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The Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of South Africa

Compiled by Ian Millar

Biosystematics Division, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, P. Bag X134, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa

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Family: Aphididae

A few of the aphid names in this list differ from those used in the published sources due to previous misidentifications that have been corrected, or because they have become invalid due to recently-published nomenclatural changes; such names have been updated. No new unpublished information appears in this list. All these species have been recorded as occurring in South Africa in the referenced articles.

The family-group classification used in the list follows Blackman & Eastop (1994). Subfamilies (and tribes/subtribes, where they exist) of the Aphididae are arranged phylogenetically according to their scheme. Information about the aphids and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from The Hemiptera page of The Tree of Life.

    Subfamily: Pemphiginae

    Tribe: Fordini

  1. Genus: Aloephagus
    1. A. myersi Essig, 1950
  2. Genus: Aploneura
    1. A. lentisci (Passerini, 1856)
  3. Genus: Geoica
    1. G. lucifuga (Zehntner, 1898)
  4. Genus: Smynthurodes
    1. S. betae Westwood, 1849

    Tribe: Eriosomatini

  5. Genus: Eriosoma
    1. E. lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802)
    2. E. lanuginosum (Hartig, 1841)
    3. E. pyricola Baker & Davidson, 1916
  6. Genus: Kaltenbachiella
    1. K. pallida (Haliday, 1838)
  7. Genus: Tetraneura
    1. T. nigriabdominalis (Sasaki, 1899)

    Tribe: Pemphigini

  8. Genus: Pemphigus
    1. P. bursarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    2. P. populitransversus Riley, 1879
  9. Genus: Prociphilus
    1. P. fraxinifolii (Riley, 1879)

    Subfamily: Hormaphidinae

    Tribe: Cerataphidini

  10. Genus: Cerataphis
    1. C. brasiliensis (Hempel, 1901)
    2. C. orchidearum (Westwood, 1879)

    Subfamily: Thelaxinae

  11. Genus: Thelaxes
    1. T. suberi (Del Guercio, 1911)

    Subfamily: Anoeciinae

  12. Genus: Anoecia
    1. A. corni (Fabricius, 1775)

    Subfamily: Drepanosiphinae

    Tribe: Phyllaphidini

  13. Genus: Hoplocallis
    1. H. pictus (Ferrari, 1872)
  14. Genus: Monelliopsis
    1. M. pecanis Bissell, 1983
  15. Genus: Myzocallis
    1. M. boerneri Stroyan, 1957
    2. M. castanicola Baker, 1917
  16. Genus: Neophyllaphis
    1. N. grobleri Eastop, 1955
    2. N. viridis Ilharco, 1973
  17. Genus: Paoliella
    1. P. browni Quednau, 1962
    2. P. delottoi (Hille Ris Lambers, 1954)
    3. P. echinata Eastop, 1956
    4. P. nachensis (Eastop, 1955)
    5. P. papillata (Hall, 1932)
    6. P. terminaliae (Hall, 1932)
    7. P. ufuasi (Eastop, 1955)
    8. P. wettsteini Quednau, 1964

    Tribe: Saltusaphidini

  18. Genus: Saltusaphis
    1. S. scirpus Theobald, 1915

    Tribe: Phyllaphidini

  19. Genus: Takecallis
    1. T. taiwanus (Takahashi, 1926)
  20. Genus: Therioaphis
    1. T. trifolii trifolii (Monell, 1882)
    2. T. trifolii maculata (Buckton, 1899)

    Subfamily: Chaitophorinae

    Tribe: Chaitophorini

    Subtribe: Chaitophorina
  21. Genus: Chaitophorus
    1. C. leucomelas Koch, 1854
    2. C. populialbae (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841)

