Taxonomy and Natural History of Cattail Aphids, Rhopalosiphum enigmae (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha: Aphididae), Including a New Synonymy and Notes on Ant and Parasitoid Associates of Rhopalosiphum

Michael J. Skvarla; Gary L. Miller; Gary Bauchan; Matthew Lewis; Robert Foottit; Eric Maw

doi:10.1093/isd/ixy001

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Michael J. Skvarla,^1,* Gary L. Miller,² Gary Bauchan,³ Matthew Lewis,² Robert Foottit,⁴ Eric Maw⁴

¹Department of Entomology, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
²Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705
³Electron and Confocal Microscopy Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705
⁴Canadian National Collection of Insects, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, K.W. Neatby Building, Ottawa, ON, Canada

^*Corresponding author, e-mail: mxs1578@psu.edu

Abstract

We designate a neotype for Rhopalosiphum laconaeTaber 1993 and synonymize it with Rhopalosiphum enigmae Hottes and Frison 1931 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) based on geographic, morphological, and molecular evidence. We list 16 new state/province records and provide notes on morphology and natural history for R. enigmae. Additionally, we review and include new ant and parasitoid associates of Rhopalosiphum Koch, 1854 (Hemiptera: Aphididae).

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Michael J. Skvarla, Gary L. Miller, Gary Bauchan, Matthew Lewis, Robert Foottit, and Eric Maw "Taxonomy and Natural History of Cattail Aphids, Rhopalosiphum enigmae (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha: Aphididae), Including a New Synonymy and Notes on Ant and Parasitoid Associates of Rhopalosiphum," Insect Systematics and Diversity 2(2), 1-14, (31 December 2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixy001

Received: 30 August 2017; Accepted: 4 January 2018; Published: 31 December 2022