New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
The gall-forming aphid Tetraneura fusiformis is recorded for the first time for Northern South America. Its identity is clarified, and descriptions of this species and that of T. nigriabdominalis, with which it is commonly confused, are offered. The association of this sap sucking insect with the an...
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| author | Ronald Simbaqueba-Cortés Francisco Serna Erika Valentina Vergara-Navarro John Alveiro Quiroz-Gamboa |
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| description | The gall-forming aphid Tetraneura fusiformis is recorded for the first time for Northern South America. Its identity is clarified, and descriptions of this species and that of T. nigriabdominalis, with which it is commonly confused, are offered. The association of this sap sucking insect with the ant Linepithema angulatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is recorded for the first time as well |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8c34d15938d44b79b41f0ca82aea49c2022-12-21T17:00:53ZengCentro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaAgronomía Colombiana0120-99652015-04-0133111311710.15446/agron.colomb.v33n1.49368S0120-99652015000100016New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Ronald Simbaqueba-Cortés0Francisco Serna1Erika Valentina Vergara-Navarro2John Alveiro Quiroz-Gamboa3Universidad Nacional de ColombiaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaThe gall-forming aphid Tetraneura fusiformis is recorded for the first time for Northern South America. Its identity is clarified, and descriptions of this species and that of T. nigriabdominalis, with which it is commonly confused, are offered. The association of this sap sucking insect with the ant Linepithema angulatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is recorded for the first time as wellhttp://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-99652015000100016&lng=en&tlng=enespecies invasorasinsecto-plantataxonomíatrofobiosis |
| spellingShingle | Ronald Simbaqueba-Cortés Francisco Serna Erika Valentina Vergara-Navarro John Alveiro Quiroz-Gamboa New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Agronomía Colombiana especies invasoras insecto-planta taxonomía trofobiosis |
| title | New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_full | New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_fullStr | New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_short | New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_sort | new record and re description of a gall forming aphid hemiptera aphididae commonly confused in the north of south america associated with an ant hymenoptera formicidae |
| topic | especies invasoras insecto-planta taxonomía trofobiosis |
| url | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-99652015000100016&lng=en&tlng=en |
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