    Tribe: Siphini

  22. Genus: Sipha
    1. S. maydis Passerini, 1860

    Subfamily: Greenideinae

    Tribe: Cervaphidini

  23. Genus: Eonaphis
    1. E. crotonis Quednau, 1962
  24. Genus: Schoutedenia
    1. S. ralumensis Rbsaamen, 1905

    Subfamily: Aphidinae

    Tribe: Aphidini

    Subtribe: Aphidina
  25. Genus: Aphis
    1. A. armoraciae Cowen, 1995
    2. A. cephalanthi Thomas, 1878
    3. A. chloris Koch, 1854
    4. A. craccivora Koch, 1854
    5. A. evansi (Eastop, 1956)
    6. A. fabae Scopoli, 1763
    7. A. gossypii Glover, 1877
    8. A. hederae Kaltenbach, 1843
    9. A. nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841
    10. A. pseudocardui Theobald, 1915
    11. A. rhoicola Hille Ris Lambers, 1954
    12. A. sedi Kaltenbach, 1843
    13. A. spiraecola Patch, 1914
    14. A. tirucallis Hille Ris Lambers, 1954
  26. Genus: Toxoptera
    1. T. aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841)
    2. T. citricidus (Kirkaldy, 1907)
    3. T. odinae (van der Goot, 1917)
    Subtribe: Rhopalosiphina
  27. Genus: Hyalopterus
    1. H. pruni (Geoffroy, 1762)
    2. H. setariae (Thomas, 1878)
  28. Genus: Melanaphis
    1. M. sacchari (Zehntner, 1897)
  29. Genus: Rhopalosiphum
    1. R. maidis (Fitch, 1856)
    2. R. nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1761)
    3. R. padi (Linnaeus, 1758)
    4. R. rufiabdominalis (Sasaki, 1899)
  30. Genus: Schizaphis
    1. S. eastopi van Harten & Ilharco, 1971
    2. S. graminum (Rondani, 1852)
    3. S. minuta (van der Goot, 1917)
    4. S. rotundiventris (Signoret, 1860)

