HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS

(in alphabetical order)

Hov-Jug

Hovenia

Howea

Hoya

Hulthemia

Humularia

Humulus

Hutchinsia

Hyacinthus

Hyalea

Hyaloseris

Hybanthus

Hydrangea

Hydriastele

Hydrilla

Hydrocharis

Hydrochloa

Hydrocleys

Hydrocotyle

Hydrophyllum

Hygrohypnum

Hygrophila

Hylocereus

Hylocomium

Hylotelephium

Hymenanthera

Hymenanthes

Hymenocardia

Hymenodictyon

Hymenosporum

Hymenoxys

Hyocomium

Hyoscyamus

Hyoseris

Hyparrhenia

Hypecoum

Hypericum

Hypnum

Hypochaeris

Hypocyrta

Hypoestes

Hyptis

Hyssopus

Hysterionica

Hystrix

Iberis

Ibicella

Iboza

Ichnanthus

Ichnocarpus

Ilex

Iliamna

Illicium

Impatiens

Imperata

Indigofera

Indocalamus

Indosasa

Inga

Inula

Iochroma

Ionidium

Ionopsis

Iozoste

Ipecacuanha

Ipomoea

Ipomopsis

Iranecio

Iresine

Iris

Isatis

Ischaemum

Iseilema

Ismelia

Isnardia

Isochilus

Isodon

Isothecium

Itea

Iva

Ixanthus

Ixeridium

Ixeris

Ixia

Ixiolirion

Ixophorus

Ixora

Jacaranda

Jacksonia

Jacobaea

Jacobinia

Jacquemontia

Jacquiniella

Jambosa

Jasione

Jasminum

Jatropha

Jessea

Jovibarba

Juglans

Hovenia Rhamnaceae
Hovenia dulcisMyzus persicae
Howea Arecaceae
Howea forsteriana Cerataphis brasiliensis

Use key to apterae on palms under Calamus.

HoyaApocynaceae
Hoya bella = H. lanceolata ssp. bella
H. carnosaAphis nerii; Myzus persicae
H. lanceolataMyzus persicae
H. longifoliaAphis asclepiadis, nerii
H. viridisAphis asclepiadis (India), nerii

Use key to apterae on Asclepias.

Hulthemia see RosaRosaceae
HumulariaFabaceae
Humularia welwitschii Neoantalus humulariae
Humulus Cannabaceae
Humulus japonicus see H. scandens
H. lupulusAphis fabae, gossypii, [lupuli], nasturtii;
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, hamiltoni;
Myzus ascalonicus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Phorodon cannabis, humuli, humulifoliae;
[Rhodobium porosum (as Metopolophium humulisuctum)];
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
H. lupulus × neomexicanus Aphis asclepiadis
H. scandens (incl. japonicus) Aphis humuli; Karamicrosiphum humuliosum;
Myzus persicae; Phorodon humulifoliae, japonensis
Humulus sp.Aphis spiraecola

Key to apterae on Humulus:-

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

1 ANT tubercles weakly developed, not projecting beyond middle of front of head in dorsal view…..2
ANT tubercles well developed…..3
2 ANT 5-segmented in both apt. and al. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..Aphis humuli
ANT 6-segmented (rarely 5-segmented in midsummer dwarf apt.). ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
3 ANT tubercles with finger-like forward projections, at least half as long as ANT I …..4
ANT tubercles without finger-like projections…..7
4 Dorsal hairs capitate, including those on ANT tubercles and ANT I-III. Longest hairs on ANT III about equal to BD III…..Phorodon cannabis
Dorsal and ANT hairs with blunt or pointed apices. Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III…..5
5 SIPH with distal part strongly curved outwards, swollen on the curve and then narrowing abruptly, the narrow section being completely smooth, the rest coarsely imbricated…..Phorodon humulifoliae
SIPH with distal part slightly curved outwards but tapering gradually over most of length, there being no abrupt transition to a smooth narrow apical section…..6
6 Finger-like projection on ANT tubercle reaching apex of ANT I or beyond, its length greater than that of ANT II. R IV+V 1.1-1.35 × HT II…..Phorodon humuli
Finger-like projection on ANT tubercle not reaching apex of ANT I, its length less than that of ANT II. R IV+V 1.35-1.6 × HT II…..Phorodon japonensis
7 Cuticle of head spiculose or nodulose, with inner faces of ANT tubercles scabrous and steep-sided, parallel or apically convergent. SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
Cuticle of head smooth, inner faces of ANT tubercles divergent. SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation…..8
8 First tarsal segments with 4 hairs. ANT PT/BASE less than 5. ANT III with 11-12 rhinaria. ANT and dorsal body hairs expanded apically …..Karamicrosiphum humuliosum*
First tarsal segments with 3 hairs. ANT PT/BASE more than 5. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria. ANT and dorsal body hairs blunt or pointed…..9
9 SIPH slightly swollen on distal half proximal to reticulated section, which extends for less than 0.1 of SIPH length. SIPH 2.4-2.6 × cauda…..Macrosiphum hamiltoni
SIPH cylindrical on distal half, with reticulation extending 0.13-0.2 of length. SIPH 1.7-2.2 × cauda…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
HutchinsiaBrassicaceae
Hutchinsia alpina = Hornungia alpina
HyacinthusAsparagaceae
Hyacinthus orientalis Aphis gossypii; Myzus ascalonicus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
Hyacinthus sp.Aphis craccivora; Aulacorthum solani

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Hyalea Asteraceae
Hyalea pulchellaAphis fabae; Capitophorus elaeagni; Protaphis hyaleae;
Uroleucon minor; Xerobion zoijae

Use key to apterae on Centaurea.

HyaloserisAsteraceae
Hyaloseris cinerea Uroleucon gochnatiae
Hybanthus(including Ionidium)Violaceae
Hybanthus concolor Myzus persicae
Hydrangea (including Calyptranthe) Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea altissima = H. anomala
H. anomalaChakrabartiaphis hydrangeae
H. arborescensAphis spiraecola; Myzus persicae
H. asperaAphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Tuberoaphis hydrangeae
H. bretschneideriMyzus persicae
H. hortensis = H. macrophylla
H. involucrataAphis spiraecola; Macromyzus woodwardiae;
Rhopalosiphoninus deutzifoliae
H. macrophyllaAcyrthosiphon malvae;
Aphis citricidus, fabae, gossypii, nerii, odinae, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Macromyzus woodwardiae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ascalonicus, persicae, philadelphi;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
[Rhodobium porosum]; Rhopalosiphoninus hydrangeae;
[Sitobion fragariae]
H. paniculataAphis fabae, spiraecola; Eumyzus darjeelingensis;
Macromyzus woodwardiae;
Rhopalosiphoninus deutzifoliae, hydrangeae
H. petiolarisAphis spiraecola; Eumyzus hydrangi;
Macromyzus woodwardiae;
?Myzus sp. (BMNH collection, Japan, leg. M. Miyazaki);
Rhopalosiphoninus deutzifoliae, hydrangeae,
Rhopalosiphoninus sp. (BMNH collection, Japan, leg.
M. Miyazaki);
Taiwanomyzus montanus
H. robustaTuberoaphis hydrangeae ssp. digitata
H. scandens = H. petiolaris
H. sikokianaMacrosiphum woodwardiae;
Rhopalosiphoninus deutzifoliae
H. strigosaAphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani
Hydrangea ssp.Myzus ornatus

Key to apterae on Hydrangea:-

1 Dorsal body hairs arising from finger-like or tapering processes that are much longer than their basal widths (e.g. Fig.32a, b)…..2
Dorsal body hairs not arising from finger-like processes…..4
2 Longest dorsal abdominal processes only about 0.05 mm long…..Tuberoaphis hydrangeae*
Longest dorsal abdominal processes more than 0.1 mm long…..3
3 BL 1.1-2.2 mm. Spinal abdominal processes 0.12-0.21 mm long (fundatrix, Fig.32a) or 0.05-0.13 mm long (2nd generation), with thick apices. Eyes without evident ocular tubercles…..Tuberoaphis hydrangeae ssp. digitata
BL c. 3.1-3.2 mm. Spinal abdominal processes 0.33-0.54 mm long (fundatrix), with narrow apices (Fig.32b). Ocular tubercles evident at posterior edge of eye…..Macromyzus woodwardii*
4 Cauda swollen on basal half, narrowing abruptly to a cylindrical apical section, the swollen part bearing 4 hairs. Dorsal body hairs long and finely pointed; the longest hairs on ABD TERG 3 are 80-85 μm, 3.5-4.0 × ANT BD III ….. Chakrabartiaphis hydrangeae *
Cauda tapering, triangular, tongue or finger-shaped, sometimes constricted in the middle but without a much narrower cylindrical apical section, and often with more than 4 hairs. Dorsal body hairs blunt or acutely pointed, less than 60 μm, less than 3.5 × ANT BD III …..5
5 SIPH 2.55-4.3 × cauda, and slightly to markedly clavate. (Al. with rhinaria distributed ANT III 13-64, IV 0-22, V 0-6)…..6
SIPH less than 2.5 × cauda, tapering, cylindrical or clavate. (Al. generally with less rhinaria)…..11
6SIPH very markedly inflated, with diameter of balloon-like swollen part 2.0-4.5 × minimum diameter of basal part……Rhopalosiphoninus deutzifoliae
SIPH tapering, cylindrical, or swollen with diameter of swollen part less than 2 × minimum diameter of basal part…..7
7 SIPH dark and imbricated…..8
SIPH pale and smooth…..9
8 ANT III with 3-26 rhinaria. Tibiae pale. Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, rounded at apex, with 4-5 hairs…..Taiwanomyzus montanus
ANT III without rhinaria. Tibiae dusky/dark. Cauda triangular, with 6-7 hairs…..Myzus philadelphi
9 SIPH (Fig.32c) thick and markedly clavate, 2.55-3.2 × cauda; maximum width of swollen part 1.3-1.9 × minimum width of basal part, and about equal to or greater than R IV+V. ANT PT/BASE 3.8-4.9. ANT III usually with 1-3 rhinaria near base…..Rhopalosiphoninus hydrangeae
SIPH less clavate, 3.1-4.3 × cauda; max. width of swollen part 1.2-1.3 × minimum width of basal part, and 0.4-0.6 × R IV+V. ANT PT/BASE 2.0-2.7. ANT III without rhinaria. (Possibly fundatrices of species migrating in second generation to secondary host) …..10
10 ANT hairs very short and inconspicuous, less than 0.3 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE 2.0-2.1. SIPH 3.1-3.3 × cauda …..Rhopalosiphoninus sp., Japan (Miyazaki 2388, 2419)
ANT hairs evident, 0.6-0.7 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE c.2.6. SIPH 4.2-4.3 × cauda …..?Myzus sp., Japan (Miyazaki 2417, 2434)
11 Head densely spiculose or nodulose, with ANT tubercles weakly developed and divergent. Dorsal hairs acutely pointed, with slightly tuberculate bases; 0.8-3 × ANT BD III …..12
Either head is without spicules or nodules or, if head is spiculose or nodulose then ANT tubercles are well developed and steep-sided, with inner faces parallel or apically convergent, and dorsal hairs are very short and blunt (less than 0.5 × ANT BD III)…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
12Longest hairs on ABD TERG 2-5 about equal to ANT BD III. R IV+V 0.8-1.0 × HT II…..Eumyzus darjeelingensis*
Longest hairs on ABD TERG 2-5 more than 2 × ANT BD III. R IV+V 1.0-1.2 × HT II…..Eumyzus hydrangi
HydriasteleArecaceae
Hydriastele ramsayi Cerataphis brasiliensis

Use key to apterae on palms under Calamus.

HydrillaHydrocharitaceae
Hydrilla verticillata Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
HydrocharisHydrocharitaceae
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Hydrocharis sp.[Uroleucon obscurum – Börner 1952 (error?)]
Hydrochloa see LuziolaPoaceae
HydrocleysAlismataceae
Hydrocleys nymphoides Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
HydrocotyleAraliaceae
Hydrocotyle bonariensis Aulacorthum solani
H. sibthorpiodesAulacorthum solani; Neomyzus circumflexus
H. verticillataNeomyzus circumflexus
H. vulgarisAulacorthum solani; Hyadaphis coriandri;
Pemphigus sp. (?protospirae); Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Hydrocotyle spp.Myzus ornatus; Smynthurodes betae

Key to apterae on Hydrocotyle:-

1 SIPH very short, 0.60-0.82 × cauda; thick at base and swollen distally, constricted just proximal to the well-developed flange…..Hyadaphis coriandri
SIPH (if present) much longer than cauda; clavate, cylindrical or tapering …..2
2 SIPH clavate. Dorsal cuticle with a reticulate sculpture consisting of bead-like spinule…..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
SIPH (if present) not clavate and dorsal cuticle without bead-like spinulose reticulation…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Hygrohypnum Amblystegiaceae
Hygrohypnum luridum Pemphigus hydrophilus (?)
H. ochraceum[Pachpappa rosettei]
(or use key to moss-feeding aphids under Polytrichum)
HydrophyllumHydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum tenuipes Aphis sp. (Leonard 1974, 102)
HygrophilaAcanthaceae
One polyphagous aphid species, Aphis gossypii, is recorded from three Hygrophila spp.; auriculata, costata, difformis.
HylocereusCactaceae
Hylocereus undatus Aphis craccivora
HylocomiumHylocomiaceae
Hylocomium armoricum Jacksonia papillata; Melaphis rhois
H. brevirostreMuscaphis musci
H. flagellareMuscaphis musci
H. splendensJacksonia papillata; Muscaphis escherichi;
[Pachypappa sacculi]; [Prociphilus xylostei];
Pseudacaudella rubida
H. squarrosumMuscaphis musci

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

Hylotelephium Crassulaceae
Hylotelephium erythrostictum Aphis sedi
H. pallescens Aphis sedi
H. spectabileAphis sedi
H. telephium = Sedum telephium
Hymenantherasee MelicytusViolaceae
HymenanthesEricaceae
Hymenanthes californica Illinoia rhododendri
H. macrophyllaIllinoia rhododendri
H. maxima Aulacorthum solani; Illinoia azaleae, rhokalaza

Use key to apterae on Rhododendron.

