HOST LISTS AND KEYS FOR EACH PLANT GENUS

(in alphabetical order)

Jul-Lap

Julbernardia

Juncus

Junellia

Juniperus

Jurinea

Jussaeia

Justicia

Kalanchoe

Kali

Kalimeris

Kallstroemia

Kalmia

Kalopanax

Karelinia

Kaschgarica

Kentia

Kerria

Keteleeria

Khaya

Kickxia

Kielmeyera

Kigelia

Kindbergia

Klasia

Kleinia

Knautia

Kneiffia

Kniphofia

Koanophyllon

Kobresia

Kochia

Koeleria

Koelreuteria

Kohautia

Kolkwitzia

Kotschya

Krascheninnikovia

Kraussia

Krigia

Krugiodendron

Kuhnia

Kummerowia

Kunzea

Kyllinga

Lablab

Laburnum

Laccosperma

Lachenalia

Lacinaria

Lactuca

Laelia

Laeliocattleya

Laetia

Lafoensia

Lagascea

Lagedium

Lagenaria

Lagerstroemia

Laggera

Lagochilus

Lagopsis

Lagotis

Lagunaria

Lagurus

Lamarckia

Lamium

Lampranthus

Lamprocapnos

Lampsana

Landolphia

Landoltia

Languas

Lannea

Lansium

Lantana

Lapeirousia

Laplacea

Laportea

Lappa

Lappula

Lapsana

JulbernardiaFabaceae
Julbernardia globiflora Aphis craccivora
JuncusJuncaceae
Juncus acutiflorus Juncobia leegei; [Sipha maydis]
J. alpinus = J. alpinoarticulatus
J. alpinoarticulatus Juncobia leegei
J. ambiguus = J. hybridus
J. articulatusAtheroides hirtellus; [Jacksonia papillata];
Juncobia leegei; Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, padi;
Schizaphis palustris; Sipha glyceriae;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae; Thripsaphis cyperi
J. balticusRhopalosiphum cerasifoliae
J. bifolius = J. subnodulosus
J. bufoniusJuncobia leegei; [Myzus ascalonicus];
Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae, padi;
Schizaphis palustris; Sitobion avenae, fragariae;
[Utamphorophora humboldti]
J. compressusAtheroides brevicornis; Iziphya bufo; Juncobia leegei;
[Sipha elegans]; Sitobion avenae; Thripsaphis verrucosa
J. conglomeratusRhopalosiphum padi; Sipha glyceriae; Sitobion avenae
J. coriaceusProciphilus corrugatans
J. decipiensRhopalosiphum nymphaeae;
Schizaphis rotundiventris, [Schizaphis sp. (Korea; Paik 1972)]
J. effususAphis fabae; [Caricosipha paniculatae];
Carolinaia floris, obscura;
Prociphilus corrugatans, erigeronensis;
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, oxyacanthae, padi;
Sipha glyceriae; Sitobion avenae, fragariae
J. filiformisSitobion avenae
J. gerardii (incl. ssp. atrofuscus) Atheroides serrulatus; [Colopha compressa];
Juncobia leegei; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Schizaphis palustris; [Sipha maydis]; Sitobion avenae
J. glaucus = J. inflexus
J. hybridus Rhopalosiphum padi; Schizaphis palustris; Sitobion avenae
J. inflexusAtheroides serrulatus; Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae;
Saltusaphis scirpus; Sitobion avenae
J. krameriCarolinaia obscura
J. lampocarpus = J. articulatus
J. maritimusJuncobia leegei
J. oxycarpusHysteroneura setariae; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Sitobion graminis
J. ranariusRhopalosiphum padi; Schizaphis palustris;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae
J. squarrosusJuncobia leegei
J. subnodulosus Juncobia leegei; Rhopalosiphum padi;
Schizaphispalustris;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae
J. tenageiaSchizaphis palustris
J. tenuisSchizaphis graminum, palustris; Sitobion avenae
Juncus spp.Cavariella aquatica; Forda formicaria; Geoica utricularia;
Iziphya maculata; [Myzus titschaki];
[Rhopalomyzus lonicerae]; Schizaphis scirpi;
[Sipha littoralis]

Key to apterae on Juncus:-

1SIPH tubular; tapering, cylindrical or swollen, longer than their basal widths. ANT PT/BASE 0.7-6.7…..2
SIPH in form of short truncate cones not longer than their basal widths, or present merely as pores, or completely absent. ANT PT/BASE 0.1-1.8…..15
2ABD TERG 8 with a supracaudal process (Fig.35b). ANT PT/BASE 0.7-1.3. SIPH flangeless, with a small terminal aperture (Fig.35a)…..Cavariella aquatica
No supracaudal process. ANT PT/BASE 1.5-6.7. SIPH with a flange and normal aperture…..3
3SIPH dark with subapical polygonal reticulation…..4
SIPH pale or dark, without any polygonal reticulation…..6
4Cauda dark, almost as dark as SIPH. Dorsal abdomen with clearly defined dark segmental markings…..Sitobion graminis
Cauda pale or dusky. Dorsal abdomen with ill-defined dark pigmentation, not segmentally divided, or unpigmented…..5
5SIPH 1.75-2.25 × cauda, which has a rounded apex. Dorsal abdomen sometimes with ill-defined dark pigmentation, darkest in central area…..Sitobion fragariae
SIPH 1.1-1.4 × cauda, which has a rather pointed apex. Dorsal abdomen usually pale, if with dark pigmentation then the central area is palest…..Sitobion avenae
6ANT tubercles markedly scabrous or spiculose. ANT III with 1-5 rhinaria …..7
ANT tubercles not markedly scabrous or spiculose. ANT III without rhinaria …..8
7ANT 0.5-0.7 × BL, with ANT PT/BASE 1.5-2.0. ANT tubercles well developed, rounded, scabrous, and frontal sinus narrow. Dorsal cuticle strongly wrinkled …..Carolinaia floris
ANT longer than BL, with ANT PT/BASE c. 4. ANT tubercles low, divergent, spiculose, and frontal sinus very broad. Dorsal cuticle with reticulate sculpturing …..Carolinaia obscura
8Cauda pale. SIPH pale, dark-tipped or dark, if entirely dark then much darker than cauda…..9
Cauda and SIPH with similar dusky or dark pigmentation…..11
9SIPH black, calf-shaped, contrasting with long pale cauda. Femora mainly dark. ANT PT/BASE 4.9-6.7…..Hysteroneura setariae
SIPH pale or with dark apices, tapering from base. Femora pale. ANT PT/BASE 2.8-4.8 (-5.0)…..10
10R IV+V 0.073-0.091 mm long, 0.38-0.56 × cauda…..Schizaphis graminum
R IV+V 0.092-0.120 mm long, 0.6-0.8 × cauda …..Rhopalosiphum cerasifoliae
11Dorsal cuticle usually dusky/dark, sclerotic and very rough, with close-set irregular angular denticulation (Fig.35c). Marginal abdominal tubercles (MTu) absent. SIPH short, tapering (Fig.35d), 0.08-0.11 × BL. ANT PT/BASE 2.6-3.1…..Schizaphis palustris
Dorsal cuticle pale or dusky, ornamented with a pattern of spinules arranged in polygons. Small MTu present on ABD TERG 1 and 7. SIPH 0.11-0.21 × BL, clavate or cylindrical on distal half. ANT PT/BASE 3.1-5.8…..12
12ABD TERG 8 with (5-) 6-16 hairs, 88-150 μm long. Hairs on outer side of hind tibia very long and fine, 2-3 × diameter of tibia at midlength…..Schizaphis scirpi
ABD TERG 8 with 2 hairs up to 60 μm long. Hairs on outer side of hind tibia not much longer than its midlength diameter…..13
13SIPH clavate (with narrow region proximal to swollen part), more than 2 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 3.1-4.0…..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
SIPH not clavate; not more than 2 × cauda. ANT PT/BASE 3.6-5.8…..14
14ANT 6-segmented. ANT PT 1.2-1.9 × ANT III. Longest hairs on ANT III shorter than BD III…..Rhopalosiphum padi
ANT usually 5-segmented, when 6-segmented ANT PT 1.7-2.6 × ANT III. Longest hairs on ANT III longer than BD III…..Rhopalosiphum insertum
15Eyes multifaceted. SIPH present ; pore-like, stump-shaped or broadly conical. ANT PT/BASE 0.5-1.8…..16
Eyes with only 3 facets. SIPH absent. ANT PT/BASE 0.1-0.5…..24
16Distal part of cauda developed into a knob. Body oval or elongate, variably sclerotized. SIPH stump-shaped or as raised pores on shallow cones…..17
Cauda either undeveloped or broadly rounded, not evident. Body narrowly elongate, dorsum strongly sclerotized. SIPH as scarcely elevated pores with chitinised rims …..22
17Dorsal hairs spine-like, with numerous small denticles or spinules between the hairs. Anal plate entire. Eyes with ocular tubercles (triommatidia)…..Sipha glyceriae
Dorsal hairs fan-shaped or finely pointed. Anal plate bilobed. Eyes without ocular tubercles…..18
18Dorsal hairs fan-shaped. Fore- and mid-tibiae thickened at base, forming a smooth sclerotic “patella” (clearly different from base of hind tibia). Body oval…..19
Dorsal hairs pointed. Fore- and mid-tibiae with bases like hind tibia. Body elongate …..21
19 SIPH situated on ABD TERG 6, with anterior edge of cone behind the border between ABD TERG 5 and 6. ABD TERG 8 with a pair of large processes each bearing 2 long rod-shaped or slightly capitate hairs…..Saltusaphis scirpus
SIPH situated on border between ABD TERG 5 and 6. ABD TERG 8 with or without hair-bearing processes…..20
20Head broadly rounded, with lateral margin between ANT socket and eye sloping towards vertex. ANT PT/BASE 0.7-0.8…..Juncobia leegei
Head not broadly rounded, with lateral margin between ANT socket and eye almost parallel to mid-line. ANT PT/BASE 1.4-1.8…..Iziphya bufo
21Front of head with a very prominent quadrate median projection, almost extending forward to apex of ANT I. Posterior margin of ABD TERG 8 slightly emarginate. Dorsal cuticle rather pale, with numerous small nodules. Wax pores not apparent …..Thripsaphis verrucosa
Front of head with much less prominent, rounded, median projection. Posterior margin of ABD TERG 8 not emarginate. Dorsal cuticle rather dark, especially on margins and posteriorly, with numerous wax pores…..Thripsaphis cyperi
22Dorsal body hairs numerous, long and spine-like, the longest 110-200 μm long. ANT III with 3-5 hairs 50-70 μm long…..Atheroides hirtellus
Dorsal body hairs maximally 30 μm long, rod-shaped or flabellate. ANT III with 0-3 hairs, maximally 15-20 μm long…..23
23Dorsal abdominal hairs rod-shaped, ABD TERG 1-5 with only 2-4 spinal hairs and 2 pleural hairs per segment. Marginal hairs longer and more conspicuous…..Atheroides serrulatus
Dorsal abdominal hairs mostly flabellate, and much more numerous, in 2-3 irregular rows on each of ABD TERG 1-5. Marginal hairs on ABD TERG 1-5 not longer than pleuro-spinal hairs…..Atheroides brevicornis
24First tarsal segments with 2 or 3 hairs. Cauda dark, evident, semicircular or bluntly triangular…..25
First tarsal segments with 4 or more hairs. Cauda not evident…..26
25Large wax glands present on head, thorax and adbomen. Cauda rounded, with c.16 hairs. R IV+V 0.7-1.1 × HT II…..Prociphilus erigeronensis
Wax glands not evident. Cauda bluntly triangular (conical), with c.60 hairs. R IV+V 1.4-1.8 × HT II…..Prociphilus corrugatans
26Primary rhinaria without fimbriate margins, the primary rhinarium on ANT V being much larger than that on ANT IV. Anal plate in normal ventral position …..Forda formicaria
Primary rhinaria with fimbriate margins, and of similar size on ANT IV and V. Anal plate enlarged and displaced dorsally…..Geoica utricularia
JunelliaVerbenaceae
Junellia crithmifolia Aphis junelliae
Juniperus Junipers Cupressaceae

