south, central and east Europe, including some undescribed species. Couplets 28 onwards make an attempt to discriminate most of the taxa in this group that are represented in the BMNH collection, but a more detailed study of this group is needed. See also the key to Euphorbia-feeding Aphis spp. by Nieto Nafría 1985b, which includes other undescribed species from France and Spain.]
1Hind tarsi greatly elongated, more than 0.6 × hind tibia…..2
Hind tarsi similar in length to other tarsi…..3
2ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5….Trama euphorbiae*
ANT PT/BASE more than 0.5…..Trama afghanica*
3 Eyes with only 3 facets…..4
Eyes multifaceted…..7
4Body with very large spinal and marginal spine-like processes. SIPH conical, dark, broad-based, with a subapical ring of hairs. ANT PT/BASE more than 1…..5
Body without long spine-like processes. SIPH absent. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5 …..6
5 R IV+V 0.164-0.183 mm. Marginal processes present on ABD TERG 2 (as well as 3, 4 and 7)…..Eonaphis euphorbiae
R IV+V 0.120-0.142 mm. Marginal processes absent from ABD TERG 2 …..Eonaphis pauliani
6Body and appendages clothed with dense, fine hairs. ANT II at least 2 × ANT I. Anal plate enlarged, with anus in dorsal position…..Smynthurodes betae
Body with sparse inconspicuous hairs. ANT I and II similar in length. Anus and anal plate normal…..Pemphigus immunis
7 Head spiculose, with inner faces of ANT tubercles parallel or convergent apically …..8
Head without spicules. ANT tubercles either undeveloped or with divergent inner faces…..10
8 SIPH long and straight, tapering/cylindrical, with a well-developed flange. ANT III usually with 1-2 small rhinaria near base. ANT tubercles with inner faces almost parallel …..9
Without that combination of characters …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
9 R IV+V 0.9-1.0 × HT II, which is more than 0.145 mm long …..Aulacorthum euphorbophagum
R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II, which is 1.10-0.14 mm long…..Aulacorthum solani
10ANT tubercles developed, sometimes low but projecting beyond middle of front of head in dorsal view. ANT usually at least 0.9 × BL, with one or more rhinaria an basal part of ANT III. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..11
ANT tubercles absent, or if somewhat developed then hardly projecting beyond middle of front of head in dorsal view, and ABD TERG 1 and 7 then have MTu. ANT less than 0.9 × BL, and usually without rhinaria on III…..26
11SIPH with subapical polygonal reticulation, although this may only consist of a very few closed cells near apex, in which case SIPH is slightly swollen subapically, and has a slight constriction just proximal to the (small) flange…..12
SIPH without any subapical polygonal reticulation, the subapical region having transverse somewhat spinulose imbrication, and no trace of swelling or constriction proximal to the rather well-developed flange…..19
12Hairs on ANT III all short and blunt, the longest much less than 0.5 × BD III. SIPH with only a few closed polygonal cells near apex…..13
Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III. SIPH with at least 4-5 rows of closed polygonal cells near apex…..15
13SIPH more than 1.5 × head width across (and incl.) eyes, and with at least 4-5 rows of closed polygonal cells near apex. ANT BASE VI c.0.26 mm long, c. 1.6 × HT II …..Macrosiphum sp. on E. pekinensis (Japan, BMNH collection)
SIPH shorter than head width across eyes, and with only a few closed polygonal cells near apex. ANT BASE VI 0.095-0.125 mm long, 0.6-0.9 × HT II…..14
14R IV+V 0.11-0.13 mm, 1.1-1.3 × ANT BASE VI and 0.83-0.89 × HT II …..Sitobion milii
R IV+V 0.09-0.10 mm, 0.7-1.0 × ANT BASE VI and 0.60-0.76 × HT II …..Sitobion phyllanthi
15Total length of rostrum (measured from base of protractor apodeme) 0.89-1.09 × ANT III…..Macrosiphum inexspectatum
Total length of rostrum 0.57-0.87 × ANT III…..16
16R IV+V 0.45-0.62 × ANT BASE VI. ANT III with 6-20 secondary rhinaria, often extending onto distal half…..Macrosiphum meixneri
R IV+V 0.68-1.1 × ANT BASE VI. ANT III with 1-10 secondary rhinaria restricted to basal 0.2-0.5…..17
17R IV+V 0.65-0.76 × HT II. Cauda with 15-19 hairs …..Macrosiphum dzhibladzeae
R IV+V 0.79-1.08 × HT II. Cauda with 8-12 hairs…..18