Hymenocardia Euphorbiaceae
Hymenocardia acida Aphis aurantii, citricidus, gossypii
H. ulmoidesAphis(Toxoptera) aurantii
(Use key to polyphagous aphids)
Hymenodictyon Rubiaceae
Hymenodictyon sp. Greenideoida lambersi
Hymenosporum Pittosporaceae
Hymenosporum flavum Aphis gossypii, spiraecola; Myzus antirrhinii

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HymenoxysAsteraceae
Hymenoxys hoopesii Macrosiphum euphorbiae, valerianae;
Smynthurodes betae; Uroleucon martini

Use key to apterae under Helenium.

HyocomiumHypnaceae
Hyocomium armoricum Jacksonia papillata

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

HyoscyamusSolanaceae
Hyoscyamus albus Aulacorthum solani
H. muticusMyzus persicae
H. nigerAphis fabae, gossypii, [hyoscyami Kittel 1827 – invalid
name];
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
H. pusillusAphis craccivora
Hyoscyamus sp.Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

HyoserisAsteraceae
Hyoseris radiataAphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri;
Uroleucon [cichorii], sonchi, Uroleucon sp. (Spain, BMNH
collection)

Key to apterae on Hyoseris:-

1 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation…..2
SIPH without subapical reticulation…..4
2 SIPH mainly or wholly pale, sometimes darker apically. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH wholly dark or somewhat paler in middle. ANT III with 11-50+ rhinaria. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs…..3
3 ANT III with 11-48 rhinaria. Pre-siphuncular sclerites and scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs weakly developed or absent…..Uroleucon sonchi
ANT III with more than 50 rhinaria. Well developed pre-siphuncular sclerites and dark scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs…..Uroleucon sp. (Spain, BMNH colln)
4 ANT III with 3-36 rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4. Thoracic spiracular apertures much larger than abdominal ones…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
ANT III with 0-2 rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-5.5. Thoracic and abdominal spiracles similar in size…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
HyparrheniaPoaceae
Hyparrhenia cymbaria [Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)]
H. filipendulaRhopalosiphum maidis
H. hirta Schizaphis graminum; Sitobion africanum
H. rufaHysteroneura setariae;
Sitobion africanum, graminis, [Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)];
Tetraneura fusiformis
H. variabilisPseudaphis sijui; Sipha flava; [Sitobion sp. (Millar 1994)]

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

HypecoumPapaveraceae
Hypecoum erectum Lipaphis jungarica
H. parviflorumAcyrthosiphon glaucii
H. procumbensAphis fabae, gossypii

Key to apterae on Hypecoum:-

SIPH pale, with slight distal swelling, almost flangeless. R IV+V c.0.75 × HT II. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu), which may however be present on ABD TERG 6. ABD TERG 8 with a median process…..Lipaphis jungarica
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to aphids on Glaucium
Hypericum (including Ascyrum)Hypericacae
Hypericum aethiopicum Aphis chloris
H. alpinumAcyrthosiphon malvae; Aulacorthum solani
H. androsaemum Acyrthosiphon malvae;
Aphis chloris, gossypii, Aphis sp. (Stroyan 1984, 124)
H. ×arnoldianum Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
H. ascyron (incl. ssp. gebleri) Aphis hypericiphaga, hypericiradicis, spiraecola
H. balearicumAphis chloris, gossypii
H. calycinumAphis gossypii, hyperici, Aphis sp. (Stroyan 1984, 124);
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
H. canadenseAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
H. canariense = Webbia canariensis
H. caprifoliumAphis frangulae
H. cernuum Aphis gossypii, [Aphis sp. (Dutta & Gautam 1993)];
Myzus persicae
H. chinense = H. monogynum
H. crispum = H. triquetifolium
H. densiflorum = H. prolificum var. densiflorum
H. elatum see H. ×inodorum
H. elongatumAphis chloris, [citrina (= A. chloris?)]
H. foliosumAphis fabae
H. forrestii see H. patulum
H. frondosumAphis hyperici
H. gebleri see H. ascyron
H. gentianoidesProtaphis middletonii
H. grandifoliumAphis fabae
H. hircinum (incl. ssp. metroi) Aphis chloris, fabae, [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a)];
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
H. hirsutumAphis chloris, fabae; Aulacorthum solani
H. hookerianum [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a)]; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus ornatus, persicae
H. x?hypericoides Aphis spiraecola
H. hyssopifolium Aphis chloris, [citrina]
H. × inodorum (incl. elatum) Aphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
H. kalmianumAphis hyperici, mizzou
H. lanceolatum = H. revolutum
H. linarifoliumAphis chloris
H. maculatumAphis chloris, fabae; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum rosae
H. metroi see H. hircinum
H. mitchellianum Hyalomyzus mitchellensis
H. monogynumMyzus ornatus, persicae
H. montanumAphis chloris, fabae
H. oblongifoliumAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
H. olympicum (incl. grandiflora, polyphyllum) Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ornatus, persicae
H. patulum (incl. var. forrestii) Aphis chloris, gossypii, nasturtii; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; [Wahlgreniella nervata]
H. perforatumAphis chloris, [citrina], craccivora, fabae, gossypii,
hypericiphaga, hypericiradicis,
[oenotherae (Leonard 1974)], spiraecola
Aulacorthum solani; [Brachunguis zawadovskii];
[Illinoia sp. (B.C., Canada; A. Jensen, aphidtrek.org)];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
[Pergandeida polygonata Nevsky var. hyperici Rusanova
1942 (nomen nudum)] H. polyphyllum see H. olympicum
H. prolificum (= Myriandra prolifica)Aphis hyperici; Hyalomyzus triangulatus
H. prolificum var. densiflorum Hyalomyzus triangulatus; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus
H. pulchrumAulacorthum solani
H. quadrangulum see H. tetrapterum
H. revolutumAphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Sitobion africanum
H. roeperianumAphis chloris, gossypii
H. scabrumAphis chloris, [citrina], craccivora, pavlovskii
H. tetrapterum (incl. “quadrangulum cultivars) Aphis chloris, fabae
H. tomentosumAphis chloris
H. triquetrifolium Aphis chloris; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
H. uralumAphis gossypii, nasturtii
Hypericum spp.Metopolophium darjeelingense

Key to apterae on Hypericum:-

1 Dorsal cuticle of head spiculose or strongly wrinkled, and ANT tubercles well developed with inner faces scabrous and steep-sided or apically convergent, or with rounded, convergent processes…..2
Dorsal cuticle of head smooth or slightly wrinkled, and ANT tubercles absent, weakly developed or, if well developed, then with inner faces smooth and divergent …..4
2 SIPH clavate; swollen on distal 0.7-0.8, constricted subapically, and with narrower basal section. ANT PT/BASE 0.8-2.1. (Al. with secondary rhinaria on ANT IV and V) …..3
SIPH tapering, cylindrical or clavate, but if clavate then without a subapical constriction, and with ANT PT/BASE 2.8-4.5. (Al. without secondary rhinaria on ANT IV and V)…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
3 ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.1. Dorsal cuticle of head spinulose. SIPH often dusky to dark. (Al. with secondary rhinaria distributed III 19-28, IV 13-21, V 3-8)…..Hyalomyzus mitchellensis
ANT PT/BASE 0.8-1.0. Dorsal cuticle of head strongly wrinkled. SIPH pale. (Al. with secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 11-19, IV 6-10, V 3-6) …..Hyalomyzus triangulatus
4 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation (at least 4-5 rows of closed cells)…..5
SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..6
5 SIPH black. Dorsal abdomen with variably developed dark sclerotisation. Longest ANT hairs less than 0.5 × BD III…..Sitobion africanum
SIPH pale. Dorsal abdomen without dark sclerotisation. Longest ANT hairs 0.6-1.0 × BD III…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
6 SIPH 0.2-0.7 × cauda…..7
SIPH 0.8-2.5 × cauda…..9
7 Dorsal abdomen with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8 and irregular dark sclerotisation of more anterior tergites. R IV without any accessory hairs. ANT 5-segmented…..Aphis mizzou
Dorsal abdomen without dark sclerotisation. R IV with 2 accessory hairs. ANT 5- or 6-segmented…..8
8 SIPH dark, 0.04-0.07 mm long, shorter than or not much longer than their basal widths. Cauda 0.11-0.15 mm long, with 5-7 hairs…..Aphis hyperici
SIPH pale, sometimes darker towards apices, at least 0.10 mm long and twice as long as their basal widths. Cauda at least 0.20 mm long, with 6-11 hairs …..Aphis hypericiphaga*
9 ANT tubercles well developed. SIPH pale, 1.5-2.5 × cauda. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..10
ANT tubercles absent or weakly developed. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-4.5. SIPH dark, 0.8-2.2 × cauda. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu…..11
10 ANT PT/BASE 4.8-7.5. Femora without spinules. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs (1 sense peg)…..Acyrthosiphon malvae
ANT PT/BASE 3.0-3.9. Femora with many small blunt spinules ventrally. First tarsal segments usually with 4 hairs (2 sense pegs) …..Metopolophium darjeelingense
11 ABD TERG 2-4 or 2-6 as well as 1 and 7 with large, dome-like MTu…..12
MTu only consistently present on ABD TERG 1 and 7…..13
12 ANT PT/BASE 2.2-2.8. MTu present on ABD TERG 1-4 and 7…..Aphis hypericiradicis*
ANT PT/BASE 1.5-1.7. MTu present on all of ABD TERG 1-7 …..Aphis pavlovskii*
13 Cauda usually paler than SIPH, and bearing 4-8 hairs. Dorsum without dark markings. Longest hairs on ANT III 0.3-0.5 × BD III…..14
SIPH and cauda both black; cauda with 4-25 hairs, but if 8 or less then either dorsal abdomen has a solid black shield or longest hairs on ANT III are more than 0.5 × BD III …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
14 Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.37-0.53 × length of trochantro-femoral suture. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.1…..Aphis chloris
Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.55-1.54 × length of trochantro-femoral suture. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-3.2…..15
15 R IV+V 1.1-1.5 × HT II. (Al. without rhinaria on ANT IV) …..Aphisgossypii
R IV+V 0.8-0.95 × HT II. (Al. with 2-6 rhinaria on ANT IV)…..Aphis sp. (Stroyan 1984, 124)
HypnumHypnaceae
Hypnum cupressiforme Jacksonia papillata; Muscaphis escherichi
Hypnum sp.Melaphis rhois

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

Hypochaeris (or Hypochoeris)Asteraceae
Hypochaeris achyrophorus Aphis fabae, picridicola; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; [Myzus certus];
Uroleucon cichorii, hypochoeridis
H. brasiliensisUroleucon ambrosiae ssp. lizerianum
H. glabraAphis hypochoeridis, picridicola;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Uroleucon hypochoeridis
H. laevigataUroleucon hypochoeridis
H. maculataAphis hypochoeridis, [leontodontis];
Protaphis picridicola; Uroleucon cichorii, hypochoeridis
H. radicataAphis fabae, gossypii, hypochoeridis, nasturtii,
picridicola, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum palustre, solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Hyperomyzus carduellinus; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ascalonicus, cymbalariae, ornatus, persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Protaphis [evansi], pseudocardui;
Trama caudata, troglodytes;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, cichorii, [grossum], hypochoeridis,
sonchi
H. unifloraNasonovia ribisnigri;
Uroleucon cichorii, hypochoeridis, [picridis]
Hypochaeris (or Hypochoeris) spp. [Acyrthosiphon ilka]; Aphis pernilleae; [Aulacorthum rufum]; Uroleucon malarguense

