Delfinoia, a new South American aphid genus (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Macrosiphini) on Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae)

By

Nieto Nafría, Juan M.
Mier Durante, M. Pilar
López Ciruelos, Sara I.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

671

Pages

49-60

Subjects

Aphididae , Aphids , Argentina , Delfinoia , Macrosiphini , new genus , Peru , species synonymy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.671.12247

 

Abstract

The genus Delfinoia Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante gen. n. is established, and Utamphorophora peruviana (Essig), originally Amphorophora peruviana and currently Delfinoia peruviana comb. n., is designated species type of the genus. The synonymy between this species and Wahlgreniella australis Delfino syn. n. is established. Apterous and alate viviparous females of D. peruviana are redescribed; the male is also described. The species is currently known from Peru and Argentina; a plant of the genus Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae) is the only identified host.