18R IV+V 0.69-0.79 × ANT BASE VI and 0.79-0.91 × HT II. Longest hair on ABD TERG 3 is 32-72 mm. Apical parts of femora very dark …..Macrosiphum euphorbiellum
R IV+V 0.8-1.1 × ANT BASE VI and 0.83-1.08 × HT II. Longest hair on ABD TERG 3 is 21-37 mm. Apical parts of femora pale or slightly dusky …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
19 First tarsal segments with 5-7 hairs…..20
First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..21
20 Anterior half of head dark, strongly demarcated from pale posterior half. ANT, tibiae and SIPH wholly or mainly dark…..Acyrthosiphon cyparissiae
Front of head pale or dusky, ANT, tibiae and SIPH mainly pale with only apices dark …..Acyrthosiphon cyparissiae ssp. propinquum
21Cauda 2.2-2.7 × longer than its width at midlength, 1.1-1.4 × HT II and 1.7-2.1 × R IV+V…..Acyrthosiphon corsicae
Cauda 2.8-4.4 × longer than its width at midlength, 1.5-3.7 × HT II and 2.7-7.5 × R IV+V…..22
22 R IV+V 0.75-0.9 × HT II. ANT BASE VI 1.1-1.5 × R IV+V …..Acyrthosiphon ilka
R IV+V 0.4-0.65 × HT II. ANT BASE VI 1.5-3.1 × R IV+V…..23
23 BL 1.7-2.5 mm, ANT 1.5-2.3 mm. ANT III 4.6-7.5 × R IV+V and 2.7-4.0 × HT II. Cauda with 5-10 hairs…..24
BL 2.3-4.4 mm, ANT 2.5-4.3 mm. ANT III 7.5-12.1 × R IV+V and 3.8-5.6 × HT II. Cauda with 9-21 hairs…..25
24SIPH 1.4-1.8 × cauda, which bears 7-19 hairs…..Acyrthosiphon matilei
SIPH 1.9-2.0 × cauda, which bears 5-7 hairs …..Acyrthosiphon pareuphorbiae
25ANT III with 2-11 rhinaria, restricted to basal half. ANT PT 0.64-1.06 × ANT III and 3.4-5.1 × HT II…..Acyrthosiphon euphorbiae
ANT III with 14-26 rhinaria, distributed over most of length. ANT PT 1.03-1.18 × ANT III and 4.9-5.9 × HT II…..Acyrthosiphon thracicum
26ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu). Spiracular apertures large and rounded. SIPH smooth, pale, with a marked annular incision proximal to the flange …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
ABD TERG 1 and usually also 7 with MTu. Spiracular apertures reniform. SIPH imbricated, pale or dark, without a subapical annular incision…..27
27 Stridulatory apparatus present. ANT PT/BASE 4.0-5.0 …..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Stridulatory apparatus absent. ANT PT/BASE 0.9-4.1…..28
28 ANT PT/BASE 0.9-2.8, but if more than 2.0 then SIPH are 0.5-1.1 × cauda and R IV+V is 0.7-1.1 × HT II…..29
ANT PT/BASE 1.7-4.1; if less than 2.0 then either SIPH are 1.1-2.2 × cauda or R IV+V is 0.9-1.4 × HT II…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
29 Cauda very short, broadly rounded, only 0.4-0.7 × as long as its basal width in dorsal view, and bearing 4-7 hairs…..Aphis euphorbicola
Cauda helmet-shaped, triangular or finger-shaped, at least 0.8 × as long as its basal width, and bearing 6-34 hairs…..30
30 MTu absent from ABD TERG 7; present on ABD TERG 1 and on some of ABD TERG 2-6…..Aphis maulensis
MTu always present on both ABD TERG 1 and 7, present or absent on ABD TERG 2-6…..31
31 MTu present on at least some of ABD TERG 2-6 as well as 1 and 7 (but these may be reduced or occasionally absent in specimens collected in autumn)…..32
MTu present only on ABD TERG 1 and 7…..37
32 Cauda with about 17 hairs…..Aphis pseudopulchella*
Cauda with 4-15 hairs…..33
33 Hairs on ANT III minute, the longest 0.3-0.4 × BD III. Dorsum invariably with extensive dark sclerotization. MTu very large; longitudinal diameter of MTu on ABD TERG 2-4 is 0.25-0.33 the distance between them…..Aphis glareosae
Longest hairs on ANT III usually more than 0.4 × BD III. Dorsum with variable, sometimes extensive sclerotization. MTu variably developed…..34
34 ANT PT/BASE 2.1-2.5. MTu well developed on most of ABD TERG 1-7. ABD TERG 8 with 4-6 hairs …..Aphis sp. on Euphorbia seguieriana, Hungary and Switzerland
ANT PT/BASE 1.2-2.3. MTu variably developed, those on ABD TERG 2-6 of sporadic occurrence and usually small. ABD TERG 8 with 2-4 hairs…..35
35 Dorsal abdomen mostly membranous, with only some sparse pigmented cells. Longest hairs on ABD TERG III are 40-60 μm…..Aphis myrsinitidis
Dorsal abdomen with variably developed spinal or pleurospinal sclerites on ABD TERG 1-6, sometimes merged between segments. Longest hairs on ABD TERG III are 8-33 μm…..36
36 Cauda with 8-15 hairs. Longest hairs on ANT III 16-33 μm, and marginal hairs on ABD TERG 3 are 23-33 μm.…..Aphis vallei (part)