Key to apterae on Hypochaeris:-

1 Hind tarsi greatly elongated, more than 0.6 × hind tibiae. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.4. SIPH absent, or as pores…..2
Hind tarsi normal. ANT PT/BASE more than 0.7. SIPH tubular…..3
2 SIPH absent. Eyes of only 3 facets…..Trama troglodytes
SIPH present as pores on small cones. Eyes multifaceted …..Trama caudata
3 Cauda helmet-shaped or triangular, not longer than its basal width…..4
Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, much longer than its basal width…..6
4 Cauda helmet-shaped, with 4-6 hairs. SIPH smooth, pale, with a subapical annular incision. ANT PT/BASE 2.4-3.2. ANT III without rhinaria. Dorsum without dark markings. Spiracular apertures rounded. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
Cauda triangular, with 7-19 hairs. SIPH imbricated, dark, without a subapical annular incision. ANT PT/BASE 0.8-1.9. ANT III often with rhinaria. Dorsum usually with dark sclerotisation. Spiracular apertures reniform. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu …..5
5 ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.1. Cauda with 6-12 hairs…..Aphis picridicola
ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.2 (-1.4). Cauda with 13-19 hairs …..Protaphis pseudocardui
6 ANT tubercles absent or weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu …..7
ANT tubercles well developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu…..9
7 Marginal hair on ABD TERG 1 is 0.14-0.6 × height of adjacent MTu. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.7. R IV+V 1.2-2.0 × HT II. (ANT usually 5-segmented)…..8
Marginal hair on ABD TERG 1 is 0.7-1.8 × height of adjacent MTu. ANT PT/BASE 1.8-3.7. R IV+V 0.9-1.5 × HT II …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
8 R IV+V 1.6-2.0 × HT II. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.2-0.3 × length of trochantro-femoral suture. SIPH 2.4-4.2 × their midlength diameters …..Aphis pernilleae
R IV+V 1.2-1.6 × HT II. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.4-1.0 × length of trochantro-femoral suture. SIPH 3.5-7.1 × their midlength diameters …..Aphis hypochoeridis
9 Cuticle of head densely spiculose or nodulose, at least on ventral surface. ANT tubercles with inner faces scabrous or spiculose and parallel or apically convergent …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
Cuticle of head smooth or with only sparse spinules. ANT tubercles with inner faces smooth and divergent or almost parallel…..10
10 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation (at least 4-5 rows of closed cells)…..11
SIPH without a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation …..16
11 SIPH mainly pale, with reticulation consisting of few, large cells and extending over distal 0.13-0.20 of length. ANT III with 1-10 rhinaria. Dorsal abdomen without scleroites at base of hairs. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH dark, with reticulation consisting of numerous small cells and extending over distal 0.16-0.43 of length. ANT III with 2-97 rhinaria. Dorsal abdomen with dark scleroites at base of hairs. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs…..12
12 Antesiphuncular sclerites absent or indistinct…..13
Crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present…..15
13 Coxae pale. SIPH 1.0-1.35 × cauda…..Uroleucon ambrosiae
Coxae dusky/dark (darker than trochanters). SIPH 1.4-2.2 × cauda…..14
14 R IV+V 0.7-0.9 × HT II, Cauda pale with 23-30 hairs…..Uroleucon sonchi
R IV+V 1.1-1.3 × HT II. Cauda brown with 9-14 hairs …..Uroleucon malarguense
15 R IV+V 1.17-1.33 × HT II, SIPH 1.4-1.8 × cauda…..Uroleucon cichorii
R IV+V 0.84-1.08 × HT II. SIPH 1.25-1.5 × cauda …..Uroleucon hypochoeridis
16 SIPH slightly but distinctly swollen on distal half, 1.1-1.5 × cauda which is constricted about 0.4 from base…..Hyperomyzus carduellinus
SIPH tapering or cylindrical on distal half, 1.6-2.5 × cauda which is not constricted …..17
17 ANT III with 3-36 rhinaria, and with longest hairs 0.7-1.1 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4. Thoracic spiracles much larger than abdominal ones…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
ANT III with 1-3 rhinaria, and with longest hairs less than 0.4 × BD III. ANT PT/BASE 4.2-5.2. Thoracic spiracles similar in size to abdominal ones…..Aulacorthum palustre
Hypocyrta see NematanthusGesneriaceae
HypoestesAcanthaceae
Hypoestes phyllostachya Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Hyptis (including Mesosphaerum)Lamiaceae
Hyptis capitataAphis gossypii; Hyalomyzus eriobotryae;
Sitobion mesosphaeri
H. mutabilisSitobion mesosphaeri
H. pectinataAphis spiraecola; Sitobion mesosphaeri
H. procumbensSitobion mesosphaeri
H. radiataSitobion mesosphaeri
H. rhomboideaAphis gossypii
H. spicataSitobion mesosphaeri
H. spicigeraAphis gossypii
H. suaveolensSitobion mesosphaeri
H. verticillataAphis spiraecola; Sitobion mesosphaeri

Key to apterae on Hyptis:-

1 Head densely spiculose with scabrous, convergent ANT tubercles. SIPH clavate, 2.5-2.7 × cauda. R IV+V 1.5-1.8 × HT II. (Al. with very numerous rhinaria on ANT III, IV and V)…..Hyalomyzus eriobotryae
Without that combination of characters…..2
2 SIPH dark except at bases, with zone of polygonal reticulation on subapical 0.16-0.25. ANT tubercles well developed, with smooth, divergent inner faces. ANT dark, much longer than body, with ANT PT/BASE 5.4-6.9….. Sitobion mesosphaeri
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
HyssopusLamiaceae
H. officinalisAphis calaminthae; Aulacorthum solani;
Eucarazzia elegans
H. seravschanicus Uroleucon hyssopii

Key to apterae on Hyssopus:-

1 SIPH dark, with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation. ANT III with numerous (c.60) rhinaria distributed along most of its length…..Uroleucon hyssopii*
SIPH pale or dark, without polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 0-12 rhinaria …..2
2 ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles. SIPH dark, tapering, 0.10-0.16 × BL and 1.25-1.9 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE less than 2.5….. Aphis calaminthae
ANT tubercles well developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles. SIPH pale, tapering or swollen distally, 0.18-0.36 × BL and 1.8-8.6 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 3.0-5.5…..3
3 SIPH strongly swollen on distal half, 5.5-8.6 × the triangular cauda, which bears 5 hairs. Alatiform apt. common with rhinaria distally on ANT III (-IV) …..Eucarazzia elegans
SIPH tapering/cylindrical, 1.8-2.6 × the tongue-shaped cauda which bears 6-8, usually 7, hairs. ANT III usually with 1-3 small rhinaria near base …..Aulacorthum solani
HysterionicaAsteraceae
Hysterionica jasionoides Uroleucon bereticum, essigi, macolai

Key to separate these three species:-

1 First tarsal segments with 3 hairs. ANT III (of aptera) with 2-8 secondary rhinaria…..Uroleucon essigi
First tarsal segments with 3-5 hairs. ANT III (of aptera) with 7-35 secondary rhinaria…..2
2 ANT III (of aptera) with 15-35 secondary rhinaria distributed over almost the whole length of the segment. Scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs pale, inconspicuous…..Uroleucon bereticum
ANT III (of aptera) with 7-15 secondary rhinaria on basal half of segment. Dark scleroites present at bases of dorsal hairs…..Uroleucon macolai
HystrixPoaceae
Hystrix patula (= Asperella hystrix)Metopolophium dirhodum
(or use key to apterae of grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria)

I

Iberis Brassicaceae
Iberis affinis = I. amara
I. amaraAphis gossypii; Brevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi;
Myzus ornatus, persicae
I. sempervirensMyzus cymbalariae
I. umbellataMyzus persicae
Iberis sp.Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Use key to apterae on Brassica.

IbicellaMartynaceae
Ibicella luteaNasonovia ribisnigri
Ibozasee TetradeniaLamiaceae
IchnanthusPoaceae
Ichnanthus pallens Pseudoregma panicola
IchnocarpusApocynaceae
Ichnocarpus frutescens Aphis gossypii, spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Ilex Hollies Aquifoliaceae
Ilex aquifolium Aphis aurantii, fabae, ilicis; Aulacorthum solani;
Illinoia lambersi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae, rosae
I. berteroiAphis aurantii, spiraecola
I. canariensis see perado
I. colchicaAphis ilicis
I. cornuta (incl. var. burfordii) Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Aulacorthum solani;
[Eutrichosiphum tattakanum];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, rosae
I. crenataAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. cubanaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. glabraMacrosiphum rosae
I. hanceana[Aiceona titabarensis]
I. integraMacrosiphum rosae
I. latifoliaAulacorthum solani
I. macfadyeniiAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. macropodaPseudomegoura magnoliae
I. nipponica[Anoecia ilicicola Sorin 1999; vagrant sexuparae?]
I. opacaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. paraguayensis Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii, citricidus
I. pedunculosa Aphis aurantii, odinae
I. perado (incl. canariensis) Aphis aurantii, ilicis
I. rotundaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus persicae; Sinomegoura citricola
I. rugosaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. serrata (incl. var. sieboldii) Aphis celastrii (= spiraecola?); Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
Ryoichitakahashia prunifoltae
I. turquinensis = I. cubana
I. verticillataMacrosiphum rosae
I. vomitoriaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. wrightii (?)Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Ilex spp.[Myzocallis polychaeta]; Myzus ornatus;
[Pseudothoracaphis himachali]; [Taoia indica]

Key to Ilex-feeding aphids:-

1 Cauda pale, shorter than its basal width, less than 0.3 of length of black SIPH. Antennal hairs long and fine, mostly 3-4 × basal diameter of ANT III. ANT III of aptera with secondary rhinaria on distal 0.5-0.7…..Ryoichitakahashia prunifoltae
Cauda pale or dark, longer than its basal width, more than 0.3 of length of SIPH. Antennal hairs less than 3 × basal diameter of ANT III, which in aptera has rhinaria either absent or only on basal 0.3…..2
2 Body broadly spindle-shaped. SIPH with an apical zone of polygonal reticulation …..3
Body oval or pear-shaped. SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..5
3 SIPH clearly swollen on distal half, proximad to the reticulated part. Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × basal diameter of segment …..Illinoia lambersi
SIPH cylindrical or tapering on distal half. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × basal diameter of segment…..4
4 Head black, like SIPH. Dark sclerites present anteriad and posteriad to SIPH, the antesiphuncular sclerite being crescent-shaped…..Macrosiphum rosae
Head and SIPH pale or dusky. No dark ante- and postsiphuncular sclerites …..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
5 Antennal tubercles well developed, their inner faces parallel or convergent in dorsal view…..6
Antennal tubercles poorly developed…..10
6 Legs of aptera black except at bases of femora …..Pseudomegoura magnoliae
Legs of aptera with at least tibiae mainly pale…..7
7 Cauda black, and SIPH dark on distal halves…..Sinomegoura citricola
Cauda pale, and SIPH pale or only dark at apices…..8
8 Antennal tubercles with inner faces parallel in dorsal view (fig. 42J). ANT III of aptera with a small secondary rhinarium near base…..Aulacorthum solani
Antennal tubercles with inner faces convergent in dorsal view (e.g., fig. 42I). ANT III of aptera never with a secondary rhinarium…..9
9Dorsal abdomen with an intersegmental pattern of dark ornamentation. ANT PT/BASE less than 2.5. SIPH tapering, with a shallow S-curve, and coarsely imbricated…..Myzus ornatus
Dorsal abdomen without dark ornamentation. ANT PT/BASE more than 3. SIPH slightly swollen on distal half…..Myzus persicae
10 SIPH 0.4-0.6 × cauda. ABD TERG 8 with 5-12 hairs…..Aphis odinae
SIPH 0.9-1.7 × cauda. ABD TERG 8 with 2-5 hairs…..11
11 Stridulatory ridges present on abdominal sternites 5 and 6, and evenly spaced stridulatory peg-like hairs on hind tibiae (fig. 122). ANT PT/BASE 3.5-5.0 Dorsal abdominal markings if present confined to ABD TERG 7 and 8. Alata with media of forewing once-branched…..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
Stridulatory apparatus absent. ANT PT/BASE 2.1-3.2 Dark, broken sclerites or bands usually present on ABD TERG 1-8. Alata with media of forewing twice-branched …..12
12 Longest hair on ANT III usually more than 2 × basal diameter of segment. ABD TERG 2-5 as well as 1 and 7 often with marginal tubercles…..Aphis ilicis
Longest hair on ANT III rarely more than 2 × basal diameter of segment. ABD TERG 2-5 less frequently with small marginal tubercles…..13
13 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 (fig. 121R); often also with small dark sclerites scattered over other abdominal tergites. Cauda without any constriction and bearing 11-24 hairs…..Aphis fabae
Pronotum, mesonotum and ABD TERG 7 and 8 without dark sclerotic bands and marginal sclerites not deeply pigmented. Cauda usually with a constriction about one third from base, and bearing 6-12 hairs (fig 121T)…..Aphis spiraecola
IliamnaMalvaceae
Iliamna rivularisUroleucon eoessigi
IlliciumSchisandraceae
Illicium anisatum Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Polytrichaphis fragilis;
[Semiaphis heraclei];
I. religiosumAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. verumPolytrichaphis illicius

