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Key to Indian species of Periphyllus including four new species and hitherto unknown morphs from North‐west Himalaya (Homoptera: Aphididae)
Author(s) -
CHAKRABARTI S.,
MANDAL A. K.,
SAHA S.
Publication year - 1987
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.1365-3113.1987.tb00541.x
Subject(s) - alate , biology , homoptera , aphididae , key (lock) , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , botany , pest analysis
. Four new species of Periphyllus; P.aceriphaga Chakrabarti & Mandal, P.caesium Chakrabarti & Saha, P.garhwalensis Chakrabarti & Mandal and P.pallidus Chakrabarti & Saha are described. Hitherto unknown apterous viviparous female of P.villosii Chakrabarti and four dimorphs are also recorded. Keys to distinguish the species of apterous viviparous females, alate viviparous females, alate males and dimorphs are provided.