Cauda with 4-10 hairs Longest hairs on ANT III 5-21 μm, and marginal hairs on ABD TERG 3 are 8-28 μm..…..Aphis brotericola (or Aphis tehuelchis – see text)
37Cauda helmet-shaped or triangular, 0.8-1.3 × its basal width in dorsal view …..38
Cauda elongate triangular or finger-shaped, more than 1.2-2.0 × its basal width …..41
38 ANT PT/BASE 0.9-1.2. longest hairs on ANT III 0.8-1.0 × BD III. Cauda with 9-16 hairs…..39
ANT PT/BASE 1.25-1.95. Longest hairs on ANT III either less than 0.8 × or more than 1.0 × BD III. Cauda with 7-10 hairs…..40
39SIPH 0.85-1.31 × cauda, which is about as long as its basal width. R IV+V 0.93-1.03 × HT II. (Al. with 6-13 secondary rhinaria on ANT III, 0 on IV) …..Aphis dlabolai*
SIPH 0.65-0.80 × cauda, which is 1.1-1.3 × its basal width. R IV+V 0.75-0.86 × HT II. (Al. with 12-19 secondary rhinaria on ANT III, 0-4 on IV)…..Aphis propinqua
40SIPH only 0.27-0.46 × cauda, which is triangular. Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.8 × BD III. Dorsum membranous…..Aphis hispanica
SIPH 0.70-1.06 × cauda, which is helmet-shaped (with convex sides). Longest hairs on ANT III at least 0.9 × BD III. Dorsal abdomen with variably developed dark sclerotization…..Aphis vallei (part)
41 SIPH 0.25-0.69 × cauda…..42
SIPH 0.70-1.37 × cauda…..46
42ANT III with secondary rhinaria (in apt.) distributed III 5-16, IV 6-9, V 5-7. ANT PT/BASE c.1.6-1.7…..Aphis sensoriataeuphorbii
ANT without secondary rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 0.88-1.53…..43
43SIPH 0.25-0.30 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE c.1.0. ANT PT 0.8-0.9 × HT II…..Aphis sp. near hillerislambersi (Canary Isles and Spain, BMNH collection)
SIPH 0.39-0.67 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.63. ANT PT 1.0-1.3 × HT II …..44
44R IV+V 0.080-0.97 mm, 0.60-0.76 × HT II…..Aphis gerardianae
R IV+V 0.098-0.12 mm, 0.73-0.92 × HT II…..45
45ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.63. R IV+V 0.73-0.90 × HT II. Cauda with 6-12 hairs …..Aphis hillerislambersi
ANT PT/BASE c.1.0. R IV+V c.0.9 × HT II. Cauda with 6-7 hairs …..Aphis nevskyi*
46 Hairs on ANT III finely pointed, 1.1-2.0 × BD III…..47
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.2-0.95 × BD III…..48
47Cauda bearing numerous (28 or more) hairs…..Aphis paludicola
Cauda bearing 7-10 hairs…..Aphis pseudopaludicola*
48 ANT PT/BASE c.0.9…..Aphis agrariae*
ANT PT/BASE 1.2-2.5…..49
49Longest hairs on ANT III 0.2-0.6 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.5. Dorsum membranous or with only light, pale, patchy sclerotization…..50
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.55-0.95 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE 1.2-1.8. Dorsal sclerotization very variable, sometimes even absent, but often dark and extensive…..52
50Cauda with 12-17 hairs…..Aphis pulchella
Cauda with 5-10 hairs…..51
51 Frontal hairs at least 15 µm long…..Aphis esulae
Frontal hairs 9-13 µm long…..Aphis eucollinae
52 SIPH rather robust, often with slightly convex sides, 1.5-2.3 × longer than their basal widths. Dorsal abdomen with sclerotic shield usually confined to central area, not extending laterally as far as intersegmental or marginal sclerites. (Alata often with some rhinaria on ANT IV) …..Aphis euphorbiae
SIPH with tapering, often slightly concave sides, 2.0-4.2 × longer than their basal widths. Dorsal abdomen variably sclerotised. (Alata without rhinaria on ANT IV) …..53
53 Dorsum with little or no sclerotization…..Aphis pseudeuphorbiae
Dorsum usually with extensive dark sclerotization, often extended laterally to merge with marginal sclerites, but sometimes reduced or fragmented…..Aphis tirucallis
Euphoria see DimocarpusSapindaceae
EuphrasiaOrobanchaceae
Euphrasia brevipila Hyperomyzus zirnitsi; Myzus cerasi
Eu. frigidaHyperomyzus thorsteinni
Eu. hirtellaNasonovia ribisnigri
Eu. lutea = Odontites vulgaris
Eu. nemorosaBrachycaudus helichrysi
Eu. officinalisBrachycaudus helichrysi, mimeuri; Hyperomyzus zirnitsi;
Myzus cerasi; Nasonovia ribisnigri
Eu. pectinataAphis sibirica
Eu. rostkovianaBrachycaudus persicae;
Hyperomyzuz zirnitsi ssp. boerneri;
Myzus cerasi; Nasonovia ribisnigri
Eu. strictaBrachycaudus mimeuri; Hyperomyzus zirnitsi;
Myzus cerasi; Nasonovia ribisnigri
Eu. viscosa = Odontites purpurea
Euphrasia spp.Hyperomyzus rhinanthi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key to apterae on Euphrasia:-

