Author | Stroyan, H.L.G. |
Year | 1984 |
Title | Aphids - Pterocommatinae and Aphidinae (Aphidini) |
Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the UK species known at the time, but this is not a well understood group. |
Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 2, Part 6, 232pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Illustrations | Nearly 100 pages of line drawing near the back of the book |
Examine | Compound Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | For the necessary microscopic procedures the reader is referred to chapter 1 of "Aphid Technology" (van Emden, 1972) |
Identification difficulty | Very difficult on pure morphology, although collections during spring (ie before they have dispersed to the more numerous summer hosts) can often be identified with some confidence from the host. |
Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Plocamaphis | a genus of aphids | Animalia: Hemiptera: Aphididae |
For identification | Current | Pterocomma | a genus of aphids | Animalia: Hemiptera: Aphididae |
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