Key to apterae on Illicium:-

1 Dorsal body hairs multiplied (ABD TERG 1-4 each with at least 8 spino-pleural hairs and 1 marginal pair). SIPH dusky, or dark on distal half only. Cauda with 6-11 hairs. No stridulatory apparatus…..2
Dorsal body hairs not multiplied (ABD TERG 1-4 each with only 1 spinal and 1 marginal pair). SIPH black. Cauda with 10-26 hairs. Stridulatory apparatus present …..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
2 Dorsal body hairs very long, fine and numerous, those on ABD TERG 3 maximally 3.5-4.5 × ANT BD III. ABD TERG 8 with 9-13 hairs. SIPH uniformly dusky…..Polytrichaphis fragilis
Dorsal body hairs shorter and less numerous, those on ABD TERG 3 not more than 2.5 × ANT BD III. ABD TERG 8 with 4-5 hairs. SIPH dark basally and pale distally…..Polytrichaphis illicius*
ImpatiensBalsaminaceae
Impatiens balfourii Impatientinum asiaticum ssp. dalhousiense
I. balsaminaAphis [cephalanthi], fabae, gossypii, impatientis, nasturtii,
spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; [Brachycaudus helichrysi];
Eumyzus impatiensae;
Impatientinum asiaticum, asiaticum ssp. dalhousiense,
impatiens;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus [formosanus], ornatus, persicae;
Sinomegoura citricola
I. bicornutaImpatientinum asiaticum ssp. dalhousiense, impatiens
I. biflora see I. capensis
I. capensis (incl. biflora, fulva) Aphis [cephalanthi], fabae, impatientis, nasturtii,
Aphis sp. (Ontario, BMNH collection),
[Aphis sp. (Leonard 1968)];
Catamergus fulvae
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, impatientis, [pallidum];
Uroleucon impatiensicolens
I. ecalcarataMacrosiphum pallidum (or impatientis?)
I. edgeworthiiImpatientinum asiaticum
I. falcifer (= I. serrata) Aphis spiraecola; Epipemphigus marginalis
I. fulva see I. capensis
I. furcillataImpatientinum impatiens
I. glanduliferaAphis fabae, impatiphila, impatiradicis, nasturtii,
Aphis sp. (Ontario, BMNH collection) ;
Eumyzus indicus;
Impatientinum asiaticum, balsamines, impatiens;
Myzus ornatus
I. grandiflora (?) Aphis fabae
I. holstii = I. walleriana
I. nolitangereAleurodaphis impatientis; Aphis fabae, gossypii;
Epipemphigus niisimae; Eumyzus gallicola, impatiensae;
Hydronaphis impatiens;
Impatientinum asiaticum, balsamines, impatiens
Semiaphis moiwaensis, nolitangere
I. pallidaAphis impatientis; Catamergus fulvae;
Macrosiphum impatientis, pallidum;
Uroleucon impatiensicolens
I. parvifloraAphis fabae, gossypuii, nasturtii;
Impatientinum asiaticum, [balsamines]; Myzus persicae
I. purpureo-violacea Aphis fabae, gossypii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus
I. roylei = I. glandulifera
I. scabridaAphis fabae; Eumyzus indicus;
Impatientinum asiaticum, asiaticum ssp. dalhousiense
I. sultaniAulacorthum solani; Impatientinum balsamines;
Myzus persicae
I. textoriAleurodaphis impatientis; Eumyzus impatiensae;
Hydronaphis impatiens;
Impatientinum balsamines, impatiens
I. wallerianaAphis fabae, [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a)];
Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus
Impatiens sp.[Cryptomyzus galeopsidis; (Germany – aphidtrek.org]

Key to apterae on Impatiens:-

1 Body aleyrodiform; flattened, elongate oval, with a crenulate margin of wax glands. Cauda knobbed, anal plate bilobed…..Aleurodaphis impatientis.
Body of more normal aphid form, and other characters do not apply…..2
2 ANT 5-segmented, less than 0.25 × BL, with ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. Eyes 3-faceted, SIPH absent. Dorsal abdomen with paired spinal and pleural wax gland plates…..Epipemphigus sp(p).
ANT usually 6-segmented, more than 0.45 × BL, with ANT PT/BASE more than 1. Eyes multi-faceted, SIPH present. No dorsal wax gland plates…..3
3 Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotisation…..4
Dorsum membranous, or with only localised sclerotisation…..8
4 Head spiculose. Cauda short and dark, much less than 2 × its basal width in dorsal view. SIPH tapering or slightly swollen on distal half, with a large flange…..5
Head not spiculose. Cauda pale, finger-like, at least 2 × its basal width. SIPH tapering or cylindrical on distal half, usually with some subapical reticulation, and with a small flange…..6
5 SIPH more than 3 × cauda, and slightly swollen on distal half. ANT PT/BASE 4.7-5.5…..Hydronaphis impatiens
SIPH tapering with no swelling, 1.6-2.3 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 2.6-3.7…..Eumyzus indicus*
6 Apices of tibiae pale, and apices of femora pale or dusky. ANT III with 8-17 secondary rhinaria, IV with 1-7 and V with 0-7. R IV+V 0.65-0.77 × HT II. SIPH 0.64-0.77 × head width across (and including) eyes. Height of ANT tubercles much less than 0.5 × length of ANT I along inner side…..Impatientinum balsamines
Apices of tibiae dark or black, distal parts of femora black. ANT III with 1-11 secondary rhinaria, IV and IV with 0. R IV+V 0.84-1.0 × HT II. SIPH at least 0.8 × head width across eyes. Height of ANT tubercles about 0.5 × length of ANT I along inner side …..7
7 Basal part of SIPH with nodulose imbrication, and post-siphuncular sclerite spiculose (Fig.33a). SIPH 0.8-0.9 × head width across eyes. Spiracular sclerites of abdominal segments 1 and 2 very close, often contiguous (Fig.33c)…..Impatientinum asiaticum
Basal part of SIPH and post-siphuncular sclerite quite smooth (Fig.33b). SIPH 0.9-1.2 × head width across eyes. Spiracular sclerites on abdominal segments 1 and 2 distinctly separated (Fig.33d)…..Impatientinum impatiens
8 SIPH very small, 0.24-0.45 × cauda, with apices curved inwards and flangeless (e.g. Fig.33e)…..9
SIPH at least 0.6 × cauda, and usually with at least a small flange…..10
9 SIPH about as long as their basal widths, 0.2-0.3 × cauda …..Semiaphis nolitangere
SIPH c.1.5 × their basal widths, and 0.33-0.45 × cauda …..Semiaphis moiwaensis
10 Head densely spiculose, at least ventrally…..11
Head not spiculose…..13
11 Dorsal hairs all short and blunt, shorter than ANT BD III, and without tuberculate bases or pigmented scleroites. SIPH smooth or variously imbricated …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
Dorsal hairs much longer than ANT BD III, rather spine-like, with acute apices, and placed on lightly or heavily pigmented scleroites (e.g. Fig.33f). SIPH with close-set nodulose imbrication…..12
12 Dorsal hairs maximally 1.5-2.2 × ANT BD III, arising from small lightly pigmented, flat scleroites. SIPH 0.8-1.0 × cauda, which is longer than its basal width…..Eumyzus gallicola
Dorsal hairs maximally 2.2-3.3 × ANT BD III, arising from large, often heavily pigmented, somewhat domed scleroites (Fig.33f). SIPH 1.6-2.3 × cauda, which is not or hardly longer than its basal width in dorsal view…..Eumyzus impatiense
13 ANT longer than BL. ANT tubercles well developed, divergent. SIPH with subapical polygonal reticulation (if rather indistinct, then SIPH are thin with pale basal half and dark distal half). ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu). ANT III with secondary rhinaria…..14
ANT shorter than BL. ANT tubercles weakly developed. SIPH without subapical polygonal reticulation. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu. ANT III (or fused III+IV) without rhinaria…..18
14 SIPH rather thin, about equal in length to cauda, with pale basal half and dark distal half , and with 1-4 rather indistinct rows of polygonal cells near apex (Fig.33g)…..Catamergus fulvae
SIPH tapering or cylindrical, longer than cauda, with a least 4-5 subapical rows of well-defined polygonal cells; entirely pale, entirely dark, or mainly dark with pale base …..15
15 SIPH dark, 1.2-1.4 × cauda, with reticulation extending over distal 0.3-0.4 of length. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs…..Uroleucon impatiensicolens
SIPH pale or dark, 1.4-2.2 × cauda, with reticulation extending over distal 0.13-0.23 of length. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs…..16
16 SIPH pale, or only dusky towards apices…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH mainly dark, sometimes paler at base…..17
17 ANT III (except at base) and tibiae black…..Macrosiphum pallidum
ANT III mainly pale (except for rhinariated section and apex), tibiae with pale middle section…..Macrosiphum impatientis
18 ABD TERG 2-4, as well as 1 and 7, with low, conical or hemispherical MTu …..19
ABD TERG 2-4 without or only very sporadically with MTu …..20
19 Longest hairs on ANT III 0.4-0.7 × BD III. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.2-0.5 × length of trochantro-femoral suture. SIPH 1.2-1.7 × cauda and 1.1-1.5 × ANT III…..Aphis impatiphila
Longest hairs on ANT III 1.2-1.7 × BD III. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 1.1-1.4 × length of trochantro-femoral suture. SIPH 1.0-1.1 × cauda and 0.9-1.0 × ANT III…..Aphis impatiradicis
20.R IV+V 0.7-0.9 × HT II. Cauda dark like SIPH and bearing 4-6(-7) hairs…..Aphis impatientis
R IV+V 0.9-1.4 × HT II. Cauda either not dark like SIPH or bearing more than 7 hairs…..21
21.SIPH 0.67-1.0 × cauda, which bears 13-18 hairs. R IV+V 1.2-1.4 × HT II…..Aphis sp. (Ontario, BMNH collection)
SIPH (0.8-) 1.0-2.5 × cauda, which bears 4-24 hairs, but if more than 12 hairs and/or siphunculi are shorter than cauda, then R IV+V 0.9-1.2 × HT II…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24
ImperataPoaceae
Imperata arundinacea = I. cylindrica
I. cylindrica (incl. var. major) Anoecia corni, [radiciphaga]; Aphis gossypii;
Ceratovacuna [beijingensis], graminum, [imperata],
lanigera, nekoashi;
Forda marginata, orientalis, pawlowae;
Geoica lucifuga; Hysteroneura setariae;
Melanaphis zhanhuaensis; Sipha maydis;
Tetraneura multisetosa, fusiformis, radicicola,
triangula, yezoensis
I. koenigii = I. cylindrica
Imperata sp. Ceratovacuna panici

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

IndigoferaFabaceae
Indigofera anil = I. suffruticosa
I. arrectaAphis craccivora
I. astragalinaAphis gossypii
I. australisAcyrthosiphon pisum
I. cassioides[Macrosiphum sp.; Leonard 1972a]
I. coluteaAphis gossypii
I. comosaAphis craccivora
I. conjugataAphis gossypii
I. dendroidesAphis gossypii
I. dosua[Macrosiphum sp.; Leonard 1972a]; Megoura dooarsis
I. emarginellaAphis craccivora
I. enneaphylla = I. linnaei
I. gerardiana = I. heterantha
I. heteranthaAcyrthosiphon pisum; Cavariella himachali;
[Macrosiphum sp.; Leonard 1972a];
Megoura dooarsis, [Megoura sp. (India)]; Myzus persicae
I. hirsutaAphis gossypii, spiraecola
I. hirta (?)Aphis craccivora, gossypii
I. linnaei Aphis craccivora
I. melanadeniaAphis craccivora
I. nigritanaAphis gossypii
I. nummulariifolia Aphis gossypii
I. oblongifoliaAphis craccivora
I. pilosaAphis gossypii
I. prieureanaAphis gossypii
I. pseudotiuctoria Aphis craccivora, [indigoferae]
I. pulchella = I. cassioides
I. spicataAphis craccivora; Pterasthenia albata
I. splendensAcyrthosiphon pisum
I. subulata = I. trita ssp. subulata
I. suffruticosaAphis craccivora
I. teysmanni = I. zollingeriana
I. tinctoriaAphis craccivora
I. tritaAphis craccivora
I. trita ssp. subulata Aphis gossypii; Microparsus brasiliensis
I. zollingerianaAphis craccivora; Megoura dooarsis, lespedezae
Indigofera spp.Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Anomalosiphum indigoferae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Nudisiphon folisacculata;

Key to apterae on Indigofera:-

See Blackman & Eastop (2000) for an illustrated key to apterae of common aphids on indigo.