1Cauda helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width in dorsal view…..2
Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, much longer its basal width…..3
2 SIPH dark, imbricated, 1.4-2.1 × cauda. Dorsum sclerotic, usually dark …..Brachycaudus mimeuri (or persicae – see text)
SIPH pale, smooth, 1.1-1.3 × cauda. Dorsum pale, membranous …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
3 SIPH very strongly swollen distally, with diameter of swollen part 1.6 or more × minimum diameter of “stem”…..4
SIPH tapering or cylindrical…..7
4 Dorsum with extensive black sclerotic markings, including a black patch on ABD TERG 2-4(-5). SIPH black, spindle-shaped. Cauda black …..Hyperomyzus rhinanthi
Dorsum pale. SIPH pale, dusky, or dark-tipped, clavate. Cauda pale…..5
5 ANT PT/BASE 4.0-5.9. Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III …..Hyperomyzus thorsteinni
ANT PT/BASE 6.2-7.4. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III …..6
6 ANT III with 35-42 rhinaria. (Al. with 75-101 rhinaria on III, and 16-34 on IV) …..Hyperomyzus zirnitsi
ANT III with 21-37 rhinaria. (Al. with c.45 rhinaria on III and 14 on IV)…..Hyperomyzus zirnitsi ssp. boerneri
7 Head densely ornamented with spicules and nodules. Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotic shield, ornamented with wrinkles…..Myzus cerasi
Head without spicules or nodules. Dorsum without an extensive dark sclerotic shield…..8
8 SIPH shorter than cauda. ANT PT/BASE 1.8-2.9…..Aphis sibirica*
SIPH more than 1.6 × longer than cauda. ANT PT/BASE 5.3-11.4…..9
9 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Dorsum without any dark markings. ANT PT/BASE 5.3-6.2. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. Dorsum usually with a pattern of dark markings. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4. ANT III with 3-36 rhinaria…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
Euptelia Eupteleaceae
Euptelia polyandra Myzus persicae
Eurhynchium (including Rhynchostegium) Brachytheciaceae
Eurhynhchium confertum Muscaphis musci
Eu. praelongumMuscaphis cuspidata, escherichi
Eu. striatumMelaphis rhois

