Ericaphis wakibae (Hottes 1934) Hottes 1934
- Dataset
- Contributions to the aphid fauna (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea) of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug with descriptions of five new species
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Aphidomorpha
- family
- Aphididae
- genus
- Ericaphis
- species
- Ericaphis wakibae
discussion
Comments. The single apterous viviparous female was collected from Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr. and than was brought to the laboratory and put in a cage with a set of plants consisting of Polygonum tripterocarpum, Vaccinium uliginosum L. and Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. The aphid began to feed on V. uliginosum and bore 8 nymphs, but none of them grew to adulthood.
distribution
Distribution outside Chukotka AO. North America, introduced to the United Kingdom.
materials_examined
Material. 2 fund., No 10276, SSWBer, Dryas octopetala asiatica (Nakai) Nakai, 8. vii. 2012, on flowering shoots near flowers; 1 apt., No. 10266, SSWBer, Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr. (? accidentally), 30. vii. 2012, on leaf.