1 SIPH as very short, broad, pigmented cones. Cauda shaped like an arrowhead in dorsal view. Anal plate bilobed…..Pterasthenia albata
SIPH tubular. Cauda either broad with a distinct median stylus, triangular or tongue- or finger-shaped. Anal plate entire…..2
2 SIPH with a subapical ring of hairs with expanded apices. ABD TERG 8 with hair-bearing backwardly directed processes. Cauda broad with a median stylus…..Anomalosiphum indigoferae
SIPH without hairs. ABD TERG 8 without processes. Cauda tongue-shaped, or triangular with a curved, horn-like apex…..3
3 SIPH dark, at least on distal half…..4
SIPH pale, sometimes darker at apex…..11
4 Head spiculose. SIPH clavate, dark on swollen distal part, paler on about distal 0.4. (Al. with black-bordered wing veins)…..Microparsus brasiliensis
Head without spicules. SIPH wholly dark, or paler only at base…..5
5 ANT longer than BL. ANT tubercles well-developed, with divergent inner faces. ANT III with 1 or more rhinaria near base. SIPH slightly swollen in middle. Cauda long, pale and finger-like…..6
ANT shorter than BL. ANT tubercles small or undeveloped. ANT III without rhinaria. SIPH cylindrical, tapering or swollen on distal part. Cauda pale or dark, tongue-shaped …..7
6. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 0.5 × BD III. ANT mainly black, and legs with large sections of femora and tibiae black. SIPH wholly dark …..Megoura lespedezae
Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III. ANT and legs variably pigmented but usually mainly pale. SIPH usually paler at base…..Megoura dooarsis
7 ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.4. SIPH flangeless, clavate. ABD TERG 8 with a thumb-like process. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu) …..Cavariella himachali*
ANT PT/BASE 1.9-5.0. SIPH tapering or cylindrical, with a flange. No process on ABD TERG 8. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu…..8
8 ANT PT/BASE 3.5-5.0. Cauda with 10-26 hairs. Stridulatory apparatus present…..Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
ANT PT/BASE 1.9-3.4. Cauda with 4-12(-15) hairs. No stridulatory apparatus …..9
9 Dorsum usually with an extensive black shield…..Aphis craccivora
Dorsum without any dark markings…..10
10 Cauda paler than SIPH, and bearing 4-7 hiars. Longest hind femoral hairs only 0.4-0.7 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture…..Aphis gossypii
Cauda as dark as SIPH, and bearing 7-15 hairs. Longest hind femoral hairs more than 0.7 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture…..Aphis spiraecola
11 SIPH tapering or cylindrical and attenuated distally, thinner than hind tibiae at their respective midlengths. Head with well-developed, divergent ANT tubercles. ANT III with 1-5 rhinaria near base…..Acyrthosiphon pisum
SIPH tapering or somewhat swollen on distal part, thicker than hind tibiae at midlength. Head either without ANT tubercles or these have steep-sided, scabrous inner faces. ANT III without rhinaria…..12
12 SIPH flangeless. Head without ANT tubercles. Dorsal hairs pointed. Cauda triangular, with a curved, horn-like apex…..Nudisiphon folisacculata
SIPH with a flange. Head spiculose with steep-sided, apically convergent ANT tubercles. Dorsal hairs short and blunt. Cauda tongue-shaped…..13
13Dorsum with extensive dark markings, including a roughly horseshoe-shaped dorsal abdominal patch and paired large dark patches on thorax. SIPH not clavate. R IV+V 1.2-1.7 × HT II…..Neomyzus circumflexus
No dark dorsal markings. SIPH slightly clavate. R IV+V 0.9-1.1 × HT II…..Myzus persicae
Indocalamus Poaceae
Indocalamus tessellatus Ceratovacuna angusticorna; Glyphinaphis bambusae; Pseudoregma panicola
Indocalamus sp. Ceratovacuna nekoashi

Key to apterae on Indocalamus:-

1 Head of aptera without frontal horns. Dorsal and marginal body hairs thick and spine-like, and usually long…..Glyphinaphis bambusae
Head of aptera with a pair of forwardly-directed frontal horns. Body hairs short, or if long then fine…..2
2 ABD TERG 1-6 without spinal wax glands…..3
ABD TERG 1-6 with spino-pleural as well as marginal wax glands…..4
3 Head without wax gland plates between eyes. SIPH without hairs….. Ceratovacuna nekoashi
Head with one pair of wax gland plates between eyes, each composed of 2-4 facets. SIPH with 5-8 small finely pointed hairs…..Ceratovacuna atrovirensa*
4ABD TERG 1-6 with very well-developed spinal, pleural and marginal series of wax glands, the spinal and marginal ones having numerous facets…..Ceratovacuna angusticorna*
ABD TERG 1-6 with spinal and marginal wax glands variably developed but never with more than 6 facets, and without pleural wax glands…..Pseudoregma panicola

(or try key to aphids on Bambusa)

Indosasa Poaceae
Indosasa shibataeaoides Ceratovacuna silvestrii
Inga Fabaceae
Inga edulisAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
I. laurinaMacrosiphum salviae
I. veraMacrosiphum salviae

Key to apterae on Inga:-

SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Hind tibiae and SIPH entirely or mainly dark. R IV+V 1.25-1.55× HT II. Dorsal abdomen usually with a central black patch…..Macrosiphum salviae
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Inula Asteraceae
Inula acaulisBrachycaudus sakicinae
I. asperaBrachycaudus salicinae; Uroleucon inulicola
I. bifronsUroleucon bifrontis
I. britannicaAphis fabae, [anuraphoides];
Brachycaudus cardui, helichrys, salicinae; Dysaphis inulae;
Ovatus inulae;
Protaphis sp.(Czech Republic, BMNH collection);
Uroleucon inulicola, pulicariae
I. cappaAphis aurantii, gossypii; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Indomasonaphis anaphalidis, inulae;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; [Subovatomyzus leucosceptri];
Uroleucon budhium, compositae
I. caspica Brachycaudus salicinae;
[Protaphis sp. (Kadyrbekov & Aoitzhanova 2005b)];
Uroleucon pulicariae, [Uroleucon sp. (Kadyrbekov &
Aoitzhanova 2005b)]
I. conyzaCapitophorus [hippophaes], inulae; Ovatus inulae;
Uroleucon inulae (?), pulicariae
I. cuspidataAphis nerii, spiraecola; Indomasonaphis anaphalidis, inulae
I. dysenterica = Pulicaria dysenterica
I. ensifoliaAulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi, salicinae;
Uroleucon ensifoliae, inulicola
I. germanica[Aphis elatior]; Brachycaudus helichrysi, salicinae
I. grandiflora = I. orientalis
I. grandis = I. orientalis
I. graveolens = Dittrchia graveolens
I. heleniumAphis gossypii; Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi, salicinae;
Capitophorus inulae, pakansus; Myzus persicae;
Ovatus inulae; [Trama troglodytes]; Uroleucon inulicola
I. hirtaBrachycaudus helichrysi, salicinae; Capitophorus inulae;
Uroleucon inulicola
I. hookeriCapitophorus inulae
I. japonica[Aphis helianthemi ssp. obscura];
[Macrosiphoniella sanborni]
I. macrophylla = I. orientalis
I. magnificaBrachycaudus cardui, salicinae; Capitophorus pakansus
I. oculus-christi Brachycaudus helichrysi, salicinae
I. orientalisBrachycaudus cardui, helichrysi, salicinae;
Capitophorus [formosartemisiae], pakansus
I. pilosa (?)Brachycaudus helichrysi
I. racemosaMyzus persicae
I. rigidaBrachycaudus helichrysi; Uroleucon inulicola
I. royleanaBrachycaudus helichrysi; Capitophorus pakansus
I. rubricaulisUroleucon fuscaudatum
I. salicinaBrachycaudus helichrysi, salicinae; Capitophorus inulae;
Myzus persicae;
Uroleucon inulicola, pulicariae, [Uroleucon sp. (Kadyrbekov 2014f)] I. spiraeifolia [Aphis plantaginis of Theobald (1927)]; Capitophorus inulae; [Protaphis sp. (Holman & Pintera 1981)];
Uroleucon inulae (?), inulicola
I. squarrosa = I. spiraeifolia
I. stricta (incl. vrabelyiana) Brachycaudus helichrysi, salicinae;
Uroleucon ensifoliae, inulicola, pulicariae
I. telephium (?) Uroleucon inulae (?)
I. thapsoidesUroleucon elbursicum
I. verbascifolia Uroleucon dalmaticum
I. viscosa = Dittrichia viscosa
I. × weberiBrachycaudus helichrysi
Inula spp.[Brachycaudus bicolor]; [Capitophorus gynoxanthus]

Key to apterae on Inula and Dittrichia:-

1 SIPH dusky or dark over at least half of length, with a distal zone of reticulation comprising numerous (more than 100) small polygonal cells…..2
SIPH pale or dark without polygonal reticulation, or pale with distal reticulation comprising fewer, larger cells…..11
2 R IV+V 1.85-3.01 × HT II…..3
R IV+V 1.05-1.70 × HT II…..7
3 R IV+V 2.05-2.92 × ANT BASE VI…..4
R IV+V 1.4-2.0 × ANT BASE VI…..5
4 SIPH dusky, basally almost concolorous with body, 0.27-0.37 × BL. Scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs pale and indistinct. Cauda with 11-22 hairs …..Uroleucon inulae
SIPH entirely dark, much darker than body, 0.34-0.42 × BL. Scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs dark. Cauda with 19-28 hairs…..Uroleucon elbursicum*
5 R IV+V with about 30 accessory hairs and with the lateral pair of primary (subapical) hairs much longer than all the others…..Uroleucon bifrontis*
R IV+V with 8-10 accessory hairs, and with all primary and accessory hairs of similar length…..6
6 ANT III with 8-31 rhinaria. SIPH reticulated on distal 0.20-0.27 of length…..Uroleucon dalmaticum
ANT III with 32-72 rhinaria. SIPH reticulated on distal 0.12 –0.21 of length…..Uroleucon budhium
7 Cauda dark like SIPH and distal parts of femora…..8
Cauda much paler than SIPH and distal parts of femora…..10
8 R IV+V 1.5-1.7 × HT II…..Uroleucon fuscaudatum
R IV+V 1.08-1.4 × HT II…..9
9 First tarsal segments with 3 (occasionally 4) hairs. Cauda tapering to a rounded apex …..Uroleucon ensifoliae
First tarsal segments with 5 (occasionally 4) hairs. Cauda tapering to a narrowly acute apex …..Uroleucon compositae
10 SIPH 0.23-0.28 × BL, and 1.3-1.8 × cauda. R IV+V 1.14-1.36 × HT II …..Uroleucon pulicariae
SIPH 0.32-0.4 × BL, and 1.8-2.4 × cauda. R IV+V 1.25-1.65 × HT II …..Uroleucon inulicola
11 Dorsal hairs long (more than 50 μm), with capitate or at least slightly expanded apices, and usually with tuberculate bases…..12
Dorsal hairs shorter with blunt or pointed apices, and without tuberculate bases …..15
12 SIPH rather strongly clavate (Fig.34a). BL 3.4-4.8 mm ….. Indomasonaphis anaphalidis
SIPH cylindrical on distal part, or very weakly clavate. BL 1.3-3.4 mm …..13
13 BL 2.8-3.4 mm. SIPH 0.25-0.3 × BL, 1.8-2.0 × cauda, which bears about 24-26 hairs. R IV+V with 16-18 accessory hairs. First tarsal segments with 5 hairs…..Indomasonaphis inulae
BL 1.3-2.2 mm. SIPH very long and thin, 0.31-0.4 × BL and 4-6 × cauda, which bears 5-7 hairs. RIV+V with 2 accessory hairs. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs …..14
14 ANT III with 2-5 long capitate hairs, as long as or longer than BD III. ABD TERG 1-4 each with 16-28 capitate hairs, arranged in spinopleural and marginal groups on large tubercles, the longest hairs being 3-4 × ANT BD III (Fig.34b). R IV+V 2.2-2.5 × HT II…..Capitophorus pakansus
ANT III with very short hairs, 0.2-0.3 × BD III. ABD TERG 1-4 each with 12-14 capitate hairs, the longest 2-3 × ANT BD III (Fig.34c). R IV+V 1.5-1.8 × HT II…..Capitophorus inulae
15 Cauda helmet-shaped or bluntly triangular, not or hardly longer than its basal width in dorsal view…..16
Cauda tongue-shaped, much longer than its basal width…..20
16 ANT PT/BASE 0.9-1.1. Cauda bluntly triangular with 14-20 hairs. ABD TERG 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu). Spiracular apertures reniform….. Protaphis sp. (Czech Republic, BMNH collection, leg. D. Hille Ris Lambers)
ANT PT.BASE 2.3-5.1. Cauda helmet-shaped, with 4-8 hairs. ABD TERG 7 without MTu. Spiracular apertures reniform or rounded …..17
17SIPH and cauda pale. Dorsum without dark markings …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
SIPH and cauda dark. Dorsum with a solid dark shield or with variably developed dusky markings, and dark intersegmental muscle plates…..18
18Dorsal abdomen with an extensive solid black shield. SIPH 2.1-3.4 × cauda. R IV+V 1.5-2.0 × HT II. Mesosternum with a pair of dark mammariform processes…..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsal abdomen with variably developed dusky segmental markings, and dark intersegmental muscle plates. SIPH 1.0-1.4 × cauda. R IV+V 1.2-1.4 × HT II. Mesosternum without mammariform processes…..19
19Spiracular apertures rounded. SIPH 1.0-1.4 × cauda …..Brachycaudus salicinae
Spiracular apertures reniform. SIPH 1.4-1.8 × cauda…..Dysaphis inulae
20R IV+V 2.3-3.0 × HT II, and bearing 17-26 accessory hairs (Fig.34d). Head smooth, except for a well-developed rather scabrous median frontal tubercle, and divergent ANT tubercles, each bearing a rounded, scabrous process (Fig.34e)…..Ovatus inulae
R IV+V less than 1.6 × HT II, and bearing less than 10 accessory hairs. Head smooth or spiculose, with ANT tubercles undeveloped or variably developed, without a scabrous median frontal tubercle…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
IochromaSolanaceae
Iochroma cyaneum Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Ionidium see HybanthusViolaceae
IonopsisOrchidaceae
Ionopsis utricularioides Aphis spiraecola
Iozoste = ActinodaphneLauraceae
Ipecacuanha = CarapicheaRubiaceae

(N.B. a record of Aphis nerii from Ipecacuanha was probably based on ‘Bastard Ipecacuanha’, which is Asclepias curassavica.)