The aphid fauna of junipers includes at least 19 species of Cinara, several of which are known only from their original descriptions. An attempt is made to discriminate these species in the key below, but for some of the species in the genus Cinara s. str. insufficient samples are available to estimate the range of seasonal variation, so determinations should be treated warily, especially in the case of species marked *, specimens of which have not been seen by the authors.

Juniperus bermudiana Cinara cupressi, tujafilina; Illinoia morrisoni
J. chinensis (incl. var. Cinara [confinis], [cupressi ssp. langzhouensis], fresai,
columnaris) juniperi, tujafilina;
Gootiella tremulae; Illinoia morrisoni; Sanbornia juniperi;
Siphonatrophia cupressi
J. columnaris see J. chinensis
J. communis (incl. vars Cinara cognita, [confinis], fresai, juniperensis, juniperi,
depressa, nana, saxatilis) lalazarica, mordvilkoi, rubicunda, smolandiae,
[tenuipes], tujafilina;
Gootiella tremulae; Illinoia morrisoni
J. conferta see J. rigida
J. davurica see J. sabina
J. depressa see J. communis
J. excelsaCinara cupressi, juniperi, pseudosabinae, taurica
J. foetidissimaCinara juniperi
J. hibernica = J. communis
J. horizontalisCinara cupressi, fresai, manitobensis, petersoni;
Gootiella tremulae; Illinoia morrisoni
J. indicaCinara tujafilina
J. japonica = J. procumbens
J. macrocarpa see J. oxycedrus
J. monospermaCinara tonaluca; Illinoia morrisoni
J. monticolaIllinoia morrisoni
J. occidentalisCinara cupressi, fresai, rubicunda; Illinoia morrisoni
J. osteospermaCinara burrilli, pulverulens, wahhaca
J. oxycedrus (incl. ssp. macrocarpa) Cinara cupressi, fresai, juniperi, [maritimae],
oxycedri, ?petersoni
J. phoeniceaCinara cupressi, juniperi, tujafilina; Stomaphis cupressi
J. polycarpos (incl. var. seravschanica) Cinara cupressi, pseudosabinae, tujafilina
J. proceraCinara cupressi
J. procumbensCinara fresai, juniperi
J. prostrata J. horizontalis
J. pseudosabinaCinara cupressi, dahurica, juniperi, mordvilkoi,
pseudosabinae, tujafilina;
Gootiella tremulae
J. recurvaCinara cupressi
J. rigida (incl. var. conferta) Cinara fresai, juniperi, [minoripinihabitans];
Illinoia morrisoni; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
J. sabina (incl. var. davurica) [Aploneura juniperina = Gootiella alba?];
Cinara cupressi, fresai, juniperi, lalazarica;
Gootiella tremulae; Illinoia morrisoni
J. scopulorumCinara burrilli, cupressi, fresai, pulverulens, wahluca;
Illinoia morrisoni; Sanbornia juniperi;
Siphonatrophia cupressi
J. semiglobosaCinara cupressi, pseudosabina, tujafilina
J. seravschanica see polycarpos
J. sibirica = J. communis var. saxatilis
J. squamataCinara asishghoshi. fresai, juniperi; Illinoia morrisoni
J. thuriferaCinara cupressi, juniperi; Stomaphis cupressi
J. turkestanica = J. pseudosabina
J. utilis = J. rigida
J. virginianaCinara cupressi, fresai, juniperi, juniperivora, tujafilina;
Illinoia morrisoni; Sanbornia juniperi;
Siphonatrophia cupressi
J. wallichiana = J. indica

Key to juniper aphids (apterae viviparae only):-

1 SIPH long and tubular, with subapical reticulation…..2
SIPH (if visible) not long and tubular…..3
2SIPH distinctly swollen on distal half (fig. 53A). Antennal hairs short, those on ANT III all less than 0.5× basal diameter of segment…..Illinoia morrisoni
SIPH cylindrical on distal half (although reticulated zone sometimes somewhat constricted). Longest antennal hairs more than 0.5× basal diameter of segment…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
3SIPH absent, or inconspicuous pores, or small pale cones…..4
SIPH in form of large pores on broad, often pigmented, hairy cones…..6
4Cauda longer than its basal width. ANT PT/BASE more than 0.5. Wax pore plates not developed. Legs normal…..5
Cauda broadly rounded, much shorter than its basal width. ANT PT/BASE less than 0.25 Wax pore plates on posterior dorsal abdomen. Legs very thick, and tibiae armed with spines distally (fig. 53B) …..Gootiella tremulae
5Antenna usually 4-segmented. Frons with a median quadrate projection (fig. 53C). SIPH reduced to minute pores hardly larger than spiracles. Cauda long and tapering, with more than 20 hairs…..Sanbornia juniperi
Antenna 5- or 6-segmented. Frons without a median projection. SIPH as small, pale cones (fig. 44A). Cauda tongue-shaped with about 10 hairs …..Siphonatrophia cupressi
6Rostrum much longer than body…..Stomaphis cupressi
Rostrum much shorter than body…..7
7 Hairs on ANT III sparse and very short, less than 0.5× diameter of segment at midpoint …..Cinara wahhaca
Hairs on ANT III mostly longer than diameter of segment at midpoint…..8
8 Antennae and legs densely clothed in fine, rather short, rather recumbent, hairs; those on ANT III mostly less than 1.5× diameter of segment at midpoint, and those on hind tibia mostly less than width of tibia at midpoint (fig. 53D). SIPH base with more than 70 very fine hairs, shorter than diameter of siphuncular pore…..Cinara juniperivora
Hairs less fine and numerous, more erect and usually longer. SIPH base if with more than 70 hairs then many of these are longer than diameter of siphuncular pore…..9
9 Hairs on ANT III mostly less than 2× diameter of segment at midpoint and/or hairs on dorsal side of hind tibia mostly less than 1.5× width of tibia at midpoint…..10
Hairs on ANT III mostly more than 2× diameter at midpoint and/or hairs on dorsal side of hind tibia mostly more than 1.5× its width at midpoint…..14
10SIPH cones large, of maximum basal diameter more than 0.3 mm …..Cinara rubicunda*
SIPH cones of maximum basal diameter less than 0.27 mm…..11
11 ANT PT/BASE more than 0.5. Diameter of base of SIPH cone less than 0.12 mm …..Cinara tonaluca*
ANT PT/BASE less than 0.4. Diameter of base of SIPH cone more than 0.14 mm …..12
12 ANT BASE VI less than 0.5× HT II…..Cinara burrilli*/pulverulens
ANT BASE VI more than 0.5× HT II…..13
13 Dorsum with numerous hairs, not confined to transverse rows. ANT III with a rhinarium near apex…..Cinara manitobensis
Dorsum with fewer hairs arranged in transverse rows. ANT III usually without a subapical rhinarium…..Cinara cognita*
14 HT I with dorsal length more than, or at least equal to (1.0-1.2×) basal width (e.g, fig. 53E). PT with 4-5 subapical hairs….15
HT I with dorsal length distinctly shorter than (0.5-0.9×) basal width (e.g., fig. 53F). PT usually with 3 subapical hairs (subgenus Cupressobium) …..16
15 Greatest diameter of SIPH cone 0.25 mm, less than R IV+V. HT II less than 0.25 mm. ANT BASE VI less than 0.14 mm…..Cinara wahluca
Greatest diameter of SIPH cone at least 0.28 mm, more than R IV+V. HT II more than 0.25mm long. ANT BASE VI 0.14 mm or more…..Cinara juniperensis
16 Hind tibiae uniformly brown, except sometimes for a slightly lighter region on the basal half…..17
Hind tibiae mostly pale or at least with an extensive pale region between the dark base and apex…..23
17 Length of sclerotised part of stylet groove more than 1.25 mm, more than 0.37 × BL. ANT III with 0-8 secondary rhinaria…..18
Length of sclerotised part of stylet groove less than 1.25 mm, and less than 0.34 × BL . ANT III without secondary rhinaria…..19
18 R IV+V 0.29-0.34 mm, 3-4 × its basal width. Dorsal length of HT I is 0.62-0.87 × its basal width…..Cinara smolandiae
R IV+V 0.35-0.40 mm, 4-5 × its basal width. Dorsal length of HT I is 0.41-0.50 × its basal width…..Cinara dahurica*
19 Longest dorsal tibial hairs 1.1-1.3 × width of tibia at midpoint. ANT III 1.2-1.6 × longer than maximum diameter of SIPH base. R IV+V 0.29-0.33 mm …..Cinara lalazarica*
Longest dorsal tibial hairs 1.5-2.7 × width of tibia at midpoint. ANT III less than 1.2 × longer than maximum diameter of SIPH base. R IV+V 0.20-0.27 mm …..20
20 Longest dorsal tibial hairs about 1.5 × width of tibia at midpoint. ANT III 0.26-0.30 (-0.35) mm long, hardly longer than ANT VI (incl. PT) …..Cinara petersoni
Longest dorsal tibial hairs 1.9-2.7 × width of tibia at midpoint. ANT III 0.29-0.40 mm long, 1.25-1.7 × longer than ANT VI (incl. PT) …..21
21 BL 2.7-3.3 mm. ANT V 0.85-1.05 × ANT VI (incl. PT). ABD TERG 2 without spinopleural sclerites…..Cinara mordvilkoi
BL often less than 2.7 mm (range 2.1-3.4 mm). ANT V 0.7-0.9 × ANT VI (incl. PT). ABD TERG 2 with spinopleural sclerites…..22
22 R IV short, 0.12-0.15 mm long, and bearing 3-4 accessory hairs. R IV+V 0.60-0.85 × HT II. ANT BASE VI often slightly constricted at about its midpoint (fig. 53G)…..Cinara juniperi
R IV 0.15-0.18 mm long and bearing 4-6 accessory hairs. R IV+V 0.83-0.99 × HT II. ANT BASE VI without a constriction (as in fig. 53H) …..Cinara oxycedri
23 Tibiae dark only at apices (“knees” pale)…..24
Tibiae dark at least at both apices and bases (dark “knees”) …..28
24 Hairs on antennae and dorsal body thick and rigid, with acute or blunt apices…..Cinara asishghoshi*
Hairs on antennae and dorsal body fine and with finely pointed apices …..25
25 R III (third segment of rostrum) with more than 28 hairs. R IV+V with 6-8 accessory hairs. ANT PT with 3 subapical hairs. ANT V and sometimes also ANT IV with a secondary sensorium…..Cinara tujafilina
R III (third segment of rostrum) with less than 18 hairs. R IV+V with 4-5 accessory hairs. ANT PT with 2 subapical hairs. ANT V without a secondary sensorium …..26
26 ANT III 1.6-2.3 × ANT VI (incl. PT), and bearing less than 20 hairs. Cauda bluntly triangular. ABD TERG 8 with 8-13 hairs…..Cinara louisianensis
ANT III 2.2-3.6 × ANT VI (incl. PT), and bearing more than 25 hairs. Cauda broadly rounded. ABD TERG 8 with 18-27 hairs…..27
27 Metanotum and ABD TERG 1 and 2 with pairs of well-developed spinopleural sclerites. ANT VI BASE with 6-11 hairs. Longest hairs on hind tibia are 120-180 μm…..Cinara taurica*
Metanotum and ABD TERG 1 and 2 without spinopleural sclerites. ANT VI BASE with 5-6 hairs. Longest hairs on hind tibia are 80-140 μm…..Cinara pseudosabinae*
28 ANT VI BASE with 4-6 (-7) hairs restricted to basal half (fig. 44B). R IV with 2-4 accessory hairs. Length of sclerotised part of stylet groove 0.9-1.2 mm. Alata with 1-6 rhinaria restricted to distal half of ANT III…..Cinara cupressi
ANT VI BASE with 7-12 hairs not restricted to basal half (fig. 44C). R IV with 5-7 accessory hairs. Length of sclerotised part of stylet groove 1.3-1.6 mm. Alata with 6-11 rhinaria extending over most of ANT III…..Cinara fresai
JurineaAsteraceae
Jurinea alataAulacorthum solani
J. cyanoidesAphis jurineae; Brachyunguis tigrahaudus
J. ewersmanniiUroleucon jaceae
J. filifolia = Pilostemon filifolia
J. mollis[Aphis fabae]; Protaphis terricola; Uroleucon jaceae
J. multifloraAphis jurineae
J. semenowii[Aphis craccivora]
J. stoechadifolia[Brachycaudus cardui]; Paczoskia jurineicola
Jurinea sp.[Aphis acanthoidis]

