THE APHIDS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDOIDEA) OF SOUTH AFRICA
Biosystematics Division, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, P. Bag X134, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
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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 No new unpublished information appears in this list.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. The subfamily and tribal classification of Adelgidae and Phylloxeridae is incomplete and has not yet been properly worked out, so it has been omitted from the list. Information about the aphids and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from the Hemiptera page of The Tree of Life.
Superfamily: APHIDOIDEA
- Genus: Pineus
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P. boerneri
Annand, 1928
- Genus: Moritziella
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M. corticalis
(Kaltenbach, 1867)
- Genus: Viteus
-
V. vitifoliae (Fitch,
1855)
Subfamily: Pemphiginae
Tribe: Fordini
- Genus: Aloephagus
-
A. myersi Essig,
1950
- Genus: Aploneura
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A. lentisci (Passerini, 1856)
- Genus: Geoica
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G. lucifuga (Zehntner, 1898)
- Genus: Smynthurodes
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S. betae Westwood,
1849
Tribe: Eriosomatini
- Genus: Eriosoma
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E. lanigerum (Hausmann,
1802)
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E. lanuginosum (Hartig, 1841)
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E. pyricola Baker & Davidson, 1916
- Genus: Kaltenbachiella
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K. pallida (Haliday,
1838)
- Genus: Tetraneura
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T. nigriabdominalis
(Sasaki, 1899)
Tribe: Pemphigini
- Genus: Pemphigus
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P. bursarius (Linnaeus,
1758)
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P. populitransversus Riley, 1879
- Genus: Prociphilus
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P. fraxinifolii (Riley,
1879)
Subfamily: Hormaphidinae
Tribe: Cerataphidini
- Genus: Cerataphis
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C. brasiliensis (Hempel, 1901)
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C. orchidearum
(Westwood, 1879)
Subfamily: Thelaxinae
- Genus: Thelaxes
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T. suberi (Del Guercio, 1911)
Subfamily: Anoeciinae
- Genus: Anoecia
-
A. corni (Fabricius, 1775)
Subfamily: Drepanosiphinae
Tribe: Phyllaphidini
- Genus: Hoplocallis
-
H. pictus (Ferrari,
1872)
- Genus: Monelliopsis
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M. pecanis Bissell,
1983
- Genus: Myzocallis
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M. boerneri Stroyan,
1957
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M. castanicola Baker, 1917
- Genus: Neophyllaphis
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N. grobleri Eastop,
1955
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N. viridis Ilharco, 1973
- Genus: Paoliella
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P. browni Quednau, 1962
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P. delottoi (Hille Ris Lambers, 1954)
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P. echinata Eastop, 1956
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P. nachensis (Eastop, 1955)
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P. papillata (Hall, 1932)
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P. terminaliae (Hall, 1932)
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P. ufuasi (Eastop, 1955)
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P. wettsteini Quednau, 1964
Tribe: Saltusaphidini
- Genus: Saltusaphis
-
S. scirpus Theobald,
1915
Tribe: Phyllaphidini
- Genus: Takecallis
-
T. taiwanus (Takahashi,
1926)
- Genus: Therioaphis
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T. trifolii trifolii (Monell,
1882)
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T. trifolii maculata (Buckton, 1899)
Subfamily: Chaitophorinae
Tribe: Chaitophorini
Subtribe: Chaitophorina
- Genus: Chaitophorus
-
C. leucomelas Koch,
1854
-
C. populialbae (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841)
Tribe: Siphini
- Genus: Sipha
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S. maydis Passerini, 1860
Subfamily: Greenideinae
Tribe: Cervaphidini
- Genus: Eonaphis
-
E. crotonis Quednau,
1962
- Genus: Schoutedenia
-
S. ralumensis
Rbsaamen, 1905
Subfamily: Aphidinae
Tribe: Aphidini
Subtribe: Aphidina
- Genus: Aphis
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A. armoraciae Cowen, 1995
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A. cephalanthi Thomas, 1878
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A. chloris Koch, 1854
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A. craccivora Koch, 1854
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A. evansi (Eastop, 1956)
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A. fabae Scopoli, 1763
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A. gossypii Glover, 1877
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A. hederae Kaltenbach, 1843
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A. nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841
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A. pseudocardui Theobald, 1915
-
A. rhoicola Hille Ris Lambers, 1954
-
A. sedi Kaltenbach, 1843
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A. spiraecola Patch, 1914
-
A. tirucallis Hille Ris Lambers, 1954
- Genus: Toxoptera
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T. aurantii (Boyer de
Fonscolombe, 1841)
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T. citricidus (Kirkaldy, 1907)
-
T. odinae (van der Goot, 1917)
Subtribe: Rhopalosiphina
- Genus: Hyalopterus
-
H. pruni (Geoffroy,
1762)
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H. setariae (Thomas, 1878)
- Genus: Melanaphis
-
M. sacchari (Zehntner,
1897)