Use key to apterae of moss-feeding aphids under Polytrichum.

Eurohypnum Entodontaceae
Eurohypnum leptothallum [Kaburagia rhusicola (imm. sexuparae only)]

(or use key to moss-feeding aphids under Polytrichum)

Eurotiasee KrascheninnikoviaAmaranthaceae
EuryaTheaceae
Eurya japonica (incl. var. nitida) [Aiceona robustiseta];
Aphis aurantii, citricidus, [euryae Shinji (nomen
dubium)], gossypii, odinae, spiraecola;
Ericolophium euryae;
[Macrosiphoniella formosartemisiae, grandicaudata];
[Indomasonaphis anaphalidis];
Sinomegoura citricola, symplocois
Eurya spp.Aulacorthum rhamni; Eutrichosiphum roepkei;
Greenidea symplocosis; Neomyzus circumflexus

Key to apterae on Eurya:-

1 SIPH bearing numerous very long hairs…..2
SIPH without hairs…..3
2 Cauda with a median process (stylus). SIPH more than 0.3 × BL, with pale reticulation over most of length…..Greenidea symplocosis
Cauda without a median process. SIPH less than 0.3 × BL, without reticulation …..Eutrichosiphum roepkei*
3 Head spiculose, with inner faces of ANT tubercles steep-sided, parallel or apically convergent…..4
Head without spicules. ANT tubercles either weakly developed or with divergent inner faces…..5
4 Dorsal abdomen with a large, roughly horseshoe-shaped dark sclerite, and dark cross-bands on thorax…..Neomyzus circumflexus
Dorsum without dark markings…..Aulacorthum rhamni*
5 ANT tubercles weakly developed, not projecting beyond middle of front of head in dorsal view. MTu present on ABD TERG 1 and 7…..6
ANT tubercles moderately to well-developed, projecting beyond middle of front of head in dorsal view. MTu absent from ABD TERG 1 and 7…..9
6 Cauda paler than SIPH and bearing 4-8 hairs…..Aphis gossypii
Cauda as black as SIPH and bearing 8-54 hairs…..7
7 Cauda with 8-12 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.9-2.9. Stridulatory apparatus absent …..Aphis spiraecola
Cauda with 10-54 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 3.5-5.0. Stridulatory apparatus present …..8
8 Longest hairs on ANT III 0.5-1.0 × BD III. Cauda with 10-26 hairs…..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Longest hairs on ANT III 1.2-2.1 × BD III. Cauda with 19-54 hairs….. Aphis (Toxoptera) citricidus
9 BL 1.2-1.6 mm. Cauda pale. Front of head with a prominent median tubercle almost as large as ANT tubercles. Dorsum often with a dark patch. ANT III without rhinaria. SIPH 2.0-2.5 × cauda…..Ericolophium euryae
BL 1.7-3.2 mm. Cauda dark. Median tubercle weakly developed. Dorsum pale. ANT III usually with at least one rhinarium. SIPH 0.8-1.5 × cauda…..10
10Head width across (and including) eyes 0.9-1.1 × cauda, which bears 10-19 hairs. SIPH 0.8-1.0 × cauda…..Sinomegoura citricola
Head width across eyes c 1.4 × cauda, which bears 6-9 hairs. SIPH c. 1.1 × cauda …..Sinomegoura symplocois
EuryaleNymphaeaceae
Euryale feroxRhopalosiphum nymphaeae
EurybiaAsteraceae
Eurybia conspicua Macrosiphum olmsteadi
Eu. divaricataAphis sp. (Leonard 1968, 4); Uroleucon crepusisiphon
Eu. integrifolia[Uroleucon madia]
Eu. macrophyllaMacrosiphum olmsteadi; Uroleucon astronomus

Use key to apterae on Aster.