Key to apterae on Jurinea:-

1 SIPH black, with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.16-0.35 of length. Cauda black. ANT III black, with 16-54 rhinaria. Dorsal hairs arising from separate dark scleroites …..2
SIPH and cauda pale or dark, SIPH if dark then without polygonal reticulation. ANT III with 0-10 rhinaria . Dorsal hairs not arising from separate dark scleroites …..3
2 Crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present. ANT I very long, almost 3 × ANT II. Cauda with c.8 hairs…..Paczoskia jurineicola*
Antesiphuncular sclerites absent. ANT I less than 2 × ANT II. Cauda with 22-28 hairs…..Uroleucon jaceae group
3 ANT tubercles well developed, cuticle of head spiculose. ANT III with 1-2 rhinaria near base. SIPH pale except at apices…..Aulacorthum solani
ANT tubercles undeveloped, cuticle of head without spicules. ANT III with or without rhinaria. SIPH pale or dark…..4
4 Dorsum with an extensive black shield. Spiracles large and rounded. Mesosternum with a pair of dark mammariform processes. Cauda short and rounded, with 6-8 hairs…..Brachycaudus cardui
Dorsum without an extensive black shield and/or other characters do not apply …..5
5 R IV+V longer than ANT PT. ANT PT/BASE 0.5-1.0…..6
R IV+V much shorter than ANT PT. ANT PT/BASE 1.6-3.5…..7
6 CAUDA bearing 16-20 hairs. SIPH dark…..Protaphis terricola
CAUDA bearing 6-8 hairs. SIPH pale…..Brachyunguis tigrahaudus*
7 SIPH 1.8-2.8 × cauda which bears c.8 hairs. ABD TERG 2-4 as well as 1 and 7 with large MTu…..Aphis jurineae
SIPH 0.7-1.8 × cauda, which bears 11-27 hairs. ABD TERG 2-4 sometimes with small MTu…..Aphis fabae group

(or, if none fit, try key to polyphagous aphids)

Jussiaea see Ludwigia Onagraceae
Justicia (including Jacobina, Rostellularia) Acanthaceae
Justicia alba (?)[Aphis sp. nr salviae (Bodenheimer & Swirski 1957) =
craccivora?];
Myzus persicae
J. ansellianaAphis gossypii; Uroleucon compositae
J. brandegeeanaMyzus persicae
J. carneaMyzus ornatus, persicae
J. furcataAulacorthum solani
J. ilicifolius (?)Aphis gossypii
J. japonicaAphis nasturtii; Myzus ornatus
J. matammensis = J. anselliana
J. obtusa (?)Myzus ornatus
J. peploidesMyzus persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus
J. procumbensAphis [glycines], gossypii; nasturtii
[Carolinaia justiceae Shinji (nomen dubium)]
J. secundaAphis gossypii
J. simplex = J. japonica

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

K

Kalanchoe (including Bryophyllum)Crassulaceae
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Aphis gossypii, spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus persicae
K. brachylobaAphis gossypii
K. carnea = K. laciniata
K. crenataAphis gossypii
K. delagoensis = Bryophyllum delagoense
K. integrifoliaAphis fabae, gossypii; Aulacorthum solani; Myzus persicae
K. laciniataAphis gossypii; Myzus persicae
K. longifloraAphis fabae; Macrosiphum euphorbiae
K. marmorataMyzus persicae
K. pinnata = Bryophyllum pinnatum
K. prolifera = Bryophyllum proliferum
K. somaliensis = K. marmorata
K. waldheimii = Bryophyllum waldheimii
Kalanchoe sp.Aphis sedi, solanella

Key to apterae on Kalanchoe:-

1SIPH pale and ANT tubercles well-developed, or if weakly developed then SIPH and cauda both black, the latter bearing 7-24 hairs …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
ANT tubercles weakly developed and SIPH usually darker than cauda which bears 4-7 (-8) hairs…..2
2Rostrum (total length measured from base of protractor apodeme, see Fig. 1) 0.30-0.42 × BL. ANT V 1.0-1.5 × ANT VI BASE. SIPH 0.8-1.5 × cauda…..Aphis sedi
Rostrum 0.22-0.30 × BL (except in very small specimens with BL less than 1.1 mm). ANT V 1.4-1.9 × ANT VI BASE. SIPH 1.3-2.3 × cauda…..Aphis gossypii
Kali see SalsolaAmaranthaceae
KalimerisAsteraceae
Kalimeris altaicaMacrosiphoniella davazamci
K. incisaAleurodaphis asteris; Aulacorthum asteris;
Chitinosiphum kalimeris; Macrosiphoniella yomenae;
Myzus persicae
K. indicaMacrosiphoniella yomenae; Myzus asteriae;
Neotoxoptera yasumatsui; [Uroleucon rudbeckiae]
K. lautureanaMacrosiphoniella yomenae; Neotoxoptera yasumatsui
K. mongolicaBrachycaudus helichrysi
K. yomena = Aster yomena

Use key to aphids on Aster.

KallstroemiaZygophyllaceae
Kallstroemia maxima Aphis craccivora; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

KalmiaEricaceae
Kalmia angustifolia Neoamphorophora kalmiae
K. latifoliaEricaphis wakibae;
Illinoia azaleae ssp. kalmiaflora, [lambersi], rhokalaza

Key to apterae on Kalmia:-

1 SIPH pale and very strongly swollen over about distal 0.7, with maximum width of swollen part 1.9-3.0 × minimum width of basal stem. Cuticle of head smooth, with rather low, rounded ANT tubercles, not projecting forward beyond medial frontal prominence in dorsal view…..Neoamphorophora kalmiae
SIPH pale or dark, cylindrical or swollen on distal half to 1.1-1.5 of minimum width of basal half. Cuticle of head smooth or spiculose. ANT tubercles project forward far beyond middle of front of head in dorsal view…..2
2 SIPH pale and tapering or cylindrical, or only very slightly swollen on distal half, and with only 1-2 rows of polygonal cells (if any) at apex. ANT III without rhinaria. Head cuticle spiculose. Cauda elongate triangular/tongue-shaped…..Ericaphis wakibae
SIPH mainly dark, sometimes paler at base, distinctly clavate, with 4-8 rows of polygonal cells on constricted subapical part. ANT III with 2-9 rhinaria. Head cuticle smooth. Cauda finger-like, long and pale…..3
3 Longest hairs on ANT III 0.15-0.4 × BD III. (Al. with 12-19 rhinaria on ANT III)…..Illinoia azaleae ssp. kalmiaflora
Longest hairs on ANT III 0.6-0.8 × BD III. (Al. with 22-41 rhinaria on ANT III)…..Illinoia rhokalaza
Kalopanax Araliaceae
K. septemlobus
(= Eleutherococcus ricinifolius)
(= Acanthopanax pictus)
Aphis acanthopanaci, [kalopanacis], odinae
SIPH 0.2-0.3 × BL, much longer than cauda…..Aphis acanthopanaci
SIPH only 0.04-0.05 × BL, much shorter than cauda…..Aphis odinae
KareliniaAsteraceae
Karelinia caspiaMacrosiphoniella kareliniae;
Protaphis anuraphoides, carthami, iliensis, kareliniae

Key to apterae on Karelinia:-

Couplets 2-4 follow Kadyrbekov (2001b) and Kadyrbekov et al. (2002).