Ipomoea (including Pharbitis)Convolvulaceae
I. aculeataMyzus persicae
I. albaMacrosiphum euphorbiae
I. aquaticaAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae;
[Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae]
I. argentaurataAphis gossypii
I. argentea Macrosiphum euphorbiae
I. asarifoliaAphis gossypii
I. batatas (incl. var. edulis) Aphis craccivora, gossypii, nasturtii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Geopemphigus floccosus;
[Greenidea ficicola]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Pseudomegoura magnoliae
I. biflora Myzus persicae
I. cairica Geopemphigus floccosus; Myzus persicae
I. calophyllaAphis gossypii
I. carneaAphis gossypii
I. crispaMyzus persicae
I. dichoroa = I. calophylla Aphis gossypii
I. dissecta = Merremia dissecta
I. eriocarpaAphis gossypii
I. fistulosaAphis fabae, gossypii
I. floribunda = Jacquemontia floribunda
I. hederacea = I. nil
I. imperati Myzus persicae
I. indicaMyzus persicae
I. learii = I. indica
I. littoralisMyzus persicae
I. lobata[Myzakkaia verbasci]; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
I. maximaMyzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus
I. mexicanaMyzus persicae
I. nil (incl. var. japonica) Acyrthosiphon malvae;
Aphis craccivora, gossypii, nasturtii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Pseudomegoura magnoliae
I. palmataAphis gossypii; Aulacorthum solani;
Geopemphigus floccosus; Myzus persicae
I. pandurataAphis gossypii
I. pes-capraeMyzus persicae
I. purpurea[Aphis sp. (Davletshina 1964)]; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus
I. rubrocaerulea = I. tricolor
I. sinensis = I. biflora
I. staphylinaAphis (Toxoptera) citricidus
I. stipulacea = I. cairica
I. stolonifera = I. imperati
I. tiliaceaAphis spiraecola
I. tricolorAphis aurantii, frangulae ssp. beccabungae, gossypii;
Myzus persicae
I. villosa = I. argentea
Ipomoea spp.[Capitophorus mitegoni]; Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon;
[Sitobion indicum]

Key to apterae on Ipomoea:-

ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH absent. Groups of wax glands present dorsally on head, thorax and abdomen …..Geopemphigus floccosus
ANT PT/BASE more than 1. SIPH tubular. No discrete groups of dorsal wax glands…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
IpomopsisPolemoniaceae
Ipomopsis aggregata Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Nasonovia takala

Key to apterae on Ipomopsis:-

RIV + V with about 25 accessory hairs, 2.5-2.7 × HT II, which is very short (less than 0.07 mm). First tarsal segments with 4 hairs. ANT III with 10-41 rhinaria, mostly clustered on rather swollen basal half. Thoracic spiracular apertures much larger than abdominal ones. SIPH 1.2-1.7 × cauda, without subapical polygonal reticulation …..Nasonovia takala
R IV+V with 7-10 accessory hairs, 0.8-1.0 × HT II, which is over 0.1 mm long. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs. ANT III with 1-10 small rhinaria. Thoracic and abdominal spiracular apertures of similar size. SIPH 1.7-2.2 × cauda, with subapical polygonal reticulation (or try key to polyphagous aphids)…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
IranecioAsteraceae
Iranecio taraxacifoliae Aphis craccivora
IresineAmaranthaceae
Iresine caleaMyzus persicae
I. celosia = I.diffusa
I. diffusaAphis gossypii, spiraecola
I. herbstiiAphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
I. lindeni (?)Myzus ornatus, persicae
Iresine spp.Aphis coreopsidis

Key to apterae on Iresine:-

SIPH long, dark and tapering, 0.24-0.4 × BL. Head, ANT I, II and base of III very pale, contrasting with dark rest of ANT…..Aphis coreopsidis
Without this combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
IrisIridaceae
Iris albertiAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae
I. albicansAphis fabae; Dysaphis tulipae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
I. aphyllaAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae
I. atrofuscaDysaphis tulipae
I. biglumis = I. lactea
I. bloudowiiDysaphis tulipae
I. ×croatica = I. ×germanica
I. ×cypriana = I. ×germanica
I. dichotoma Aphis fabae
I. domestica Dysaphis tulipae; Myzus ornatus
I. elata = I. macrosiphon
I. ensata Macrosiphum euphorbiae
I. filifoliaDysaphis tulipae
I. florentina = I. ×germanica
I. foetidissimaAphis newtoni
I. gatesiiMyzus persicae
I. ×germanicaAphis fabae, gossypii, newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon; Sitobion avenae
I. gramineaAphis newtoni
I. halophila (incl. var. sogdiana) Aphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
I. ×hollandicaSitobion akebiae
I. ×hybridaMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae
I. iliensis = I. pallasii
I. japonica[Pseudomegoura magnoliae]
I. kaempferi = I. ensata
I. lactea Aphis newtoni
I. loczyiAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae
I. longipetalaAulacorthum solani; [Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae]
I. lortetiiDysaphis tulipae
I. lutescensAphis newtoni
I. lutescens ssp. subbiflora Dysaphis tulipae
I. macrosiphonMacrosiphum euphorbiae
I. musulmanica see I. spuria
I. ochroleuca =I. orientalis
I. orientalisAphis newtoni; Metopolophum dirhodum;
[Rhopalosiphum padi]
I. pallasiiAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae
I. pallidaMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Sitobion avenae
I. perrieri = I. aphylla
I. plicata = I. pallida
I. pseudacorusAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ascalonicus
I. pseudopumilaDysaphis tulipae
I. pumilaAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae
I. ruthenicaAphis newtoni
I. scariosaAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae
I. setosaAphis newtoni; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus
I. sibiricaAphis newtoni
I. sofarana = I. susiana
I. sogdiana = I. halophila var. sogdiana
I. songaricaAphis newtoni; Dysaphis tulipae
I. spuriaDysaphis tulipae
I. spuria ssp. musulmanica Aphis newtoni; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
I. subbiflora = I. lutescens ssp. subbiflora
I. susiana Dysaphis tulipae
I. tectorumAulacorthum solani
I. tianschanica = I. loczyi
I. unifloraAphis neonewtoni
I. variegataDysaphis tulipae
Iris sp.Acyrthosiphon ilka; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Rhopalosiphum [maidis], [nymphaeae];
Schizaphis graminum, [scirpi]

Key to apterae on Iris:-

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

1 SIPH wholly dark…..2
SIPH mainly pale, sometimes darker distally…..8
2 Cauda helmet-shaped, not longer than its basal width in dorsal view. Spinal tubercles (STu) present on head and ABD TERG 8, or 7 and 8…..Dysaphis tulipae
Cauda tongue-shaped, much longer than its basal width. STu absent from head, and rarely on ABD TERG 8…..3
3SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Hairs on ANT III all less than 0.8 × BD III…..4
SIPH without polygonal reticulation. Hairs on ANT III more than 0.8 × BD III …..5
4SIPH 1.0-1.4 × cauda (measure several specimens if borderline). Longest hairs on ANT III usually less than 0.5 × basal diameter of segment…..Sitobion avenae
SIPH 1.4-1.9 × cauda (measure several specimens if borderline). Longest hairs on ANT III up to 0.8 × basal diameter of segment…..Sitobion akebiae
5Marginal tubercles (MTu) present on ABD TERG 1 and 7, and small MTu sporadically occur on some of ABD TERG 2-4…..6
MTu consistently present and conspicuous on at least ABD TERG 2 and 3, and often also on ABD TERG 4-5 or 4-6, as well as 1 and 7…..7
6 Cauda pale with 4-7 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 5.0-5.3. Dorsal abdomen without dark sclerites…..Aphis neonewtoni
Cauda dark with 11-24 hairs. ANT PT/BASE 1.7-3.5. Dorsal abdomen with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7 and 8, and some dark markings anterior to SIPH …..Aphis fabae
7 Body densely hairy. ANT III dark, with long, fine hairs maximally 3-4 × BD III. SIPH 1.4-2.1 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 4.2-5.6…..Schizaphis scirpi
Body sparsely hairy. ANT III pale, with longest hairs 1-2 × BD III. SIPH 0.8-1.35 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 2.8-4.1…..Aphis newtoni
8 Head smooth or only sparsely spiculose and SIPH without polygonal reticulation …..9
Either head is densely spiculose at least on ventral side, or SIPH have subapical polygonal reticulation…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
9 ANT tubercles weakly developed, not projecting forward beyond middle part of head in dorsal view. ANT III without rhinaria. SIPH less than 0.5 × as long as the distance between their bases, and distinctly dark-tipped…..Schizaphis graminum
ANT tubercles with divergent inner faces, projecting forward well beyond middle part of head (median frontal tubercle). ANT III with 1-3 rhinaria near base. SIPH more than 0.5 × longer than the distance between their bases…..10
10R IV+V 0.55-0.75 × HT II. SIPH 8-12.5 × longer than their width at midlength …..Metopolophium dirhodum
R IV+V 0.79-0.92 × HT II. SIPH (11.1-) 12.5-22 × longer than their width at midlength…..Acyrthosiphon ilka
IsatisBrassicaceae
Isatis costataAphis craccivora, nasturtii
I. glaucaBrevicoryne brassicae; Smiela schneideri
I. tinctoriaBrevicoryne brassicae; Lipaphis erysimi;
Myzus ornatus, persicae
Isatis sp.[Brevicoryne crambe]; Acyrthosiphon ilka

Key to apterae on Isatis:-

1SIPH as very broad, dark, volcano-shaped cones, shorter than their basal widths. ANT III with 3-11 rhinaria on distal part, and 0-1 on IV. Dorsal abdominal hairs 3-5 × ANT BD III. Cauda helmet-shaped or triangular with rounded apex, much shorter than its basal width…..Smiela schneideri
SIPH tubular, pale or dark. ANT III-IV without rhinaria, or with rhinaria only near base of III. Dorsal abdominal hairs less than 1.5 × ANT BD III. Cauda triangular or tongue-shaped, as long as or longer than its basal width…..2
2ANT tubercles well developed with smooth broadly divergent inner faces. ANT III with 1-3 rhinaria near base. ANT III 0.8-1.0 × SIPH which are long, pale, thin and tapering/ cylindrical on distal part, without polygonal reticulation …..Acyrthosiphon ilka
Without that combination of characters…..3
3SIPH slightly swollen (but not clavate). ANT tubercles weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..4
SIPH tapering or clavate. Either head with well-developed ANT tubercles or ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu…..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 4
4Cauda broadly triangular in dorsal view. ANT III 2.5-3.7 × SIPH …..Brevicoryne brassicae
Cauda elongate triangular or tongue-shaped. ANT III 1.0-1.4 × SIPH …..Lipaphis erysimi
IschaemumPoaceae
Ischaemum albens (?) Ceratovacuna spinulosa
I. annulatum (?)Forda hirsuta
I. aristatumSitobion akebiae, lambersi
I. nilagiricum = I. polystachyum
I. polystachyumHysteroneura setariae
I. rugosumAphis gossypii; Sitobion lambersi, miscanthi
I. timorenseHysteroneura setariae
Ischaemum sp.Chaetogeoica graminiphaga

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

IseilemaPoaceae
Iseilema anthephoroides Hysteroneura setariae; Sitobion raoi
I. laxumMelanaphis indosacchari, sacchari;
Tetraneura fusiformis

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

IsmeliaAsteraceae
Ismelia carinataAphis fabae; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphoniella sanborni; Myzus persicae

Key to apterae on Ismelia:-

SIPH dark, 0.7-0.9 × cauda, with polygonal reticulation extending over distal 0.6-0.8 of length. ANT III with 8-28 secondary rhinaria, usually distributed over almost its entire length…..Macrosiphoniella sanborni
Without this combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
IsnardiaOnagraceae
Isnardia intermedia Hyalomyzus jussiaeae
IsochilusOrchidaceae
Isochilus linearisCerataphis orchidearum

(or try key to aphids on orchids under Cymbidium)