EuryopsAsteraceae
Euryops arabicusBrachycaudus helichrysi; Myzus persicae
Eu. chrysanthemoides [Aphis lugentis], [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a)];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Uroleucon compositae, [Uroleucon sp. (Leonard 1972a)]
Eu. pectinatusAphis spiraecola, [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a)];
Myzus persicae
Eu. virgineusMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Euscaphis Staphyleaceae
Euscaphis japonica Aphis gossypii, horii; [Indomasonaphis anaphalidis];
Pseudomegoura magnoliae; Indomegoura indica; [Phorodon viburni];

Key to aphids on Euscaphis:-

1 ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu) …..2
ANT tubercles well developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without Mtu…..3
2 Hairs on ANT III long and very fine, the longest 1.7-2.1× basal diameter of segment …..Aphis horii
Hairs on ANT III much shorter …..Aphis gossypii
3 SIPH very stout, cylindrical on basal part, abruptly narrowing to apex, entirely dark, with some subapical polygonal reticulation…..Indomegoura indica
SIPH slightly clavate, black only at apices, without subapical polygonal reticulation …..Pseudomegoura magnoliae
EustachysPoaceae
Eustachys petraea Hysteroneura setariae; Tetraneura fusiformis

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

EustrephusAsparagaceae
Eustrephus latifolius Aulacorthum solani
Euterpe Arecaceae
Euterpe edulisCerataphis brasilensis
Eu. oleracea Cerataphis brasilensis

Use key to apterae on palms under Calamus.

EuthamiaAsteraceae
Euthamia caroliniana = E. graminifolia
Eu. conyzoides (?) Aphis gossypii
Eu. graminifolia Pemphigus bursarius;
?Pleotrichophorus sp. (Florida, BMNH collection, leg.
S.E. Halbert);
Prociphilus erigeronensis; Uroleucon lanceolatum, olivei
Eu. lanceolata = E. graminifolia
Eu. occidentalis [Illinoia sp., Washington; A.Jensen, see aphidtrek.org]

Key to apterae on Euthamia:-

ANT PT/BASE 6.9-7.6. ANT PT 2.5-2.8 × SIPH which are thin and flangeless. cauda with 4-5 hairs. ANT flagellum dark except at base of III, and tibiae mostly dark, contrasting with entirely pale femora…..?Pleotrichophorus sp. (Florida, BMNH colln)
ANT PT/BASE less than 6.5 and other characters not in above combination …..go to key to apterae on Solidago
Eutrema (including Wasabia)Brassicaceae
Eutrema japonicum Brevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis pseudobrassicae;
Myzus persicae; Pemphigus populitransversus
Eu. wasabi = E. japonicum

Use key to apterae on Brassica.

EutrochiumAsteraceae
Eutrochium maculatum Uroleucon ambrosiae, eupatoricolens
Eu. purpureum Aphis gossypii, spiraecola, vernoniae;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, eupatoricolens

Use key to apterae on Eupatorium.

EversmanniaLeguminosae
Eversmannia subspinosa Aphis craccivora
ExochordaRosaceae
Exochorda racemosa [Lachnus tropicalis – Tao 1999]
ExostemaRubiaceae
Exostema caribaeum Aphis aurantii, spiraecola
E. longifloraAphis spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

ExotheaSapindaceae
Exothea paniculata Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
ExothecaPoaceae
Exotheca abyssinica Aphis gossypii; Myzus persicae; Pseudaphis sijui;
Rhopalosiphum maidis;
Sitobion africanum, graminis, [Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)];
[Uroleucon compositae]

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