1 SIPH 0.19-0.22 × BL with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.25-0.32 of length. ANT PT/BASE 1.75-2.15. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without marginal tubercles (MTu)…..Macrosiphoniella kareliniae
SIPH less than 0.1 × BL and without polygonal reticulation. ANT PT/BASE 0.6-1.05. ABD TERG 1 and 7 (at least) with MTu…..2
2 ABD TERG 6 with MTu. ANT III and IV without rhinaria …..Protaphis kareliniae*
ABD TERG 6 without MTu. ANT III usually with a few rhinaria on distal part, and sometimes on ANT IV…..3
3 ANT PT/BASE 0.6-0.7. Diameter of MTu on ABD TERG 1 is 2.3-2.7 × basal diameter of ANT III…..Protaphis iliensis*
ANT PT/BASE 0.85-1.05. Diameter of MTu on ABD TERG 1 is 1.3-2.0 × basal diameter of ANT III…..4
4 SIPH 0.047-0.057 × BL, 1.2-1.6 × their maximum width and 0.65-0.85 × cauda…..Protaphis carthami
SIPH 0.062-0.075 × BL, 1.8-2.5 × their maximum width and 0.9-1.25 × cauda…..Protaphis anuraphoides
KaschgaricaAsteraceae
Kaschgarica komarovii Macrosiphoniella sp. (Kadyrbekov & Aoitzhanova 2005b)
Kentia see HydriasteleArecaceae
K. ramsayi = Hydriastele ramsayi
KerriaRosaceae
Kerria japonicaAphis spiraecola; Aulacorthum kerriae, solani;
Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
[Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale]

Key to apterae on Kerria:-

Head, thorax and marginal and posterior parts of abdomen with extensive dark pigmentation. SIPH mainly dark, somewhat paler in middle. ANT tubercles well developed, steep-sided. Head with spicules at least ventrally. ANT III usually with 1-2 (-3) rhinaria on ANT III…..Aulacorthum kerriae
Without this combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Keteleeria Pinaceae
Keteleeria evelyniana Mindarus keteleerifoliae
K. fortuneiCinara keteleeriae

Separation of these two aphids:-

Densely hairy aphid, BL more than 3 mm. Aptera with multi-facetted eyes. Secondary rhinaria rounded. SIPH as large pores on shallow pigmented hairy cones. Cauda rounded with numerous hairs…..Cinara keteleeriae
Sparsely haired aphid, BL less than 2.5 mm. Aptera with 3-facetted eyes. Secondary rhinaria of alata transversely elongate. SIPH as small pores without surrounding hairs or pigmentation. Cauda triangular with 2 hairs…..Mindarus keteleerifoliae
Khaya African Mahoganies Meliaceae
Khaya senegalensis Aphis gossypii
KickxiaPlantaginaceae
Kickxia spartioides Myzus persicae
K. spuriaAphis fabae, gossypii, [Aphis sp. (Cocuzza et al. 2014)];
Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Kielmeyera Clusiaceae
Kielmeyera coriacea Aphis gossypii
Kigelia Bignoniaceae
Kigelia africanaAphis aurantii, gossypii
K. pinnataAphis gossypii

(Use key to polyphagous aphids)

KindbergiaBrachytheciaceae
Kindbergia oregana [Prociphilus xylostei]
K. praelonga Melaphis rhois

Use key to moss-feeding aphids under Polytrichum.

Klasia see SerratulaAsteraceae
Klusia radiata ssp. gmelinii see Serratula gmelinii
K. nudicaulis see Serratula nudicaulis
K. quinquefolia see Serratula quinquefolia
K. radiata see Serratula radiata
Kleinia (including Notonia, Notoniopsis)Asteraceae
Kleinia fulgensMyzus persicae
K. grandifloraBrachycaudus helichrysi
K. neriifoliaBrachycaudus helichrysi; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
K. repens [Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a)]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus persicae
K. stapeliiformisAphis gossypii
Use key to polyphagous aphids.
KnautiaDipsacaceae
Knautia arvensisAphis confusa, longini, thomasi;
Aulacorthum knautiae, sedens, solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, knautiae, rosae, [weberi];
Myzus ascalonicus; Ovatomyzus boraginacearum
K. dinaricaAphis confusa
K. dipsacifoliaAphis confusa; Macrosiphum knautiae, rosae;
Ovatomyzus boraginacearum
K. drymeiaAphis holmani of Kanturski & Bezdĕk 2019;
Aulacorthum knautiae; Macrosiphum knautiae, rosae;
Ovatomyzus boraginacearum
K. integrifoliaAphis confusa, thomasi
K. intermediaMacrosiphum rosae
K. kitaibeliiMacrosiphum knautiae
K. longifoliaMacrosiphum rosae
K. orientalisMacrosiphum rosae
K. purpurea ssp. subscaposaMacrosiphum rosae
K. subscaposa = K. purpurea ssp. subscaposa
K. sylvatica = K. drymeia

Key to apterae on Knautia:-

1 ANT tubercles undeveloped or weakly developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu)…..2
ANT tubercles well developed. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu…..4
2 Cauda with 14-24 hairs. Longest hairs on hind femur as long as or longer than diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Well-developed MTu present on ABD TERG 2-4 as well as 1 and 7. ANT PT/BASE 3-4…..Aphis longini
Cauda with 4-9 hairs. Longest hairs on hind femur 0.15-0.7 of diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Small MTu present or absent from ABD TERG 2-4(-5). ANT PT/BASE 1.5-3.3…..3
3 Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.2-0.5 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Hairs on anterior half of subgenital plate 0.2-0.5 × ANT BD III…..Aphis thomasi
Posterior hair on hind trochanter 0.6-1.1 × diameter of trochantro-femoral suture. Hairs on anterior half of subgenital plate 1.0-3.0 × ANT BD III…..4
4 R IV+V 1.40–1.52 × HT II. Hairs on hind femora and antennae pointed. Hairs on anterior half of subgenital plate 2.2–2.9 × ANT BD III …..Aphis holmani Kanturski & Bezdĕk*
R IV+V 1.00–1.37 × HT II. Hairs on hind femora and antennae with blunt apices. Hairs on anterior half of subgenital plate 1.0–2.0 × ANT BD III…..Aphis confusa
5 Head and SIPH black. ANT III with 7-25 rhinaria. SIPH with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.1-0.2 of length (8 or more rows of closed cells)…..6
Head and SIPH pale. ANT III with 0-3 rhinaria. SIPH without polygonal reticulation or with only 1-4 rows of closed cells…..7
6 R IV+V usually (in 90%) less than 0.17 mm, 0.92-1.17 × HT II …..Macrosiphum rosae
R IV+V usually (in 90%) more than 0.17 mm, 1.19-1.9 × HT II …..Macrosiphum knautiae
7 Cuticle of head smooth dorsally and ventrally. PT 1.5-2.3 × ANT III, which is without rhinaria. SIPH slightly swollen subapically, narrowing to a slight constriction before flange……Ovatomyzus boraginacearum
Head spinulose at least on ventral surface. PT 0.8-1.6 × ANT III, which is with or without 1 or more small rhinaria near base. SIPH cylindrical, slightly swollen distally, or clavate …..8
8 SIPH clavate, with thinnest part of “stem” thinner than or as thin as hind tibia at midlength. ANT III without rhinaria…..Myzus ascalonicus
SIPH tapering/cylindrical or only slightly swollen, thicker than hind tibiae at midlength. ANT III with 1 or more small rhinaria near base…..9
9 Outer side of ANT I with 2-4 hairs on basal half. SIPH slightly swollen on distal 0.33, with at least 2-3 rows of closed polygonal cells subapically. SIPH 2.2-2.9 × cauda. Head with anterio-dorsal part devoid of spinules…..Aulacorthum knautiae
Outer side of ANT I with 1-2 hairs on basal half. SIPH cylindrical on distal part, sometimes with 1-3 indistinct rows of closed polygonal cells subapically, but usually without any. SIPH 2.0-2.5 × cauda. Head including anterio-dorsal part with numerous spinules …..10
10 R IV+V 1.5-1.7 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 3.4-4.7…..Aulacorthum sedens
R IV+V 1.1-1.4 × HT II. ANT PT/BASE 4.0-5.5…..Aulacorthum solani
KneiffiaOnagraceae
Kneiffia fruticosaAphis grossulariae
K. pilosella Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae

Use key to apterae on Oenothera.

KniphofiaAsphodelaceae
Kniphofia ×hybrida Aphis fabae
Kniphofia spp.Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Sitobion schoelli

Key to apterae on Kniphofia:-

SIPH 0.15-0.22 × BL and 0.7-0.8 × head width across (and including) eyes, with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.25-0.35 of length…..Sitobion schoelli
SIPH without polygonal reticulation, or if with reticulation then this extends over only distal 0.1-0.2 of length, and SIPH are 0.3-0.4 × BL and 1.3-1.9 × head width across eyes…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
KoanophyllonAsteraceae
Koanophyllon ayapanoides Aphis spiraecola
K. clementisAphis spiraecola
K. grandicepsAphis aurantii, spiraecola; Uroleucon ambrosiae
K. polyodon Aphis spiraecola; Uroleucon ambrosiae
K. polystictum Uroleucon ambrosiae
K. rhexioidesAphis spiraecola
K. villosum Aphis spiraecola; Uroleucon ambrosiae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

KobresiaCyperaceae
Kobresia caricina = K. simpliciuscula
K. simpliciusculaCeruraphis eriophori
Kobresia sp.Gharesia polunini

Use key to apterae on Carex.