Isodon (including Rabdosia)Lamiaceae
Isodon coetsa Aphis gossypii;
[Cinara hottesis (Ghosh, Basu & Raychaudhuri 1969)];
Myzus ascalonicus, siegesbeckiae;
Sitobion aulacorthoides, plectranthi
I. eriocalyxNigritergaphis crassisetosa
I. excisusCryptaphis menthae; Macrosiphum perillae
I. inflexusCryptaphis menthae; Eumyzus clinopodii;
Macrosiphum perillae; Myzus siegesbeckiae
I. japonicusEumyzus clinopodii; Macrosiphum isodonis, perillae;
Myzus mushaensis
I. longitubus[Anuraphis floris Monzen 1934]; Cryptaphis menthae;
Eumyzus clinopodii
I. lophanthoides (var. Aphis gossypii
graciliflorus)
I. rugosusMyzus ornatus; Cryptaphis rostrata; Eumyzus clinopodii
I. trichocarpus Myzus siegesbeckiae
I. umbrosusEumyzus clinopodii
Isodon sp.Aulacorthum solani; Myzus isodonis
Key to apterae on Isodonand Plectranthus:-
1SIPH strongly swollen, with maximum diameter of swollen part more than 2 × minimum diameter of stem, smooth except for a little subapical polygonal reticulation (Fig.48a). SIPH 5.4-8.2 × cauda…..Eucarazzia elegans
SIPH not swollen or much less swollen, and less than 3.5 × cauda…..2
2Dorsal hairs long, 2-4.5 × longer than ANT BD III…..3
Dorsal hairs all or mostly less than 1.5 × ANT BD III…..6
3Dorsal hairs with blunt or pointed apices…..4
Dorsal hairs with expanded apices…..5
4 Cuticle of head smooth….Nigritergaphis crassisetosa*
Cuticle of head spinulose…..Eumyzus clinopodii
5 R IV+V 1.3-1.4 × HT II, with c.8 accessory hairs. SIPH c.2.5 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 4.5-5.0…..Cryptaphis menthae*
R IV+V 1.6-1.8 × HT II, with 2-4 accessory hairs. SIPH 1.2-1.6 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 3.1-3.6…..Cryptaphis rostrata
6SIPH partly or wholly dark, with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation …..7
SIPH pale or dark, without subapical reticulation…..13
7Dorsal abdomen with extensive black sclerotisation…..8
Dorsal abdomen mainly pale…..11
8Dorsum with continuous broad black marginal stripes, united by a black band across ABD TERG 6, the central area of thorax and ABD TERG 1-5 being unpigmented …..9
Dorsum with extensive dark shield including central area…..10
9 Longest hairs on ANT III less than 0.5 × BD III, and longest hairs on front of head and ABD TERG 8 are about equal to BD III. R IV+V c.1.1 × HT II …..Macrosiphum perillae*
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.8-0.9 × BD III, and longest hairs on front of head and ABD TERG 8 are 1.6-2.0 × BD III. R IV+V 1.4-1.6 × HT II …..Macrosiphum isodonis
10Longest hairs on ANT III 14-20 μm long, 0.5-0.6 × BD III, and those on ABD TERG 8 are 30-42 μm long, 1.0-1.6 × BD III…..Sitobion autriquei
Longest hairs on ANT III 8-12 μm long, 0.3-0.45 × BD III, and those on ABD TERG 8 are 12-28 μm long, 0.4-0.9 × BD III…..Sitobion colei
11ANT III-VI dark except at base of III. Head without spicules…..Macrosiphum mesosphaeri
ANT III-V pale with dark apices. Ventral side of head minutely spiculose …..12
12 ANT III with 1-7 rhinaria on basal half, ANT IV with 0. ANT PT/BASE 5.5-6.4…..Sitobion aulacorthoides
ANT III with 4-15 rhinaria distributed over whole length, ANT IV with 0-4. ANT PT/BASE 4.8-5.5…..Sitobion plectranthi
13Head smooth with ANT tubercles weakly developed. SIPH dark, cauda pale, dusky or dark. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu)…..14
Head spiculose with well-developed steep-sided or apically convergent ANT tubercles. SIPH pale or dusky, cauda pale. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu…..15
14ANT 1.03-1.30 mm long, 0.66-0.98 × BL (note: BL excluding cauda; measure several specimens)…..Aphis affinis
ANT 0.65-1.05 mm long, 0.55-0.76 × BL…..Aphis gossypii
15SIPH tapering to a small, flangeless terminal aperture…..Myzus isodonis
SIPH with a distinct apical flange…..16
16ANT PT/BASE 1.7-2.8. ANT 6-segmented…..17
ANT PT/BASE 2.6-5.5, but if less than 2.8 then ANT II and IV are usually fused to give 5-segmented antennae…..18
17Dorsal body with a distinctive pattern of dark intersegmental markings …..Myzus ornatus
Dorsal body without any distinctive pattern of dark intersegmental markings (?)…..Ovatus minutus*
18Dorsum with extensive dark markings, including a large roughly horseshoe-shaped abdominal patch…..Neomyzus circumflexus
Dorsum without dark markings…..19
19ANT III with (0-)1-3 small rhinaria near base. SIPH tapering/cylindrical, with normal imbrication and a large flange…..Aulacorthum solani
ANT III without any rhinaria. SIPH either slightly clavate, or coarsely imbricated or scabrous, and with a small to moderate flange…..20
20SIPH slightly clavate (with narrower section on basal half), normally imbricated. R IV+V 0.9-1.2 × HT II…..Myzus persicae
SIPH tapering/cylindrical, coarsely imbricated or scabrous. R IV+V 1.3-1.6 × HT II …..21
21Cauda 1.0-1.6 × R IV+V. SIPH 2.0-3.0 × cauda. SIPH coarsely imbricated. Dorsal abdomen almost smooth…..Myzus mushaensis
Cauda 0.9-1.0 × R IV+V. SIPH 3.0-4.3 × cauda. SIPH scabrous (Fig. 48e). Dorsal abdomen roughly corrugated…..Myzus siegesbeckiae
IsotheciumBrachytheciaceae
Isothecium stoloniferum [Prociphilus xylostei]
Try key to moss-feeding aphids under Polytrichum.
IteaIteaceae
Itea virginica = Cyrilla racemiflora
I. yunnanensisAphis gossypii
IvaAsteraceae
Iva axillarisAphis craccivora; [Pleotrichophorus parilis; aphidtrek.org]
I. cheiranthifoliaUroleucon ambrosiae
I. oraria (incl. frutescens) [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1975)]; Uroleucon ambrosiae
I. xanthifoliaAphis [aba], asclepiadis, gossypii;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; [Pemphigus betae];
Uroleucon ambrosiae, ivae;
Iva sp.Pemphigus [brevicornis]

Key to apterae on Iva:-

1ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH absent. Dorsal abdomen with wax glands…..Pemphigus sp.
ANT PT/BASE more than 1. SIPH present, tubular or conical. Dorsal abdomen without evident wax glands…..2
2 SIPH dark with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation, cauda contrastingly pale. ANT III with 8-31 rhinaria. ANT tubercles well developed, with divergent inner faces …..3
SIPH and cauda pale or dark. ANT III without rhinaria (except in alatiform specimens). ANT tubercles absent or weakly developed…..4
3Hind tibiae as pale as cauda for more than 0.7 of length. ABD TERG 2-4 sometimes with small marginal tubercles (MTu). (Hind tibiae of al. with pale or dusky basal section)…..Uroleucon ivae
Hind tibiae usually with a pale or dusky basal section, but this is not as pale as cauda for more 0.5 of length. ABD TERG 2-4 without MTu. (Hind tibia of al. entirely dark) …..Uroleucon ambrosiae
4SIPH pale, conical, smooth, with an annular incision proximal to the flange. Cauda helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracular apertures rounded. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu) …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
SIPH dark, tapering or cylindrical, imbricated, without a subapical annular incision. Cauda tongue-shaped, much longer than its basal width. Spiracular apertures reniform. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu…..5
5Dorsal abdomen with an extensive dark shield…..Aphis craccivora
Dorsal abdomen without any extensive dark markings…..6
6ANT III 0.15-0.32 mm long, 1.3-2.6 × R IV+V. HT I with 2 hairs (no sense peg). ABD TERG 8 with 2 hairs. SIPH 0.9-1.6 × ANT III. (Al. with 3-13 rhinaria on ANT III)…..Aphis gossypii
ANT III 0.25-0.63 mm long, 2.5-4.0 × R IV+V. HT I with 3 hairs. ABD TERG 8 with 2-11 hairs. SIPH 0.6-1.1 × ANT III. (Al. with 14-40 rhinaria on ANT III) …..Aphis asclepiadis
IxanthusGentianaceae
Ixanthus viscosaMyzus ornatus
IxeridiumAsteraceae
Ixeridium dentatum = Ixeris dentata
I. graminifoliumAulacorthum ixeridis
I. laevigatumMyzus persicae; Sitobion miscanthi;
Uroleucon lactucicola

See key to apterae under Ixeris.

IxerisAsteraceae
Ixeris chinensisAphis gossypii (? – on roots with eggs; Chu 1949);
(incl. ssp. versicolor) Aulacorthum solani; Macrosiphoniella ixeridis;
Uroleucon lactucicola
I. debilisAphis gossypii; Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae;
Uroleucon debile, formosanum
I. dentata [Aphis odorikonis]; Aulacorthum solani;
Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae;
[Macrosiphoniella yomogicola];
Myzus lactucicola, persicae
Uroleucon formosanum, lactucicola, picridis, sonchi
I. denticulata = Paraixeris denticulata
I. gracilisUroleucon formosanum
I. laevigata = Ixeridium laevigatum
I. polycephalaMyzus lactucicola
I. sonchifolia = Crepidiastrum sonchifolium
I. stoloniferaAulacorthum solani

Key to apterae on Ixeris and Ixeridium:-

1Head densely spiculose or nodulose, or if smooth then with weakly-developed ANT tubercles. ANT III with 0-2 (-4) rhinaria…..2
Head smooth with well-developed ANT tubercles. ANT III with more rhinaria …..4
2Abdomen usually with dark pigmentation extending evenly over ABD TERG 1-5(-7)…..3
Dorsal abdomen unpigmented, or with more localised pigmentation ….. go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 5
3SIPH mainly pale and slightly clavate. R IV+V 0.7-0.9 × HT II. ANT III without any rhinaria. (Al. with a solid black dorsal patch, and with sec. rhin. on ANT IV-(V) as well as III) …..Myzus lactucicola
SIPH dark and tapering/cylindrical. R IV+V (0.83-) 0.9-1.1. ANT III with 0-4 rhinaria near base. (Al. with separate dorsal cross-bands, and with sec. rhin. usually on III only)…..Aulacorthum ixeridis
4SIPH pale, smooth, without a distal zone of polygonal reticulation, and swollen on distal 0.7, maximum width of swollen part being 1.3-2.0 × minimum width of basal part …..5
SIPH dark, imbricated, with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation, and tapering or cylindrical on distal part…..6
5Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are 8-19 μm long, and on ANT tubercles 6-11 μm. Sec. rhinaria distributed ANT III 11-29, IV (0)-1-16, V 0 (-9). ANT PT/BASE 4.3-5.6. ANT PT 1.6-2.3 × cauda…..Hyperomyzus carduellinus
Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are 30-50 μm long, and on ANT tubercles 18-30 μm. Sec. rhinaria distributed ANT III 4-20, IV 0 (-1), V 0. ANT PT/BASE 4.8-7.4. ANT PT 2.0-3.0 × cauda…..Hyperomyzus lactucae
6ANT III 1.8-2.0 × longer than ANT IV + V together …..Uroleucon formosanum
ANT III less than 1.5 × ANT IV+V together…..7
7Cauda dark like SIPH, and bearing 12-15 hairs…..Uroleucon lactucicola
Cauda distinctly paler than SIPH and bearing 6-30 hairs…..8
8ANT III with only 5-11 rhinaria restricted to basal half. SIPH a little longer than cauda which bears 6-12 hairs…..9
ANT III with 8-97 (but rarely less than 12) rhinaria, often extending beyond basal half. SIPH 1.4-1.9 × cauda which bears 14-30 hairs…..10
9ANT III with 5-7 rhinaria. R IV+V very short, 0.55-0.63 × HT II. Cauda with 9-12 hairs…..Macrosiphoniella ixeridis
ANT III with 8-11 rhinaria. RIV+V relatively longer (?). Cauda with c.6 hairs…..Uroleucon debile*
10Coxae pale like basal parts of femora. Dorsal hairs arising from dark scleroites, and crescent-shaped ante-siphuncular sclerites present. R IV+V 1.45-1.85 × HT II…..Uroleucon picridis
Coxae dark. Dorsal hairs not arising from dark scleroites, antesiphuncular sclerites absent or indistinct. R IV+V 0.8-0.9 × HT II…..Uroleucon sonchi
IxiaIridaceae
Ixia sp. (cultivar)Dysaphis tulipae
Ixiolirion Ixioliriaceae
Ixiolirion tataricum Aphis craccivora
Ixophorus Poaceae
Ixophorus unisetus Rhopalosiphum maidis; Tetraneura fusiformis

(or use keys to grass-feeding aphids under Digitaria)

IxoraRubiaceae
Ixora caulifloraAphis spiraecola
I. chinensisAphis gossypii
I. coccineaAphis aurantii, craccivora, gossypii, spiraecola
I. lutea = I. coccinea
I. macrothyrsaAphis aurantii, spiraecola
I. philippensisAphis gossypii
Ixora sp.[Greenidea longisetosa]; Sinomegoura citricola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

