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A new species of Acyrthosiphon (Homoptera, Aphididae) from Primula in Britain
Author(s) -
MARTIN J. H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1981.tb00019.x
Subject(s) - biology , aphididae , homoptera , primulaceae , primula , botany , taxonomy (biology) , coccinellidae , entomology , zoology , ecology , pest analysis , predation , predator
Acyrthosiphon auriculae sp.n. is described from Primula (garden auricula) in Britain. It is close to the A.malvae group but has only eight chromosomes (2n ‐ ♀). Results from rearing experiments using excised leaf cultures suggest that auriculae has strong host‐plant preferences; it may have originated from a montane region in Europe.