KochiaAmaranthaceae
Kochia canaChaitaphis safavii
K. childsiiChaitaphis tenuicauda
K. hyssopifolia = Bassia hyssopifolia
K. indicaAphis craccivora
K. prostrata = Bassia prostrata
K. scoparia = Bassia scoparia
K. trichophylla Aphis salsolae

Key to apterae on Kochia:-

1 Dorsal hairs with expanded, often furcate apices (Fig.36a, b). Cauda long and thin, 4-5 × longer than its middle width (e.g. Fig.36c)…..2
Dorsal hairs blunt or pointed. Cauda less than 4 × its middle width…..3
2 ANT PT/BASE 1.4-1.9. SIPH 0.8-0.95 × cauda. Dorsal hairs with small pale tuberculate bases (Fig.36a)…..Chaitaphis tenuicauda
ANT PT/BASE 2.1-2.9. SIPH 0.6-0.75 × cauda. Dorsal hairs arising from large, rather rugose, hemispherical, often pigmented, tuberculate bases (Fig.36b) …..Chaitaphis safavii
3 ANT PT/BASE 1.4-3.0. SIPH 1.2-2.2 × cauda …..go to key to polyphagous aphids, starting at couplet 24, where specimens running to A. craccivora may be A. salsolae
ANT PT/BASE 0.8-1.4. SIPH 0.5-0.9 × cauda…..4
4 SIPH in form of dark, broad-based cones, shorter than their basal widths (Fig.36f). Cauda bluntly conical, shorter than its basal width. Clypeus dark and swollen, but not globose (Fig.36e)…..Xerobion eriosomatinum
SIPH pale or dusky, tubular, often slightly swollen, much longer than their basal widths (Fig.36i). Cauda finger-like, longer than its basal width. Clypeus globose (Fig.36d)…..Clypeoaphis suedae
KoeleriaPoaceae
Koeleria alpicola = K. vallesiana Rhopalomyzus poae
K. alpina = K. asiatica
K. asiatica Rhopalosiphum padi
K. cristata auct. = K. macrantha
K. gracilis = K. macrantha
K. litvinowiiAnoecia corni; Baizongia pistaciae; Geoica utricularia
K. luersseniiSitobion fragariae
K. macranthaAploneura lentisci; [Colopha compressa];
Forda formicaria, marginata;
Israelaphis carmini; Laingia psammae;
Paracletus cimiciformis; [Pterasthenia shiraensis];
Rhopalosiphum padi; Sitobion miscanthi; Tetraneura ulmi
K. phleioides = Rostraria cristata
K. pyramidataForda formicaria; Sitobion avenae
K. splendens Sitobion avenae
K. vallesiana Rhopalomyzus poae
Koeleria spp.Diuraphis noxia; Rhopalosiphum maidis; Sipha maydis

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

Koelreuteria Sapindaceae
Koelreuteria bipinnata Aphis fabae; Myzus persicae
K. integrifolia = K. bipinnata
K. paniculataAphis fabae, [Aphis sp. – Leonard 1972, 102];
Myzus persicae; Periphyllus koelreuteriae
Body and appendages conspicuously hairy. Tibiae entirely black. Dorsal abdomen with a double row of dark spots….. Periphyllus koelreuteriae
Body and appendages more sparsely hairy. Tibiae at least basally pale. Dorsal abdomen unpigmented or with less regular dark markings …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
KohautiaRubiaceae
Kohautia senegalensis Aphis gossypii
KolkwitziaCaprifoliaceae
Kolkwitzia amamilis Aphis asclepiadis; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

KotschyaFabaceae
Kotschya africana Aphis spiraecola; Sitobion burundiense

Key to apterae on Kotschya:-

SIPH black with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.17-0.25 of length. ANT PT/BASE 5.1-6.6. First tarsal segments all with 4 hairs…..Sitobion burundiense
SIPH if black then without distal reticulation, and other characters do not apply …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Krascheninnikovia Amaranthaceae
Krascheninnikovia ceratoides [Aphis craccivora, fabae]; Brachycaudus eurotiae;
Eichinaphis pamirica, turanica;
K. ewersmanniana Brachycaudus eurotiae; Eichinaphis pamirica, turanica
K. lanataMacrosiphoniella frigidicola, ludovicianae
K. latens = K. ceratoides

Key to apterae on Krascheninnikovia:-

1ANT equal to or more than BL. ANT III with 3-15 rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 3.0-4.5. SIPH 0.25-0.3 × BL, with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.3-0.5. Cauda tongue-shaped, much longer than broad…..2
ANT up to 0.6 × BL. ANT III without rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 1.3-2.0. SIPH are short, conical or tubular, 0.05-0.15 × BL, without polygonal reticulation. Cauda is broadly rounded or conical…..3
2BL 2.8-4.2 mm. Cauda 0.42-0.55 mm, with 15-24 hairs …..Macrosiphoniella ludovicianae
BL 1.6-2.3 mm. Cauda 0.24-0.44 mm, with 6-13 hairs …..Macrosiphoniella frigidicola
3ANT only about 0.25 × BL. SIPH as small pores raised on small sclerotic cones. R IV+V not stiletto-shaped. Dorsal body hairs without tuberculate bases. Cauda is very broadly rounded..…Brachycaudus eurotiae*
ANT more than 0.3 × BL. SIPH tubular, swollen, longer than basal width. RIV+V stiletto-shaped, with long tubular RV. Dorsal body hairs mostly arise from tuberculate bases. Cauda is conical…..Eichinaphis pamirica (or turanica? – see text)
KraussiaRubiaceae
Kraussia floribunda Aphis craccivora, spiraecola

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

KrigiaAsteraceae
Krigia montanaUroleucon brachychaeta
K. virginicaProtaphis middletonii; Uroleucon brachychaeta

Key to apterae on Krigia:-

SIPH black, with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation, 1.4-1.8 × the finger-like cauda. ANT III with 28-62 rhinaria. ANT PT/BASE 4.7-6.2. R IV+V very short, 0.6-0.8 × HT II…..Uroleucon brachychaeta

Without this combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
KrugiodendronRhamnaceae
Krugiodendron ferreum Aphis aurantii, craccivora
Use key to polyphagous aphids.
Kuhniasee BrickelliaAsteraceae
KummerowiaFabaceae
Kummerowia stipulacea Microparsus singularis
KunzeaMyrtaceae
Kunzea ericifolia Aphis gossypii
K. pomifera[Cinara tujafilina]
K. recurvaAphis gossypii
KyllingaCyperaceae
Kyllinga brevifolia Carolinaia caricis; Hysteroneura setariae;
Vesiculaphis caricis
K. bulbosaAphis gossypii
K. odorataHysteroneura setariae; [Myzus ornatus];
Schizaphis rotundiventris
K. peruviana = K. vaginata
K. sumatrensis = Cyperus cyperoides
K. vaginataCarolinaia caricis
Kyllinga spp.Saltusaphis scirpus

Use key to apterae on Cyperus.

L

LablabFabaceae
Lablab purpureus Acyrthosiphon gossypii; Aphis gossypii

Use key to apterae on Medicago.

Laburnum Fabaceae
Laburnum anagyroides Acyrthosiphon caraganae (ssp. occidentale), pisum;
Aphis [craccae], craccivora, cytisorum; Myzus persicae
L. watereri (?)Aphis craccivora

Key to aphids on Laburnum:-

1 Antennal tubercles well developed, with inner faces smooth and divergent. SIPH mainly pale, tapering/cylindrical…..2
Antennal tubercles poorly developed or if well-developed then with inner faces apically convergent. SIPH if pale then slightly clavate…..3
2 Base of ANT VI 1.9-2.9 times longer than R IV+V. SIPH distally thin and cylindrical…..Acyrthosiphon pisum
Base of ANT VI 1.1-1.5 times longer than R IV+V. SIPH tapering from base to apex…..Acyrthosiphon caraganae
3 Antennal tubercles well developed, convergent in dorsal view (fig. 42I). SIPH slightly swollen on distal half. SIPH and cauda pale…..Myzus persicae
Antennal tubercles poorly developed. SIPH tapering. SIPH and cauda dark …..4
4 BL divided by R IV+V less than 3.2 + (6× BL)…..Aphis cytisorum
BL divided by R IV+V more than 3.2 + (6× BL)…..Aphis craccivora

Laccosperma Arecaceae
Laccosperma sp.Cerataphis brasiliensis

Use key to apterae on palms under Calamus.

LachenaliaAsparagaceae
Lachenalia aloides Aphis gossypii
L. tricolor = L. aloides
Lachenalia sp.Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

Lacinaria see LiatrisAsteraceae
LactucaAsteraceae
Lactuca alpina see Cicerbita alpina
L. altaica = L. serriola
L. biennisUroleucon pseudambrosiae
L. brevirostris = Pterocypsela indica
L. brunonianaUroleucon longisetosum
L. canadensisAphis fabae; Aulacorthum solani;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Pemphigus bursarius;
Uroleucon pseudambrosiae, sonchellum, sonchi
L. capensis = L. inermis
L. chinensis = Ixeris chinensis
L. debilis = Ixeris debilis
L. dentataHyperomyzus lactucae
L. denticulata = Paraixeris denticulata
L. dolichophyllaDysaphis microsiphon; [Protrama longitarsus sclerodensis]
L. dracoglossaUroleucon formosanum
L. floridana[Aphis impatientis]; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus ornatus, persicae; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, sonchellum
L. formosana = Pterocypsela formosana
L. glanduliferaAphis spiraecola; Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ornatus;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Uroleucon compositae
L. gracilifloraUroleucon longisetosum
L. gracilis = Ixeris gracilis
L. graminifoliaUroelucon sonchellum
L. hastataUroleucon longisetosum
L. hirsutaUroleucon pseudambrosiae, sonchellum
L. indica[Aphis lactucae Shinji 1922];
Aulacorthum ixeridis, solani;
Hyperomyzus lactucae;
Uroleucon formosanum, lactucicola, picridis, sonchi
L. inermisAphis gossypii, spiraecola; Hyperomyzus lactucae;
Sitobion africanum; Uroleucon compositae, sonchi
L. intybacea = Launaea intybacea
L. jamaicensisAphis gossypii; Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
L. laciniata = Pterocypsela laciniata
L. laevigata = Ixeridium laevigatum
L. lanceolata = Crepidiastrum laevigatum
L. longifolia = Lactuca dolichophylla
L. ludovicianaUroleucon sonchellum
L. macrophylla = Cicerbita macrophylla
L. macrorhizaUroleucon longisetosum
L. muralis = Mycelis muralis
L. oldhami = Ixeridium laevigatum
L. oleraceaNasonovia ribisnigri
L. pancicii[Macrosiphum prenanthidis]
L. perennisAcyrthosiphon lactucae; Aphis fabae;
Uroleucon bielawskii, cichorii, ochropus, sonchi
L. plumieriUroleucon ochropus
L. pulchellaUroleucon deltense, erigeronense, sonchellum
L. quercinaUroleucon murale
L. racemosa Uroleucon sonchi
L. raddeanaUroleucon formosanum, fuchuense
L. sagittifolia = Lactuca canadensis
L. salignaAcyrthosiphon lactucae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae, pulcherimum;
Pemphigus bursarius; Uroleucon bielawskii, ochropus
L. sativaAcyrthosiphon lactucae, [moltshanovi], [scariolae];
Aphis fabae, gossypii, spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ascalonicus, cymbalariae, lactucicola, ornatus,
persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Pemphigus [betae], [borealis], bursarius, [populivenae];
Prociphilus erigeronensis; Protaphis terricola
[Protrama radicis, flavescens];
Trama caudata, [maritima], troglodytes;
Uroleucon ambrosiae, bielawskii, cichorii, formosanum,
picridis, pseudambrosiae, sonchi
L. scariola = Lactuca serriola
L. serriola (incl. integrata, scariola)Acyrthosiphon lactucae, scariolae;
Aphis craccivora, fabae, gossypii;
Aulacorthum solani; [Capitophorus elaeagni];
Hyperomyzus carduellinus, lactucae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Pemphigus bursarius;
Protaphis lactucicola, terricola;
Trama caudata, [rara], troglodytes;
Uroleucon bielawskii, chondrillae, cichorii, erigeronense,
formosanum, mulgedii, picridis, pseudambrosiae,
[rudbeckiae], sonchellum, sonchi
L. sibirica Uroleucon brevirostre, formosanum
L. spicataMyzus persicae
L. squarrosa = Pterocypsela indica
L. tatarica = Mulgedium tataricum
L. thunbergii = Ixeris dentata
L. triangulata Uroleucon formosanum
L. unciniata (?)Uroleucon sonchi
L. viminalis (?)Uroleucon chondrillae
L. vimineaUroleucon bicolor, bielawskii, ochropus
L. viminea ssp. chondrilliflora Acyrthosiphon lactucae; Uroleucon cichorii
L. virosaAcyrthosiphon [lactucae], scariolae; Aphis craccivora;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Pemphigus bursarius;
Uroleucon erigeronense, [jaceae], pseudambrosiae,
sonchellum
Lactuca spp. Acyrthosiphon ilka; Aphis [intybi], spiraecola;
[Hyalomyzus collinsoniae];
[Hyperomyzus nabali? (as braggi?)];
Pemphigus populitransversus;
Protaphis [carthami], pseudocardui
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon; [Uroleucon gravicorne]