    Tribe: Macrosiphini

  31. Genus: Acyrthosiphon
    1. A. kondoi Shinji, 1938
    2. A. malvae (Mosley, 1841)
    3. A. pisum (Harris, 1776)
  32. Genus: Aulacorthum
    1. A. solani (Kaltenbach, 1843)
    2. A. circumflexum (Buckton, 1876)
  33. Genus: Brachycaudus
    1. B. helichrysi (Kaltenbach, 1843)
    2. B. persicae (Passerini, 1860)
    3. B. rumexicolens (Patch, 1917)
  34. Genus: Brevicoryne
    1. B. brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
  35. Genus: Capitophorus
    1. C. elaeagni (Del Guercio, 1894)
    2. C. hippophaes hippophaes (Walker, 1852)
    3. C. hippophaes mitegoni Eastop, 1956
  36. Genus: Cavariella
    1. C. aegopodii (Scopoli, 1763)
  37. Genus: Chaetosiphon
    1. C. fragaefolii (Cockerell, 1901)
    2. C. tetrarhodum (Walker, 1849)
  38. Genus: Coloradoa
    1. C. rufomaculata (Wilson, 1908)
  39. Genus: Diuraphis
    1. D. noxia (Kurdjumov, 1913)
  40. Genus: Dysaphis
    1. D. apiifolia apiifolia (Theobald, 1923)
    2. D. apiifolia petroselini (B”rner, 1950)
    3. D. foeniculus (Theobald, 1923)
    4. D. lappae cynarae (Theobald, 1915)
    5. D. tulipae (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841)
  41. Genus: Eucarazzia
    1. E. elegans (Ferrari, 1872)
  42. Genus: Hyadaphis
    1. H. coriandri (Das, 1918)
    2. H. foeniculi (Passerini, 1860)
  43. Genus: Hyperomyzus
    1. H. carduellinus (Theobald, 1915)
    2. H. lactucae (Linnaeus, 1758)
  44. Genus: Idiopterus
    1. I. nephrelepidis Davis, 1909
  45. Genus: Illinoia
    1. I. azaleae (Mason, 1925)
  46. Genus: Lipaphis
    1. L. erysimi (Kaltenbach, 1843)
  47. Genus: Macrosiphoniella
    1. M. abrotani (Walker, 1852)
    2. M. helichrysi RemaudiŠre, 1952
    3. M. sanborni (Gillette, 1908)
  48. Genus: Macrosiphum
    1. M. centranthi Theobald, 1915
    2. M. euphorbiae (Thomas, 1878)
    3. M. rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)
  49. Genus: Metopolophium
    1. M. dirhodum (Walker, 1849)
  50. Genus: Microlophium
    1. M. primulae (Theobald, 1913)
  51. Genus: Micromyzella
    1. M. pterisoides (Theobald, 1918)
    2. M. sleonensis (Eastop, 1958)
  52. Genus: Kugegania
    1. K. ageni (Eastop, 1955)
  53. Genus: Myzaphis
    1. M. rosarum (Kaltenbach, 1843)
  54. Genus: Myzus
    1. M. cymbalariae Stroyan, 1954
    2. M. hemerocallis Takahashi, 1921
    3. M. lythri (Schrank, 1801)
    4. M. ornatus Laing, 1932
    5. M. persicae (Sulzer, 1775)
  55. Genus: Nasonovia
    1. N. ribisnigri (Mosley, 1841)
  56. Genus: Neotoxoptera
    1. N. oliveri (Essig, 1935)
  57. Genus: Ovatus
    1. O. crataegarius (Walker, 1850)
  58. Genus: Pentalonia
    1. P. nigronervosa Coquerel, 1859
  59. Genus: Pleotrichophorus
    1. P. chrysanthemi (Theobald, 1920)
  60. Genus: Rhodobium
    1. R. porosum (Sanderson, 1900)
  61. Genus: Rhopalosiphoninus
    1. R. latysiphon (Davidson, 1912)
    2. R. staphyleae (Koch, 1854)
  62. Genus: Sitobion
    1. S. africanum (Hille Ris Lambers, 1954)
    2. S. anselliae (Hall, 1932)
    3. S. avenae (Fabricius, 1775)
    4. S. cissi (Theobald, 1920)
    5. S. colei (Eastop, 1959)
    6. S. fragariae (Walker, 1848)
    7. S. graminis Takahashi, 1950
    8. S. halli (Eastop, 1959)
    9. S. howlandae (Eastop, 1959)
    10. S. nigrinectarium (Theobald, 1915)
    11. S. ochnearum (Eastop, 1959)
    12. S. phyllanthi (Takahashi, 1937)
    13. S. schoelli Mller, 1959
    14. S. yakini (Eastop, 1959)
  63. Genus: Uroleucon
    1. U. sonchi (Linnaeus, 1767)
    2. U. compositae (Theobald, 1915)

    Subfamily: Lachninae

    Tribe: Cinarini

  64. Genus: Cedrobium
    1. C. laportei RemaudiŠre, 1954
  65. Genus: Cinara
    1. C. cronartii Tissot & Pepper, 1967
    2. C. cupressi (Buckton, 1881)
    3. C. tujafilina (Del Guercio, 1909)
  66. Genus: Eulachnus
    1. E. rileyi (Williams, 1911)

    Tribe: Lachnini

  67. Genus: Tuberolachnus
    1. T. salignus (Gmelin, 1790)

References

BLACKMAN, R.L. & EASTOP, V.F. 1994.
Aphids on the World's Trees: An Identification and Information Guide. C.A.B. International, Wallingford. 987 pp.
MILLAR, I.M. 1990.
The aphids (Homoptera: Aphidoidea) of South Africa: An identification guide. Entomology Memoir Department of Agricultural Development Republic of South Africa No. 78: 105 pp.
MILLAR, I.M. 1994.
A catalogue of the aphids (Homoptera: Aphidoidea) of sub-Saharan Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook no. 4, 130 pp.
MILLAR, I.M. 1998.
Short communication: Two aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) newly recorded from South Africa. African Entomology 6: 365.

This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: