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Two aphid species newly introduced in Greece

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: In this paper we report two aphid species as new records for the Greek and the European aphid fauna. The species are Aphis odinae (van der Goot) and Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). The former was found on Pittosporum spp. in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, and the latter on Sorghum halepense (L.) in Messolonghi, southern Greece, and also in Thessaloniki. Heavy infestations in Pittosporum trees by A. odinae have not been observed and M. sorghi was not detected in cultivated sorghum or maize in the few inspections we made. Thus, according to our inspections neither of these species is as yet of economic importance in Greece. These two species increase the number of aphid species recorded in Greece to 335.

Source: ENTOMOLOGIA HELLENICA

DOI: 10.12681/eh.11525

Authors: J. T. Margaritopoulos, A. P. Papapanagiotou, C. Ch. Voudouris, A. Kati, R. L. Blackman

Institutions: University of Thessaly, Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Natural History Museum

Language: English

Topic: Hemiptera Insect Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2183455945

FWCI: 0.217

Cites: 23

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10