Key to apterae on Lactuca (also Mulgedium and Pterocypsela) :-

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

1 ANT PT/BASE less than 0.5. SIPH either absent , or present only as pores on shallow cones…..2
ANT PT/BASE at least 0.7. SIPH tubular…..5
2 HT II of normal length. Body hairs sparse…..3
HT II very elongate, more than 0.5 × hind tibia. Body hairs numerous, conspicuous …..4
3 R IV+V 0.08-0.12 mm long, and without accessory hairs. Hairs at apices of tibiae and on first tarsal segments short and thick. Cauda and anal plate not projecting posteriorly…..Pemphigus spp.
R IV+V 0.13-0.175 mm long, with 4-8 accessory hairs. Hairs at apices of tibiae and on first tarsal segments long and fine. Cauda and anal plate forming a dark posterior projection of the abdomen…..Prociphilus erigeronensis
4 SIPH present as shallow cones. Eyes usually with more than 12 facets …..Trama caudata
SIPH absent. Eyes with only 3 facets…..Trama troglodytes
5 SIPH with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation (at least 4-5 rows of closed polygonal cells)…..6
SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..31
6 SIPH pale, sometimes dusky towards apices. First tarsal segments with 3 hairs …..7
SIPH wholly dark, or pale only on basal part or in middle. First tarsal segments with 3-5 hairs…..9
7 SIPH reticulation consisting of numerous (<100) small polygonal cells. ANT PT/BASE 2.9-3.4…..Uroleucon mulgedii*
SIPH reticulation consisting of fewer larger polygonal cells. ANT PT/BASE more than 4…..8
8 SIPH 0.25-0.35 × BL, 1.7-2.2 × cauda. ANT III with 1-8 (-10) rhinaria on basal part…..Macrosiphum euphorbiae
SIPH c.0.45 × BL and c.2.6 × cauda. ANT III with 9-15 rhinaria on middle part…..Macrosiphum pulcherimum*
9 SIPH with grossly inflated, balloon-like section proximal to reticulated subapical part. Head strongly spiculose. ANT III without rhinaria …..Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon
SIPH tapering or cylindrical, or flared apically. Head without spicules. ANT III with rhinaria…..10
10 ANT III with 1-4 small rhinaria near base. SIPH with a distinct flange. Dorsal abdominal pigmentation when present diffuse or as dark bands, not concentrated at hair-bases. R IV+V 0.09-0.14 mm long, shorter than HT II and bearing 6 accessory hairs. Cauda with 7-10 (-12) hairs…..11
ANT III with more than 5 rhinaria. SIPH with flange small or undeveloped. Dorsal abdominal pigmentation when present consisting of dark scleroites at hair bases. R IV+V 0.125-0.24 mm, often longer than HT II and bearing 8 or more accessory hairs. Cauda with 8-37 hairs…..12
11 Dorsal abdominal pigmentation usually consisting of segmentally arranged, variably developed but well-defined black bars. Longest hairs on ANT III less than 20 μm long…..Sitobion africanum
Dorsal abdominal pigmentation variably developed, ill-defined and not segmentally divided. Longest hairs on ANT III more than 20 μm long…..Sitobion miscanthi
12 SIPH with pale basal section…..13
SIPH wholly dark, or sometimes with paler middle section…..14
13 ANT III with 5-17 rhinaria. R IV+V longer than HT II. SIPH more than 2 × cauda, which has 1 or more distal hairs short and blunt or capitate …..Uroleucon erigeronense
ANT III with 42-69 rhinaria. R IV+V shorter than HT II. SIPH thick, less than 2 × cauda, which has distal hairs all fine-pointed…..Uroleucon bielawskii
14 Cauda almost as dark as SIPH…..15
Cauda distinctly paler than SIPH…..16
15 ANT III with 51-77 rhinaria, extending over most of its length. Primary rhinarium on ANT V flat and not clearly larger than secondary rhinaria on III …..Uroleucon compositae
ANT III with 11-19 rhinaria confined to basal half. Primary rhinarium on ANT V protruberant and much larger than secondary rhinaria on III …..Uroleucon lactucicola
16 ANT III 1.5-2.0 × longer than ANT IV+V together…..17
ANT III less than 1.2 × ANT IV+V together…..18
17 ANT III with 96-135 strongly protruberant rhinaria. Cauda 1.3-1.9 × ANT V. ANT PT/BASE 4.8-6.3…..Uroleucon formosanum
ANT III with 49-93 rhinaria, which do not protrude strongly. Cauda 0.85-1.3 × ANT V. ANT PT/BASE 6.0-8.4…..Uroleucon sonchellum
18 Crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present…..19
Antesiphuncular sclerites absent or indistinct…..23
19 R IV+V 0.67-0.95 × HT II…..Uroleucon chondrillae
R IV+V 1.17-1.84 × HT II…..20
20 SIPH short and thick, 0.14-0.15 × BL…..Uroleucon longisetosum
SIPH 0.20-0.29 × BL…..21
21 R IV+V 1.17-1.33 × HT II…..Uroleucon cichorii
R IV+V 1.45-1.84 × HT II…..22
22 ANT VI BASE 0.6-0.7 × R IV+V, which is c.4.2 × longer than its basal width. Marginal tubercles (MTu) usually present on ABD TERG 2-4. ANT III with 25-66 rhinaria extending for 0.7-0.9 of its length. Cauda with 12-25 hairs…..Uroleucon picridis
ANT VI BASE c.0.9 × R IV+V, which is c.2.2 × longer than its basal width. MTu absent. ANT III with c.26 rhinaria mostly on basal half. Cauda with c.37 hairs
these figures were erroneously transposed in Blackman & Eastop (2006)
…..Uroleucon hasanicum*
23 Coxae dusky/dark, distinctly darker than basal parts of femora…..24
Coxae pale, concolorous with basal parts of femora…..27
24 Cauda with 10-12 hairs. ANT III with 45-62 rhinaria …..Uroleucon ochropus
Cauda with 20-35 hairs. ANT III with 9-45 (-69) rhinaria…..25
25 Scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs more than 2×diameter of hair bases. SIPH 0.67-0.77 mm long…..Uroleucon deltense
Scleroites at bases of dorsal hairs absent or very small, rarely more than 2×diameter of hair bases. SIPH 0.8-1.3 mm long…..26
26 SIPH 0.25-0.4 × BL and 1.4-1.9 × cauda, which is pale. ANT III with rhinaria confined to basal 0.5 (-0.6) of length…..Uroleucon sonchi
SIPH 0.20-0.25 (-0.29) × BL and 1.2-1.5 × cauda, which is pale or dusky. ANT III with rhinaria extending over 0.6-0.8 of length…..Uroleucon brevirostre*
27 Ventral side of hind tibia with a row of short, peg-like hairs. Dorsal abdominal hairs long; those on ABD TERG 3 maximally 50-60 μm, about 2 × ANT BD III…..Uroleucon fuchuense
Hind tibia without a distinct row of peg-like hairs (although ventral hairs are often the shortest). Hairs on ABD TERG 3 maximally 20-45 μm, less than 1.6 × ANT BD III ….28
28 SIPH rather thick (c.8-12 × longer than diameter at midlength), 1.1-1.5 × cauda. R IV+V 0.9-1.45 × HT II…..29
SIPH long and thin (c.11-17 × longer than diameter at midlength), 1.5-2.0 × cauda. R IV+V 0.75-0.9 (-1.0) × HT II)…..30
29 HT II rather long and thin, 6 or more × longer than its maximum thickness and 0.9-1.1 × R IV+V…..Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
HT II less than 5 × its maximum thickness and 0.70-0.85 × R IV+V…..Uroleucon ambrosiae
30 SIPH 1.22-1.33 mm long, 0.32-0.37 × BL. Cauda with 27-34 hairs …..Uroleucon bicolor*
SIPH 0.65-0.77 mm long, 0.22-0.33 × BL. Cauda with 11-19 hairs …..Uroleucon murale
31 Cauda helmet-shaped or bluntly triangular, shorter than or not clearly longer than its basal width in dorsal view…..32
Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, or elongate triangular, clearly longer than its basal width…..37
32 ANT PT/BASE 2.4-3.2. Marginal tubercles (MTu) either absent or present on ABD TERG 1-5, but never on ABD TERG 7. Cauda helmet-shaped with 5-7 hairs…..33
ANT PT/BASE 0.7-1.4. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with well-developed MTu. Cauda bluntly triangular with 14-28 hairs…..34
33 SIPH imbricated, very small, 0.03-0.08 mm. Well-developed MTu present on ABD TERG 1-5. Spiracular apertures reniform. Dark dorsal abdominal cross-bands often present…..Dysaphis microsiphon
SIPH smooth, 0.08-0.14 mm. MTu absent. Spiracular apertures rounded. Never with dark dorsal markings…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
34 MTu consistently present and well-developed on ABD TERG 6 as well as on 1 and 7…..Protaphis astrakhanica*
Only ABD TERG 1 and 7 with well-developed MTu. MTu on ABD TERG 6 only sporadically present and then much smaller ….35
35 ANT PT 0.75-1.05 × SIPH…..Protaphis terricola
ANT PT 1.06-1.4 × SIPH…..36
36 ANT PT/BASE 1.0-1.4…..Protaphis pseudocardui
ANT PT/BASE 0.8-1.0…..Protaphis lactucicola*
37 Head smooth, and ANT tubercles well developed with smooth, broadly divergent inner faces. ANT III with rhinaria, and ABD TERG 1 and 7 usually without MTu …..38
Head spiculose or, if smooth, then ANT tubercles weakly developed, ANT III without rhinaria and ABD TERG 1 and 7 with MTu…..42
38 SIPH clavate…..39
SIPH tapering or cylindrical on distal half…..40
39 Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are 8-19 μm long, and on ANT tubercles 6-11 μm. Secondary rhinaria distributed ANT III 11-29, IV (0)-1-16, V 0 (-9). ANT PT/BASE 4.3-5.6. ANT PT 1.6-2.3 × cauda…..Hyperomyzus carduellinus
Hairs on ABD TERG 8 are 30-50 μm long, and on ANT tubercles 18-30 μm. Secondary rhinaria distributed 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
40 Thoracic spiracles enlarged, much larger than abdominal spiracles. ANT PT/BASE 7.0-11.4, usually more than 8.0. Hairs on ANT III 0.7-1.1 × BD III. Dorsum usually with paired dark intersegmental markings…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
Thoracic spiracles similar in size to abdominal ones. ANT PT/BASE less than 7.5. Hairs on ANT III less than 0.7 × BD III. Dorsum without any dark markings…..41
41 R IV+V 0.6-0.7 × HT II, with 16-25 accessory hairs…..Acyrthosiphon lactucae /scariolae group
R IV+V 0.8-0.9 × HT II, with 6-8 accessory hairs…..Acyrthosiphon ilka
42 Head densely spiculose and dorsum with extensive uniform dusky/dark sclerotisation…..43
Head smooth or spiculose; if spiculose then dorsum is not extensively sclerotised or has a clearly defined pattern of dark markings ….. go to key to polyphagous aphids
43 SIPH 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 secondary rhinaria 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 secondary rhinaria usually on III only)…..Aulacorthum ixeridis
LaeliaOrchidaceae
Laelia lobata = Cattleya lobata
Laelia sp.Cerataphis orchidearum; Neomyzus circumflexus