J

Jacaranda Bignoniaceae
Jacaranda acutifolia Aphis aurantii, gossypii, spiraecola;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus
J. cheloniaAphis auranjtii, gossypii, spiraecola
J. mimosifoliaAphis aurantii, craccivora, fabae, gossypii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
(Use key to polyphagous aphids)
Jacksonia Fabaceae
Jacksonia sternbergiana Aphis craccivora
Jacobaea Asteraceae
Jacobaea abrotanifolia see Senecio abrotanifolius
J. adonidifolia see Senecio adonidifolius
J. alpina see Senecio alpinus
J. erucifolia see Senecio erucifolius
J. maritima (= Senecio cineraria) Aphis gossypii; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Brachycaudus cardui, helichrysi;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus
J. othonnae see Senecio othonnae
J. paludosa see Senecio paludosa
J. salsamita (?)[Aphis jacobea-balsamita Rafinesque (1818)];
[Macrosiphum jacobea-balsamita Rafinesque (1818)]
(See Hottes 1931, pp. 61, 66 concerning Rafinesque 1818)
J. vulgaris see Senecio jacobaea

(Use key to polyphagous aphids)

Jacobinia see JusticiaAcanthaceae
JacquemontiaConvolvulaceae
Jacquemontia floribunda Myzus persicae
J. havanesisAphis spiraecola
J. nipensisAphis spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

JacquiniellaOrchidaceae
Jacquiniella globosa Sitobion luteum
J. teretifolia Cerataphis orchidearum; Sitobion luteum

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

Jambosasee SyzygiumMyrtaceae
J. caryophylla = Syzygium aromaticum
JasioneCampanulaceae
J. dentata = J. heldreichii
J. echinata = J. montana
J. heldreichiiAphis psammophila
J. montanaAphis berteroae, gossypii, psammophila;
Brachycaudus helichrysi; Dysaphis brevirostris, sorbi;
Myzus ascalonicus; Uroleucon sp. nr. campanulae

Key to apterae on Jasione:-

1ANT III black with 11-47 rhinaria. SIPH black, with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation, 0.85-1.25 × the long black, pointed cauda. Dorsal hairs arising from dark scleroites…..Uroleucon sp. nr. campanulae
ANT III without rhinaria, and other characters not in the same combination …..2
2 SIPH dark. Marginal tubercles (MTu) always present on ABD TERG 1 and 7 …..3
SIPH pale or only dark at apices. MTu absent from ABD TERG 1 and 7 …..4
3 Maximum diameter of MTu on ABD TERG 1 is 0.5-1.4 × length of adjacent marginal hair. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.8-1.5 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture …..Aphis gossypii
Maximum diameter of MTu on ABD TERG 1 is 2-3 × length of adjacent marginal hair. Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.2-0.3 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture …..Aphis psammophila
4 SIPH smooth, short and conical, 0.8-2.0 × cauda, which is helmet-shaped. Head smooth, with ANT tubercles undeveloped. Spiracular apertures rounded. ABD TERG 8 bearing 6-12 hairs 0.5-1.3 × SIPH …..Brachycaudus helichrysi
SIPH imbricated, usually somewhat swollen on distal part, 2.3-3.3 × cauda which is triangular or tongue-shaped. Head spiculose, at least ventrally, with ANT tubercles somewhat developed. Spiracular apertures reniform. ABD TERG 8 bearing 4-7 hairs, 0.02-0.20 × SIPH …..5
5 Head densely spiculose with well-developed, steep-sided ANT tubercles. SIPH with narrowest part of basal half similar in thickness to hind tibia at midlength. R IV+V with 7-15 accessory hairs. Cauda with 4-7 (usually 6) hairs…..Myzus ascalonicus
Head more sparsely spiculose, with weakly developed, broadly divergent ANT tubercles. SIPH with narrowest part of basal half much thicker than hind tibia at midlength. R IV+V with 2 accessory hairs. Cauda with 4-6, usually 5, hairs…..6
6 R IV+V 1.23-1.38 × HT II. Longest hairs on ABD TERG 8 15-22 μm. (Al. with 45-76 rhinaria on ANT III)…..Dysaphis sorbi
R IV+V 1.04-1.19 × HT II. Longest hairs on ABD TERG 8 10-15 μm. (Al. with 30-40 rhinaria on ANT III)…..Dysaphis brevirostris
JasminumOleaceae
Jasminum angustifolium Aphis nerii
J. azoricumAphis nerii
J. humileAphis spiraecola; Brachymyzus jasmini;
Myzus ornatus, persicae
J. mesnyiAphis spiraecola
J. officinaleAphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii
J. polyanthumMyzus persicae
J. sambacAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Myzus persicae;
[Tinocallis platani]
Jasminum sp.Macrosiphumeuphorbiae, [jasmini]

Key to apterae on Jasminum:-

SIPH as short, broad, pale truncate cones, not longer than their basal widths, scabrous on distal part, with indistinct flange. Head spiculose ventrally, with low somewhat scabrous ANT tubercles. R IV+V without any accessory hairs…..Brachymyzus jasmini
SIPH much longer than their basal widths. Head either densely spiculose with well-developed ANT tubercles, or not spiculose with ANT tubercles weakly developed. R IV+V with at least 2 accessory hairs…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
JatrophaEuphorbiaceae
Jatropha curcasAphis craccivora, gossypii, spiraecola;
Brachycaudus helichrysi
J. gossypifoliaAphis spiraecola
Jatropha sp.Aphis nerii

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

JesseaAsteraceae
Jessea cooperi Brachycaudus helichrysi
Jovibarba see SempervivumCrassulaceae
Jovibarba sobolifera = Sempervivum globifera
Juglans Walnuts Juglandaceae

According to Bissell (1978), records of Monellia spp. from Juglans may be considered either as vagrants or as wrongly identified Monelliopsis species.

Juglans ailanthifoliaKurumi, Japanese Walnut
Aphis odinae; Dasyaphis mirabilis, rhusae;
Kurisakia ailanthi(?), onigurumii; [Prociphilus caryae];
Stomaphis [asiphon ssp. sakuratanii], matsumotoi
J. californicaChromaphis juglandicola;
Monelliopsis californica, nigropunctata, pallida
J. cathayensis = J. mandshurica
J. cinereaChromaphis juglandicola;
Monelliopsis caryae, nigropunctata; Panaphis juglandis
J. fallax = J. regia
J. hindsiiChromaphis juglandicola; Monelliopsis pallida
J. intermedia = J. regia
J. majorChromaphis juglandicola;
Monelliopsis bisetosa, quadrimaculata, tuberculata
J. mandshuricaManchurian Walnut
Aphis odinae; Dasyaphis rhusae; Kurisakia onigurumii;
Panaphis juglandis, nepalensis ssp. yunlongensis;
Stomaphis asiphon
J. mollisMonelliopsis tuberculata
J. nigraAmerican Black Walnut
[Aphis craccivora]; Chromaphis juglandicola;
Monelliopsis californica, caryae, nigropunctata, tuberculata
J. regiaEuropean Walnut
Chromaphis hirsutustibis, juglandicola; Dasyaphis rhusae;
[Dimelaphis obtusifalcata Zhang, 1998 (2 alate sexuparae)];
Myzus persicae; Panaphis juglandis, nepalensis;
Stomaphis juglandis, mordvilkoi, wojciechowskii;
[Uroleucon fallacis (Nevsky 1929)]
J. rupestris Monelliopsis bisetosa, tuberculata
J. sieboldiana = J. ailanthifolia
Juglans spp.Aphis spiraecola

Key to aphids on Juglans:-

1 BL more than 4.5 mm, rostrum longer than body…..2
BL less than 4.5 mm, rostrum much shorter than body…..6
2 SIPH absent…..Stomaphis asiphon
SIPH as large pores on broad flat pigmented hairy cones…..3
3 ABD TERG 1-7 with paired dark spinal sclerites…..4
Spinal sclerites absent at least from ABD TERG 3-6…..5
4 ANT II about as long as wide. Spinal sclerites never fragmented …..Stomaphis mordvilkoi
ANT II at least 1.4 × longer than wide. Spinal sclerites on ABD TERG 4-6 at least partly fragmented….. Stomaphis wojciechowskii*
5 ANT V longer than ANT VI (incl. PT). R IV+V longer than HT II. Dorsal abdomen entirely without paired spinal sclerites…..Stomaphis juglandis
ANT V shorter than ANT VI. R IV+V shorter than HT II. Dorsal abdomen with paired spinal sclerites on ABD TERG 1, 2 and 7 …..Stomaphis matsumotoi
6 BL more than 3.0 mm. Dorsal abdomen with rather broad dark cross bands on most tergites. (All adult viviparae alate) …..7
BL less than 3.0 mm. Dorsal abdomen without broad dark cross bands. (Apterae or alatae)…..9
7 Knob of cauda globular, about as long as its greatest width (fig. 52B). ABD TERG 1 and 2 with broken pigmentation. Forewing veins bordered…..Panaphis juglandis
Knob of cauda elongate, c. 1.5 × its greatest width (fig. 52A). ABD TERG 1 and 2 with solid transverse dark bands. Forewings not or only weakly bordered…..8
8 ANT III with 16-26 secondary rhinaria, IV with 0 …..Panaphis nepalensis s. str.
ANT III with 30-51 secondary rhinaria, IV with 2-5 …..Panaphis nepalensis yunlongensis
9 Antenna 6- segmented…..10
Antenna 3- to 5-segmented…..20
10 Cauda dark, tongue-shaped. ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5 Adult viviparae in colonies usually mostly apterous….11
Cauda pale or dusky, knobbed. ANT PT/BASE less than 1.5 Adult viviparae all alate …..12
11 SIPH 0.4-0.6× cauda, which has no constriction (fig. 121O) …..Aphis odinae
SIPH 0.8-1.7× cauda, which has a slight constriction near its midpoint (fig. 121T)…..Aphis spiraecola
12 ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5 Anal plate only shallowly indented (fig. 52C) …..13
ANT PT/BASE more than 0.5 Anal plate deeply bilobed (e.g., fig. 52D) …..14
13 Hairs on hind tibia very long, up to about 3.5 × middle diameter of the tibia. Wings with dark spots at ends of veins (use hand lens)…..Chromaphis hirsutustibis
Hairs on hind tibia shorter, the longest of them less than 2 × middle diameter of tibia. Wings without dark spots at ends of veins…..Chromaphis juglandicola
14 Tibiae dark. Antennae mainly dark, except at bases of segments. Forewings with both Cu1a and Cu1b bordered with fuscous, much darker than other veins…..15
Tibiae mainly pale. Antennae with only apical parts of segments and rhinariated section of ANT III dark. Forewings with only Cu1b lightly bordered with fuscous, Cu1a as other veins…..16
15 Costal vein at leading edge of forewing black. Pronotum with 2 posterior spinal hairs. R IV+V 0.9-1.0 × HT II…..Monelliopsis californica
Costal vein pale. Pronotum with (3-)4 posterior spinal setae. R IV+V 1.2-1.4 × HT II…..Monelliopsis bisetosa
16 ABD TERG 1-6 each with only one pair of spinal hairs, sometimes arising from processes…..17
ABD TERG 1-6 each with at least 4 spinopleural hairs, either as separate spinal and pleural pairs, or with spinal hairs duplicated, on raised sclerites or flat processes …..19
17 Pronotum, metanotum and ABD TERG 1-3 with pairs of well-developed processes, much better developed than the flattened, pigmented processes on ABD TERG 4-6 (fig. 33D). Embryos (seen through adult cuticle) with spinal hairs on ABD TERG 2-4 long enough to overlap when directed towards one another (fig. 34A) …..Monelliopsis tuberculata
Pronotum and metanotum without processes, and ABD TERG 1-3 with flattened hair-bearing processes like those on ABD TERG 4-6 (fig. 33E). Embryos with spinal hairs on ABD TERG 2-4 too short to overlap when directed towards one another (fig. 34B) …..18
18 ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.3. Late spring/summer alatae with a black transverse streak on hind subcoxa and dark spinal and marginal hair-bearing processes on most abdominal segments…..Monelliopsis caryae
ANT PT/BASE 0.7-0.8. Late spring/summer alatae without a black streak on hind subcoxa and with only the marginal processes on ABD TERG 4 and 5 pigmented so that there are 4 black spots…..Monelliopsis quadrimaculata
19 Hind femur with a black spot on ventral side near apex (fig. 33G). ABD TERG 2-5 with spinal and pleural hairs on raised sclerites forming transverse rows of dark spots. Embryos with spinal hairs on ABD TERG 2-4 long enough to overlap when directed towards one another (fig. 34A) …..Monelliopsis nigropunctata
Hind femur without a black spot near apex. ABD TERG 2-5 with duplicated spinal hairs on pale raised sclerites. Embryos with spinal hairs on ABD TERG 2-4 too short to overlap when directed towards one another (as in fig. 34B) …..Monelliopsis pallida
20 Cauda rounded. Dorsum with numerous long fine hairs, never with long processes. SIPH on broad cones ringed with long hairs (fig. 52G). Antennae of both alata and aptera are 5-segmented…..Kurisakia onigurumii (or ailanthi?)
Cauda knobbed. Dorsum of aptera with or without numerous long processes, each tipped with a single bristle (e.g. fig. 52F), never with long fine hairs. Antennae very short and apparently 3-segmented. SIPH as small, inconspicuous rings…..21
21 Body of aptera domed, with numerous sausage-shaped dorsal processes, the longest of them of similar length to antennae…..Dasyaphis rhusae
Body of aptera dorso-ventrally flattened, cimiciform. Dorsal processes often undeveloped., if present then finger-like and at most 0.6-0.7 × length of antennae…..Dasyaphis mirabilis