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Florida Entomologist 
Official Organ of the Florida Entomological Society 
VOL. V FALL NUMBER No. 2 
OCTOBER, 1921 
A HOST PLANT LIST OF APHIDS IN THE VICINITY OF 
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA * 
By ARTHUR C. MASON 
Our present literature on the insect life of Florida contains 
very few references to aphids. In fact, only a few species which 
are of economic importance are even mentioned, and nothing 
like a list of those occurring in the State has been attempted. 
While this paper does not contain a complete list of the plant 
lice of Florida or even this section of the State, still it may serve 
as a start toward such a list, and may be added to from time 
to time. 
Previous references include Aphis brassica on cabbage (31) 
(32), Myzus persicae on peach and tomatoes (26) (36), Me- 
goura solani on tomatoes (35) (386), Aphis gossypw on cotton, 
cucurbits, and orange (2) (22) (81) (382), Siphonophora cucur- 
bitae on egg-plant (32), Aphis maidis on corn (1), and Tov- 
optera graminum on oats (37). These are dealt with purely 
from an economic standpoint. 
Lists of aphids have been written by several entomologists 
for various sections of the country, but none of them cover 
Florida. While it is true that a large number of plant lice are 
widely distributed and found in practically all the states, some 
others may be restricted to this part of the country alone. There- 
fore, a complete list for this State should be prepared. 
The insects listed were collected over a period of two years 
1 Taken from thesis entitled “Systematic and Biological Studies of Some Florida 
Aphididae,’’ presented by the writer to the University of Florida in 1915 for the 
degree of Master of Science. 
This paper constitutes Part I exclusive of sections on methods of collecting, 
mounting, etc. Parts II and III together with references cited will appear in later 
issues. 
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