- Genus: Rhopalosiphum
-
R. maidis (Fitch,
1856)
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R. nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1761)
-
R. padi (Linnaeus, 1758)
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R. rufiabdominalis (Sasaki, 1899)
- Genus: Schizaphis
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S. eastopi van Harten
& Ilharco, 1971
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S. graminum (Rondani, 1852)
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S. minuta (van der Goot, 1917)
-
S. rotundiventris (Signoret, 1860)
Tribe: Macrosiphini
- Genus: Acyrthosiphon
-
A. kondoi Shinji,
1938
-
A. malvae (Mosley, 1841)
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A. pisum (Harris, 1776)
- Genus: Aulacorthum
-
A. solani (Kaltenbach,
1843)
-
A. circumflexum (Buckton, 1876)
- Genus: Brachycaudus
-
B. helichrysi
(Kaltenbach, 1843)
-
B. persicae (Passerini, 1860)
-
B. rumexicolens (Patch, 1917)
- Genus: Brevicoryne
-
B. brassicae
(Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus: Capitophorus
-
C. elaeagni (Del
Guercio, 1894)
-
C. hippophaes hippophaes (Walker, 1852)
-
C. hippophaes mitegoni Eastop, 1956
- Genus: Cavariella
-
C. aegopodii (Scopoli,
1763)
- Genus: Chaetosiphon
-
C. fragaefolii
(Cockerell, 1901)
-
C. tetrarhodum (Walker, 1849)
- Genus: Coloradoa
-
C. rufomaculata (Wilson,
1908)
- Genus: Diuraphis
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D. noxia (Kurdjumov, 1913)
- Genus: Dysaphis
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D. apiifolia apiifolia
(Theobald, 1923)
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D. apiifolia petroselini (Brner, 1950)
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D. foeniculus (Theobald, 1923)
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D. lappae cynarae (Theobald, 1915)
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D. tulipae (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841)
- Genus: Eucarazzia
-
E. elegans (Ferrari,
1872)
- Genus: Hyadaphis
-
H. coriandri (Das, 1918)
-
H. foeniculi (Passerini, 1860)
- Genus: Hyperomyzus
-
H. carduellinus
(Theobald, 1915)
-
H. lactucae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus: Idiopterus
-
I. nephrelepidis Davis,
1909
- Genus: Illinoia
-
I. azaleae (Mason,
1925)
- Genus: Lipaphis
-
L. erysimi (Kaltenbach,
1843)
- Genus: Macrosiphoniella
-
M. abrotani
(Walker, 1852)
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M. helichrysi Remaudire, 1952
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M. sanborni (Gillette, 1908)
- Genus: Macrosiphum
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M. centranthi
Theobald, 1915
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M. euphorbiae (Thomas, 1878)
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M. rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus: Metopolophium
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M. dirhodum
(Walker, 1849)
- Genus: Microlophium
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M. primulae
(Theobald, 1913)
- Genus: Micromyzella
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M. pterisoides
(Theobald, 1918)
-
M. sleonensis (Eastop, 1958)
- Genus: Kugegania
-
K. ageni (Eastop,
1955)
- Genus: Myzaphis
-
M. rosarum (Kaltenbach,
1843)
- Genus: Myzus
-
M. cymbalariae Stroyan, 1954
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M. hemerocallis Takahashi,
1921
-
M. lythri (Schrank, 1801)
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M. ornatus Laing, 1932
-
M. persicae (Sulzer, 1775)
- Genus: Nasonovia
-
N. ribisnigri (Mosley,
1841)
- Genus: Neotoxoptera
-
N. oliveri (Essig,
1935)
- Genus: Ovatus
-
O. crataegarius (Walker,
1850)
- Genus: Pentalonia
-
P. nigronervosa
Coquerel, 1859
- Genus: Pleotrichophorus
-
P. chrysanthemi
(Theobald, 1920)
- Genus: Rhodobium
-
R. porosum
(Sanderson, 1900)
- Genus: Rhopalosiphoninus
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R. latysiphon
(Davidson, 1912)
-
R. staphyleae (Koch, 1854)
- Genus: Sitobion
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S. africanum (Hille Ris Lambers, 1954)
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S. anselliae (Hall, 1932)
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S. avenae (Fabricius, 1775)
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S. cissi (Theobald, 1920)
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S. colei (Eastop, 1959)
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S. fragariae (Walker, 1848)
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S. graminis Takahashi, 1950
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S. halli (Eastop, 1959)
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S. howlandae (Eastop, 1959)
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S. nigrinectarium (Theobald, 1915)
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S. ochnearum (Eastop, 1959)
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S. phyllanthi (Takahashi, 1937)
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S. schoelli Mller, 1959
-
S. yakini (Eastop, 1959)
- Genus: Uroleucon
-
U. sonchi (Linnaeus,
1767)
-
U. compositae (Theobald, 1915)
Subfamily: Lachninae
Tribe: Cinarini
- Genus: Cedrobium
-
C. laportei Remaudire,
1954
- Genus: Cinara
-
C. cronartii Tissot & Pepper,
1967
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C. cupressi (Buckton, 1881)
-
C. tujafilina (Del Guercio, 1909)
- Genus: Eulachnus
-
E. rileyi (Williams,
1911)
Tribe: Lachnini
- Genus: Tuberolachnus
-
T. salignus (Gmelin,
1790)
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identification guide. Entomology Memoir Department of Agricultural Development Republic
of South Africa No. 78: 105 pp.
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- A catalogue of the aphids (Homoptera: Aphidoidea) of
sub-Saharan Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook no. 4, 130 pp.
- MILLAR, I.M. 1998.
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Aphididae) newly recorded from South Africa. African Entomology 6: 365.
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