Use key to aphids on orchids under Cymbidium.

×LaeliocattleyaOrchidaceae
×Laeliocattleya (hybrid) Aulacorthum solani
LaetiaSalicaceae
Laetia crenata = Zuelania guidonia
L. thamniaAphis gossypii

Use key to polyphagous aphids.

LafoensiaLythraceae
Lafoensia glyptocarpa Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
L. punicifoliaAphis gossypii

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LagasceaAsteraceae
Lagascea sp.Acyrthosiphon bidenticola; Uroleucon maximilianicola
SIPH with a distal zone of polygonal reticulation …..Uroleucon maximilianicola
(or U. ambrosiae?)
SIPH without polygonal reticulation…..Acyrthosiphon bidenticola
Lagedium see Mulgedium Asteraceae
LagenariaCucurbitaceae
Lagenaria leucantha = L. siceraria
L. leucantha var. clavata = Benincasa hispida
L. siceraria (incl. depressa, vulgaris) Aphis craccivora, gossypii, spiraecola, [umbrella];
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ascalonicus, persicae
L. vulgaris = L. siceraria

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Lagerstroemia Crape-Myrtles Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia floribunda Aphis gossypii
L. flos-reginae (= L. speciosa) Aphis aurantii, citricidus, craccivora, fabae, gossypii,
odinae;
Greenidea psidii; Myzus ornatus; Neomyzus circumflexus;
Tinocallis (Orientinocallis) himalayensis
L. indicaAphis aurantii, craccivora, fabae, gossypii, odinae,
spiraecola;
Aulacorthum solani; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Neomyzus circumflexus; Pseudomegoura magnoliae;
Sinomegoura citricola; Sarucallis kahawaluokalani
L. macrocarpa (= L. speciosa) Tinocallis (Orientinocallis) himalayensis
L. speciosa (see also flos-reginae, macrocarpa) Aphis aurantii, gossypii
Lagerstroemia sp. Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key to Lagerstroemia aphids:-

1 SIPH with numerous long hairs. Cauda rounded with an apical papilla …..Greenidea psidii
SIPH without hairs. Cauda tongue-shaped or knobbed…..2
2 All adult viviparae winged. Cauda knobbed, anal plate bilobed. ANT PT/BASE less than 1.5. SIPH as short, pale, truncated cones…..3
Adult viviparae apterous or alate. Cauda tongue- or finger-shaped, anal plate entire. ANT PT/BASE more than 1.5. SIPH tubular, tapering or swollen on distal half …..use key to polyphagous aphids
3 Forewings marked with broad bands of fuscous, especially along and behind the main vein and along the branches of the media. Head and thorax without spinal tubercles. Spinal tubercles on ABD TERG 2 large, dark, united over more than half their length (fig. 54A, as Tinocallis kahawaluokalani)….. Sarucallis kahawaluokalani
Forewings with veins often lightly bordered but without broad bands of fuscous. Head and thorax with spinal tubercles. Spinal tubercles on ABD TERG 2 pale or dusky, separate or fused only at bases (fig. 54B)…..Tinocallis (Orientinocallis) himalayensis
LaggeraAsteraceae
Laggera alataAphis gossypii
L. crispataAphis gossypii
L. flava = Blumeopsis falcata Brachycaudus helichrysi
L. pterodontaAphis gossypii; Brachycaudus helichrysi; [Dysaphis sp.]
L. purpurascens = L. crispata

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LagochilusLamiaceae
Lagochilus diacanthophyllus Brachycaudus cerasicola
L. platyacanthus Brachycaudus cerasicola
LagopsisLamiaceae
Lagopsis supina Aphis gossypii (? – on roots with eggs; Chu 1949, 100)
LagotisPlantaginaceae
Lagotis integrifolia Brachycaudus cerasicola
LagunariaMalvaceae
Lagunaria patersonia Myzus persicae
LagurusPoaceae
Lagurus ovatusMetopolophium dirhodum; Sipha maydis;
Sitobion avenae, fragariae

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

LamarckiaPoaceae
Lamarckia aurea Geoica utricularia; Metopolophium dirhodum;
Rhopalosiphum padi

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

Lamium (including Lamiastrum)Lamiaceae
Lamium albumAphis craccivora, frangulae, gossypii, lamiorum,
(incl. ssp. barbatum) odorikonis;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi, lamii;
Cryptaphis garwhalensis;
Cryptomyzus alboapicalis, ballotae, galeopsidis,
korschelti, multipilosus, ribis, stachydis, taoi, ulmeri;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ascalonicus, ornatus, persicae;
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon, staphyleae
L. amplexicauleAphis fabae, frangulae, gossypii, lamiorum, nerii;
Aulacorthum solani;
Cryptomyzus alboapicalis, ballotae, galeopsidis,
korschelti, ribis, stachydis, taoi, ulmeri;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Pemphigus bursarius
L. flexuosumBrachycaudus lamii
L. galeobdolonAphis lamiorum, [Aphis sp. (Cocuzza et al. 2014)];
Cryptomyzus galeopsidis, maudamonti
L. hybridum see L. purpureum
L. luteum = L. galeobdolon Aphis lamiorum
L. maculatumAphis frangulae, lamiorum; Aulacorthum solani;
Brachycaudus helichrysi, lamii;
Cryptomyzus alboapicalis, galeopsidis, ribis, ulmeri;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae
L. purpureum (incl. var. hybridum)Aphis frangulae ssp. beccabungae, fabae, gossypii,
lamiorum;
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi, lamii;
Cryptomyzus alboapicalis, galeopsidis, korschelti, ribis,
ulmeri;
[Dysaphis montemartinii nomen dubium];
[Eucarazzia elegans]; Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ascalonicus, persicae;
Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae
Lamium spp.Aphis [aliena], [ballotae], [incerta Nevsky of Rusanova
1942], [pollinosa (nomen dubium)]; [Chaetosiphon heterotrichum]

Key to apterae on Lamium:-

1 Dorsal body hairs long and thick, much longer than ANT BD III, and many or all of them with knobbed or expanded apices, and arising from tuberculate bases…..2
Dorsal body hairs mostly shorter than BD III; pointed or blunt, or if with somewhat expanded apices then without tuberculate bases…..11
2 Longest hairs on ANT III shorter than or about equal to (0.5-1.1 ×) BD III, clearly shorter than hairs on ANT I. R IV+V at least 1.3 × HT II, with 6-18 accessory hairs. SIPH at least 0.2 × BL…..3
Longest hairs on ANT III longer than (1.2-2.5 ×) BD III, similar in length to those on ANT I. R IV+V with 2-10 accessory hairs. SIPH less than 0.2 × BL…..6
3 ANT PT 1.2-1.6 × ANT III. Longest hair on ANT III 0.9-1.1 × BD III…..Cryptomyzus ballotae
ANT PT more than 1.6 × ANT III. Longest hair on ANT III 0.5-0.8 × BD III …..4
4 SIPH more-or-less cylindrical, with little trace of swelling; thinner than hind tibia for most of length. SIPH 2.2-3.1 × cauda…..Cryptomyzus ribis
SIPH with distinctly swollen section on distal part, its maximum diameter 1.2-1.6 × minimum diameter on proximal half, the swollen part distinctly thicker than hind tibia. SIPH 3.6-5.0 × cauda…..5
5 R IV+V with 11-18 accessory hairs. ABD TERG 1-4 each with a group of 2-3, rarely 4, marginal hairs on each side…..Cryptomyzus korschelti
R IV+V with 7-13 accessory hairs. ABD TERG 1-4 each with a group of 4-5 marginal hairs on each side…..Cryptomyzus taoi
6 Hairs on ANT III all pointed, the longest of them 1.7-2.1 × BD III. ANT III with 7-19 rhinaria, distributed over most of its length…..Cryptomyzus multipilosus*
Hairs on ANT III all distinctly capitate, the longest of them either 1.2-1.7 × or 2.2-2.5 × BD III. ANT III with 0-17 rhinaria on its basal half…..7
7 Longest hairs on ANT III 2.2-2.5 × BD III. ABD TERG 1-4 each with 30-34 hairs. R IV+V with c.10 accessory hairs…..Cryptaphis garwhalensis*
Longest hairs on ANT III 1.2-1.7 × BD III. ABD TERG 1-4 each with 5-20 hairs. R IV+V with 2-7 hairs…..8
8 ABD TERG 1-4 each with 12-20 capitate hairs. SIPH 0.09-0.11 × BL and 1.0-1.5 × cauda…..Cryptomyzus alboapicalis
ABD TERG 1-4 each with 5-14 capitate hairs; if with 12-14 then SIPH more than 0.15 × BL and more than 2 × cauda…..9
9 SIPH 0.10-0.23 mm. The following discriminant function is less than 49.4: <0.5 × number of hairs on ABD TERG 3 plus 698 × HT II minus 0.7 × number of rhinaria on ANT III minus 309 × minimum width of basal part of SIPH…..Cryptomyzus ulmeri
SIPH 0.17-0.38 mm; if less than 0.23 mm, then use the above discriminant function, the value of which is greater than 49.4…..10
10 Rostrum reaching to hind coxae. ABD TERG 1-4 each with 8-14 hairs. The following discriminant function is usually (90% of specimens) greater than 20: <182 × length of longest hair on ABD TERG 2-4 plus 113 × ANT BASE VI plus 1.3 × number of hairs on ABD TERG 3 (not counting very small ones) minus 328 × length of longest hair on ANT I…..Cryptomyzus maudamanti
Rostrum not reaching to hind coxae. ABD TERG 1-4 each with 4-11 hairs. Value of above discriminant function is less than 20…..Cryptomyzus galeopsidis
11 Cauda helmet-shaped, shorter than its basal width in dorsal view. Spiracles large and rounded. SIPH with a distinct annular incision proximal to the flange…..12
Cauda either not evident, of if present then tongue- or finger-shaped, clearly longer than its basal width. Spiracles reniform. SIPH (if present) without a distinct subapical incision…..13
12Dorsum with a dark sclerotic shield. SIPH dark, imbricated, c. 2 × cauda…..Brachycaudus lamii
Dorsum without dark markings. SIPH pale and smooth, less than 1.5 × cauda…..Brachycaudus helichrysi
13SIPH uniformly dark, not swollen. ABD TERG 1 and 7 with marginal tubercles (MTu)…..14
SIPH (if present) pale or dark, or with dusky/dark apices, if wholly dark then markedly swollen. ABD TERG 1 and 7 without MTu …..go to key to polyphagous aphids
14 Cauda black with 11-25 hairs. Dorsal abdomen usually with dark cross-bands on ABD TERG 7and 8 and dark markings anterior to SIPH…..Aphis fabae
Cauda pale or dark with 5-12 hairs. Dorsal abdomen usually without dark markings…..15
15 ANT usually 5-segmented, or with partial fusion of III and IV. R IV+V 0.9-1.1 × HT II…..Aphis odorikonis
ANT usually 6 segmented (sometimes 5-segmented in summer dwarfs). R IV+V 1.1-1.5 × HT II….. Aphis lamiorum or A. frangulae (incl. ssp. beccabungae) or A. gossypii (see text)
LampranthusAizoaceae
Lampranthus spectabilis [Macrosiphum sp. (Leonard 1972a)]; Myzus persicae
Lampranthus sp.Macrosiphum euphorbiae

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Lamprocapnos see DicentraPapaveraceae
Lamprocapnos spectabilis see Dicentra spectabilis
Lampsana = LapsanaAsteraceae
LandolphiaApocynaceae
Landolphia gentilii = L. owariensis
L. owariensisAphis aurantii, gossypii

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Landoltia Araceae
Landoltia punctata = Spirodela punctata
Languas = AlpiniaZingiberaceae
Lannea Anacardiaceae
Lannea acidissima = L. welwitschii
L. coromandelicaAphis (Toxoptera) aurantii, odinae
L. edulisAphis gossypii
L. stuhlmanniiAphis gossypii
L. welwitschii Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
L. wodier = L. coromandelica

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LansiumMeliaceae
Lansium ?domesticum Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii; Schizoneuraphis gallarum
LantanaVerbenacae
Lantana camara[Aleurodaphis blumeae];
Aphis aurantii, craccivora, fabae, gossypii, nasturtii,
[punicae], solanella, spiraecola, [verbasci], sp. nr fabae
with short SIPH (Portugal; BMNH collection, leg. F.A.
Ilharco);
Aulacorthum solani; Brachycaudus helichrysi;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae;
Myzus ornatus, persicae, [siegesbeckicola]
L. kisi[Aphis sp. (Leonard 1972a)]; Aulacorthum solani;
Myzus ornatus, persicae
L. macrophylla = Lippia macrophylla
L. montevidensisAphis aurantii, gossypii; Aulacorthum solani
L. sellowiana = Lantana montevidensis
Lantana sp.Smynthurodes betae

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LapeirousiaIridaceae
Lapeirousia cruenta = Freesia laxa
LaplaceaTheaceae
Laplacea angustifolia Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii
L. ekmanii = Gordonia ekmanii
Laplacea sp.Aphis spiraecola

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Laportea (including Fleurya)Urticaceae
Laportea aestuansMacrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus persicae;
Sitobion autriquei
L. bulbiferaHydronaphis laporteae
L. gigasMyzus ornatus
L. interruptaMyzus dycei
L. platycarpaAphis gossypii
Laportea sp. (as Fleurya)Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Key to apterae on Laportea:-

1Dorsal body hairs long and pointed, the longest ones on ABD TERG 3 are 1.6-2.2 × ANT BD III. Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotisation. R IV+V 1.6-1.8 × HT II…..Hydronaphis laporteae
Dorsal hairs much shorter. If dorsum is dark and sclerotic then R IV+V is less than 1.2 × HT II…..2
2 SIPH wholly dark with a subapical zone of polygonal reticulation. Head dark with well-developed, broadly divergent ANT tubercles. (Dorsum with extensive dark sclerotisation) …..Sitobion autriquei
SIPH pale or dark, if dark then without subapical reticulation and head with ANT tubercles weakly developed…..3
3 Head densely spiculose or nodulose, with well-developed, rounded ANT tubercles, their inner faces apically convergent. SIPH 2.8-3.5 × cauda; rather thick, very rugose for most of length and usually somewhat swollen on distal part, but narrowing and smooth subapically…..Myzus dycei
If head densely spiculose then SIPH are less than 2.7 × cauda…..4
4Dorsal cuticle with a pattern of spinules arranged in polygons, with 1-3 spicules in the centre of each polygon. Head smooth with ANT tubercles weakly developed, SIPH clavate…..Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Dorsal cuticle without spinules arranged in polygons, and other characters not in this combination…..go to key to polyphagous aphids
Lappasee ArctiumAsteraceae
Lappula (including Echinospermum)Boraginaceae
Lappula echinophora Brachycaudus helichrysi; [Sitobion avenae]
L. lappulaBrachycaudus helichrysi; [Uroleucon jaceae]
L. microcarpaAphis craccivora; Brachycaudus bicolor, helichrysi
L. squarrosaBrachycaudus cardui, helichrysi
Lappula sp. Myzus persicae

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Lapsana (including Lampsana)Asteraceae
Lapsana communis Acyrthosiphon ilka;
Aphis fabae, gossypii, [intybi], nasturtii, solanella;
Aulacorthum solani; Hyperomyzus lampsanae;
Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Myzus ornatus, persicae;
Nasonovia ribisnigri; Pemphigus bursarius;
Trama rara, troglodytes;
Uroleucon cichorii, picridis, [sonchi], teheranensis

Key to apterae on Lapsana:-

1 HT II greatly elongated, more than 0.5 × hind tibia. Body densely clothed in fine hairs. SIPH absent…..2
HT II of normal length. Body not densely hairy, SIPH present or absent …..3
2 Eyes multi-faceted. Primary rhinaria enlarged; longitudinal diameter of that on VI 0.5-0.8 × BASE VI. HT II 0.77-0.90 × hind tibia…..Trama rara
Eyes of only 3 facets (except in alatiform specimens). Primary rhinaria smaller; longitudinal diameter of that on VI 0.33-0.47 × BASE VI. HT II 0.65-0.80 × hind tibia…..Trama troglodytes
3 ANT III with 11-97 rhinaria distributed over more than half of length…..4
ANT III without rhinaria, or with 1-10 small rhinaria on basal part…..8
4 SIPH strongly swollen over about distal 0.7, maximum width of swollen part being 1.5-2.6 × minimum width of basal part. Dorsum without any dark markings…..Hyperomyzus lampsanae
SIPH cylindrical or tapering. Dorsum usually with dark markings…..5
5 SIPH pale or dark, without any distinct polygonal reticulation. Dorsal hairs not arising from dark scleroites. Antesiphuncular sclerites absent, and usually also without postsiphuncular sclerites, but with a clear pattern of intersegmental dark markings. ANT III with 11-36 rhinaria. Thoracic spiracles much larger than abdominal ones…..Nasonovia ribisnigri
SIPH black with polygonal reticulation on distal 0.21-0.43 of length. Dorsal hairs arising from dark scleroites. Antesiphuncular sclerites present or absent, well-developed postsiphuncular sclerites always present. ANT III with 11-97 rhinaria. Thoracic spiracles similar in size to abdominal ones…..6
6 First tarsal segments with 3 hairs. Antesiphuncular sclerites absent. R IV+V 1.15-1.26 × HT II and cauda with 16-17 hairs…..Uroleucon teheranense*
First tarsal segments with 5 hairs. Crescent-shaped antesiphuncular sclerites present (sometimes subdivided). R IV+V 1.17-1.85 × HT II and cauda with 14-28 hairs …..7
7 R IV+V 1.45-1.85 × HT II. Coxae pale like basal parts of femora …..Uroleucon picridis
R IV+V 1.17-1.35 × HT II. Coxae dusky or dark, darker than the basal parts of femora…..Uroleucon cichorii
8ANT tubercles well-developed, smooth, divergent. SIPH pale, without subapical polygonal reticulation. Dorsal hairs short and inconspicuous. ANT III with 1-4 rhinaria near base…..Acyrthosiphon ilka
Without that combination of characters…..go to key to polyphagous aphids